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Monday, June 17, 2013  Greg Eliason claims the false charges were retaliation against him for finding an officer drunk in a car.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Chronic mismanagement by South Carolina's foster care agency led to an 11-year-old boys' home resident being sexually assaulted by an older child, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this year.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Robert Wilfong with the Horry County Planning Commission says the problem with current laws that regulate adult entertainment venues in the county is that they're so outdated, they're practically unenforceable.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  An insurance industry study says the average cost of medical claims arising from motorcycle crashes rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Major changes could be coming to the sex education curriculum in South Carolina schools, if a bill currently in the House passes in the State Legislature.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Atlantic Beach mayor's appeal of the May 2012 election, which she lost to Jake Evans, has been dismissed.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  An environmental group has sued Santee Cooper, saying the state-owned utility has known for more than a decade that arsenic was seeping from its coal-fired power plant In Conway.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper notified Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders on Friday how much money was going to state coffers and the Golden LEAF Foundation, which politicians established to help tobacco-growing regions transition their economies.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Kaleb Cabbagestalk, 21, filed a lawsuit against the Florence County Sheriff's Office, Florence County Solicitor's Office, Florence County Detention Center and the SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, saying he was falsely imprisoned for seven months at the Florence County Detention Center after armed robbery charges against him were dropped.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A Latta woman has filed a lawsuit against Matthew Tyler Hutto and Dillon County School District Three, also known as the Latta School District.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Kaleb Cabbagestalk, 21, filed a lawsuit against the Florence County Sheriff's Office, Florence County Solicitor's Office, Florence County Detention Center and the SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, saying he was falsely imprisoned for seven months at the Florence County Detention Center after armed robbery charges against him were dropped.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has tossed out a lawsuit against Treasurer Curtis Loftis filed by the board that oversees state pension funds for public workers.

Monday, April 15, 2013  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has transferred the nearly $12 million needed to keep the state from defaulting and asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit against him.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The owner of a Gentlemen's Club is suing Horry County after it was denied a business license to open a second club.