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Medicaid Data Stolen

Apr 30, 2012 9:44 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley has asked the state inspector general to review all agencies' security systems following the theft of personal information of more than 228,000 Medicaid patients.

SC to Say if VOTER ID Implementation Possible

Apr 29, 2012 2:30 PM EDT

A federal court has given the state of South Carolina until Monday to clarify whether it would be feasible to implement a statewide voter identification requirement for this year's elections.

Soldiers Come Home, Midlands Style

Apr 28, 2012 8:09 PM EDT

After serving on attack and reconnaissance missions in Iraq and Kuwait for seven months, more than 400 soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard's 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion return home to adoring friends, family and loved ones.

Police: Spartanburg County Worker Stole Tires

Apr 28, 2012 3:42 AM EDT

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a Spartanburg County worker stole tires from the county's maintenance shop. Deputies say they began investigating 23-year-old Jeffery Gilbert after getting a tip.

Pilot Killed after Small Plane Crashes in Anderson

Apr 28, 2012 3:38 AM EDT

Authorities say a pilot has died after his plane crashed at the Anderson Regional Airport.

Home School-Sports

Apr 27, 2012 8:50 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The state Senate has approved a bill allowing home-schooled students in South Carolina to play sports at their local public school.

Cold Cases Cracked

Apr 27, 2012 8:49 PM EDT

After six and a half years with no answers in a Midlands murder case, a veteran law enforcement officer finds a clue that changes everything.

Richland County's Newest Community Ambassadors

Apr 27, 2012 3:46 AM EDT

Understanding the tasks local deputies face on a daily basis, 29 citizens get a passing grade and are the newest community ambassadors in Richland County.

Mother Of The Year

Apr 26, 2012 8:19 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A 77-year-old Chesterfield woman is being honored as South Carolina's Mother of the Year.

SC House OKs Tax Break to Reuse Vacant Buildings

Apr 26, 2012 3:39 AM EDT

The South Carolina House has approved a measure aimed at turning abandoned buildings into bustling commercial space.

Ex-SC Hospitality worker pleads guilty

Apr 25, 2012 9:54 PM EDT

A former South Carolina Hospitality Association employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $500,000 from the group. And in court prosecutors reveal they found photos "sexual in nature" on her former supervisors computer.

SC House Approves Cancer Screening, Treatment Bill

Apr 25, 2012 9:48 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening. The House voted Wednesday to send the measure to the Senate, following a 98-0 vote on Tuesday.

State's Fallen Soldiers' Families Honored

Apr 25, 2012 9:21 PM EDT

Republican Senator Jake Knotts treated the families of South Carolina soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice to an afternoon of lunch, thanks and recognition for the seventh straight year.

Cancer Screening

Apr 25, 2012 8:26 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening.

Lawmakers Debate Eliminating Sales Tax Exemptions

Apr 25, 2012 7:46 PM EDT

The South Carolina House is debating a bill that eliminates two dozen sales tax exemptions worth less than $13 million.

SC Senate Panel Bans Some Texting and Driving

Apr 25, 2012 2:37 AM EDT

A state Senate panel has approved a bill that would ban drivers from calling, texting or reading electronic messages in South Carolina's work or school zones.

SC House Approves Bill Cutting Income Taxes

Apr 24, 2012 9:43 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill cutting personal income taxes. Legislators voted 104-3 on Tuesday to collapse the state's tax brackets and give all residents who pay taxes a modest break. Budget advisors expect it would reduce state revenues by $78 million.