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Wednesday, March 13, 2013  William Fitzhugh,67, of Columbia, a retired corrections officer with the Lexington County Jail,is accused of having downloaded images of children engaged in sexual activity on to his computer.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  South Carolina's top prosecutor says the state would be safer under a proposal to share mental health information with the federal government.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  South Carolina's attorney general has forwarded a complaint against House Speaker Bobby Harrell to state law enforcement.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  The federal health care law, terrorist threats to America and the nation's financial situation are among the topics up for discussion at the South Carolina tea party convention.

Friday, January 04, 2013  A freelance journalist from Newberry has sued South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, saying he has intentionally withheld public records she requested in the fight over entertainer James Brown's estate.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  South Carolina's top prosecutor says he supports the public's right to know what its government is doing. But he draws the line when releasing information might jeopardize a criminal investigation.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Attorney General Alan Wilson says the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force is held its second meeting on Friday morning at his Columbia offices.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  October is National Anti-Bully Month.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A town of Prosperity police officer has been arrested on two counts of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  High School students at one Columbia school got a reminder to be safe on social networking sites like Facebook.

Saturday, June 16, 2012  South Carolina's top prosecutor is urging people around the state to take a stand against cases of elder abuse.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  South Carolina's attorney general is asking the U.S. Justice Department for an investigation into potential voter fraud.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  South Carolina's attorney general has agreed to represent the Savannah River Maritime Commission in its opposition to Georgia's plans to dredge the river channel shared with South Carolina.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  The federal government is suing South Carolina to put a stop to the state's new immigration law which is one of the toughest in the nation. Federal officials argue the law is unconstitutional and violates people's right to due process.  State attorney general Alan Wilson disagrees and says he's willing to take his fight for the state's immigration law as high as the U.S. Supreme Court.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  The South Carolina Attorney General's Office has told the state Election Commission to provide details on voters excluded from an analysis of people lacking state issued identification required by a new law.