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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Democrats accuse Gov. Nikki Haley of misusing the state's planes by taking her campaign-paid videographer with her on flights around South Carolina.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Capital Senior Center officially changed its name to the Lourie Center.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Senate Finance Subcommittee met with Clemson University leaders to discuss the Clemson Enterprise Act. If passed, the resolution will create a new Enterprise Division at Clemson that will ease regulatory and procurement restrictions.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A man has been charged in a serious collision involving three vehicles that occurred Saturday.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  First Congressional district candidate Mark Sanford tells Charleston TV station WCIV the pigs used in a famous 2004 media stunt were indeed eaten.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Not a day goes by that David Longstreet wishes he could see the smile of his daughter Emma one more time, the six year old was killed by a drunk driver last year.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Focusing on simple things became a challenge for Barrett. The mother of one found out her son was also suffering from ADHD, after a teacher pointed out behaviors she could relate to.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford plans to announce Wednesday he is running for his old congressional seat.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  In a world with global positioning satellites and technology that can literally find a needle in a haystack, the decade long hunt for Osama Bin Laden finally came to an end thanks to gut instincts and pure tenacity.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The Senate Select Committee on Ethics Reform got suggestions on improvements from residents.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  One day after Richland County election commission board chair Liz Crum stepped down, county leaders are still looking for change.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Columbia officials are destroying abandoned homes that have been known to house vagrants and criminal activity.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  The new director of South Carolina's public health and environmental agency tells senators she didn't start her job intending to fire anyone, but she is laying off nine people in an administrative merger.

Friday, December 09, 2011  The Senate Medical Affairs Committee cleared Governor Nikki Haley’s office of unfairly influencing DHEC’s decision to grant a water permit, clearing the way for the expansion of the Port of Savannah.

Monday, November 14, 2011  Both sides presented their final arguments Monday in South Carolina Supreme Court, in a case over whether counties can be forced to pay for part of the GOP first-in-the-South primary.