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Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Nathan Bouknight has been training at the Karate Dojo in West Columbia for more than 5 years.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Saluda's mayor claimed nearly $27,000 in travel reimbursements in 2012, more than triple what he spent on travel the year before.

Friday, February 01, 2013  A former trustee at South Carolina State University accused of using his influence in exchange for a Porsche and other favors wants the government to share evidence against him.

Friday, September 07, 2012  South Carolina's state law enforcement agency is back under sanctions for not properly monitoring the interstate exchange of criminal records, but Chief Mark Keel says he's hiring people to remedy the problem.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis believes financial documents tied to investment decisions of the state's pension portfolio should be reviewed by more people.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  It is National HIV/AIDS Testing Day and Midlands residents can get tested for free at a an event in Hopkins Wednesday night.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Newberry College named its 22nd president this week.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Authorities in Dorchester County have arrested 12 people and are looking for four others as the result of a probe into illegal drug and liquor sales in the county.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has been cleared of charges she violated ethics laws while a member of the South Carolina House. A Haley spokesman called the allegations against the governor "made-up nonsense claims."

Monday, April 30, 2012  South Carolina's top prosecutor is taking over the case of a former state Health and Human Services agency employee accused of stealing personal information about hundreds of thousands of Medicaid patients.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  A former top officer with the Columbia Police Department is set to hold a news conference Tuesday to tell her side of the story. Isa Greene was one of the officers fired in the wake of the Tom Sponseller death investigation.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  South Carolina Senate Democrats want to remove the secrecy of investigations by the House and Senate ethics committees. They are pushing a measure called the Transparency in Ethics Act.  It comes during the possible ethics investigation into Governor Nikki Haley.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  The State Ethics Commission has opened a public inquiry into Gov. Nikki Haley's campaign finances after a state Democratic Party staffer filed a complaint last summer.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Democrats are calling on South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to make public any ethics complaint that may be filed against her in a legislative committee.

Monday, April 18, 2011  Geithner expresses confidence Congress will agree to increase $14.3 trillion debt limit