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Friday, April 26, 2013  Dolores Rainwater now wants to know why she was fired after she said a student hit her in the face.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Go ahead and cancel that tropical vacation you've been dreaming about, and skip the snacks at the theater concession stand. You wont be interested in either as you sit through The Impossible.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a Lexington attorney accused of extorting more than $1 million from clients.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and federal officials are accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to fire a local Housing and Urban Development official who alleged the city was misusing federal funds for the city's low-income residents.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  A former senior official from the Columbia Police Department who was fired in the wake of the search for a missing Columbia executive says she was on vacation in the opening days of the investigation. Personnel records released by the city dispute the claim.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  The South Carolina Supreme Court has suspended a Greenville attorney who the justices say improperly billed clients, failed to keep proper records, forged a client's name and provided poor representation.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Columbia city leaders are keeping quiet when it comes to former Police Chief Tandy Carter's recent firing.