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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Officials at the Port of Charleston have intercepted a dangerous intruder.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Women's groups hit administration for appealing order lifting age limits on morning-after pill

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  FDA allowing 15-year-olds with ID to buy morning-after pill over the counter

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Religious leaders coming together at the Statehouse Tuesday, calling on lawmakers and the governor to accept the Medicaid expansion.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Orangeburg County Sheriff's deputies and Federal investigators have arrested a man after they say he accepted a a delivery of a PAC-Man video game filled with marijuana.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Supporters of a bill updating South Carolina's 25-year-old sex education law say students need accurate information about their bodies to make wise choices in a society filled with sexual messages.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Two Republican legislators say South Carolina's 25-year-old law on sex education must be updated to decrease teen pregnancy and the generational poverty it brings.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The West Metro Chamber of Commerce is asking people to spring clean their homes and offices for Good Deed Friday.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Authorities have captured a 19-year-old attempted murder suspect who was mistakenly released from a state prison in Columbia before he had served his whole sentence.

Monday, March 18, 2013  A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary says South Carolina's high court should overturn a decision ordering the company to pay the state hundreds of millions of dollars for deceptive drug marketing.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The only emergency room doctor in South Carolina's Legislature says frustration over the refusal by Republicans to accept Medicaid expansion led to a flippant comment that was taken out of context.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow parents to send their children to public school outside of their school district.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Comedian Stephen Colbert will be in Charleston this weekend holding fundraisers to benefit his sister's campaign for Congress.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Clemson University professors are participating in a discussion on sustainable energy.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's humbled and overwhelmed by the support he's been getting as tries to mount a political comeback.