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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Jodi Arias trial now turns to whether she should live or die for killing her lover in 2008

Monday, April 15, 2013  Monday at midnight marks the deadline for filing your 2012 tax return.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  South Carolina Schools Superintendent Mick Zais says congressional action averted the continuation of a $36 million federal punishment over special education spending.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary says South Carolina's high court should overturn a multi-million-dollar penalty over deceptive drug marketing, in part because no one in the state was hurt.

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.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A self-styled street preacher accused in a deadly plot to lure men with Craigslist job offers in Ohio and then rob them has been found guilty of aggravated murder and could face the death penalty.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Testing students' readiness for first grade and requiring prescriptions for meth-making medicines are among the recommendations of a committee that advocates for South Carolina's children.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  South Carolina's unemployment agency wants to charge anyone who fraudulently receives unemployment benefits a 25 percent penalty, in addition to paying the money back.

Monday, January 28, 2013  President Obama's Affordable Care Act was passed last year,  which means important changes are coming for everyone filing for taxes starting with this tax season.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The man suspected of shooting and killing an Aiken law officer faces new charges.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of gunning down an Aiken police officer last year.

Monday, November 19, 2012  A man already serving a prison term in South Carolina now faces a capital murder charge after his indictment on charges related to the fatal shooting of an off-duty Norfolk police officer in Virginia Beach.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  A South Carolina prosecutor plans to seek the death penalty against a man charged with abducting and raping a woman and fatally beating her with a baseball bat.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  A state senator who was fined nearly $5,400 for accepting donations above the legal limit says it was an unintentional mistake, and he's moving on.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The outcome was welcomed by some victims, including Giffords herself, as a way to avoid a lengthy, possibly traumatic trial and years of legal wrangling over a death sentence.