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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley has signed a measure that lays out how nonprofits in South Carolina could legally hold raffles, should voters approve a constitutional referendum next year.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Voters will decide next year whether church cake walks and school raffles will finally become legal in South Carolina.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A program providing science and math training for students at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station and 75 other bases nationwide has survived attempts to cut the programs from the federal budget.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A man who prompted a nationwide manhunt after a pair of South Carolina killings in 2005 has lost the appeal of the second of two death sentences.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The president of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is sharing his company's story this week at Bob Jones University.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A group that works to find solutions to social and economic challenges in South Carolina is getting a grant to expand its program to battle cardiovascular disease among blacks.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Letters and packages going to and from the lower South Carolina coast are now being processed by the U.S. Postal Service in Charleston.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Two North Carolina school districts and one in South Carolina are among 16 nationwide to land federal funds in the first time competitive federal Race to the Top grants have gone directly to local school leaders.

Friday, November 23, 2012  South Carolina's insurance department says hackers might have stolen key personal information for about 12,500 Nationwide Insurance policy holders after breaking into the company's computer network.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  South Carolina unemployment has dropped by half a percentage point for the second month in a row.

Friday, October 12, 2012  City of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin made a major funding announcement at a news conference Friday morning.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  South Carolina's top prosecutor is hosting a somber ceremony to honor the state's victims killed by domestic violence.

Friday, September 07, 2012  The University of South Carolina has hit a new record in research funding by topping $238 million in the last school year.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Direct marketing company Red Ventures is expanding in Lancaster County and expects to add 1,000 employees over the next five years.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Steven Tyler says he's exiting "American Idol" to put rock `n' roll first.