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Friday, May 03, 2013  The Senate Finance Committee has approved a budget proposal that expands full-day 4-year-old kindergarten, gives state workers a slight raise, and puts more troopers on the highways.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Air Force's 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston is getting another new C-17 Globemaster transport plane.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A Spartanburg woman has been charged in an early morning hit-and-run crash that killed a 23-year-old woman.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Authorities in Spartanburg County are investigating a deadly hit-and-run accident.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  South Carolina troopers who faced some of the most dangerous situations in the line of duty got some recognition Thursday.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A 19-year-old Lexington man is dead after an early morning crash along Edmund Highway in Lexington County.

Monday, March 04, 2013  The internal affairs chief for the South Carolina Department of Public Safety is suing the agency over his dismissal.

Friday, March 01, 2013  South Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers are searching for clues into a hit and run accident that left a man dead. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:00 am Friday morning along Blaney Road in Kershaw County.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A hit-and-run collision that occurred near Orangeburg County is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Between October 1 of last year and February 7 more than 200 DUI cases were heard in the county's courtrooms.

Friday, February 08, 2013  South Carolina State University is commemorating the anniversary of a shooting with a panel discussion on the impact the event had on college campuses.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Two people have been killed in a crash in Pickens County.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A  hit and run collision that left a pedestrian dead Saturday night is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley's proposed budget would spend more money on computer security and law enforcement.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  A South Carolina school bus driver has been fired after a drunken driving charge.