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1 hour, 42 minutes ago  Gov. Nikki Haley is calling on legislators to get a bill strengthening the state's weak ethics laws to her desk.

Yesterday at 6:15 PM  United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  It’s a lawsuit that is raising some eyebrows across South Carolina. The state is being sued after being accused of performing an unnecessary sex change surgery.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Minnesota Legislature passes same-sex marriage, governor to sign bill allowing Aug. 1 gay weddings

Friday, May 10, 2013  A New York collector and seller of historic maps and natural history art work is donating $30 million worth of materials to the University of South Carolina.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  South Carolina intersections are getting a new traffic signal.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Former Police Chief Randy Scott has been off the job for one month, but on May 13, he will be back to work in law enforcement as a sheriff's deputy for Richland County.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley has named a New York City labor lawyer who worked previously for President George W. Bush as the new leader of South Carolina's unemployment agency.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A senior engineer with Boeing says the company may never know what caused battery problems that have grounded the company's 787 Dreamliners.

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  The City of Columbia announced the acceptance of the resignation of Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott at a news conference Monday afternoon.

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

Friday, April 12, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court could determine whether state Treasurer Curtis Loftis is breaking the law by refusing to write a check for an investment previously approved by him and the rest of the retirement investment commission.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Early Friday morning, investigators say two men were killed at a home in Sumter.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The commission that oversees the state retirement fund is suing South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, arguing he's breaking the law for refusing to sign a check for an approved investment.