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Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A former youth basketball coach in Columbia who is spending 35 years in prison for molesting more than a dozen boys is preparing for another parole hearing.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Judge Edward Cottingham sentenced Anthony Jerome Jackson, 46, of Conway, to life without parole under what is known as South Carolina's two-strike/three-strike law.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Georgetown Police need your help finding a man wanted for criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Officers are looking for Raheem Knox, 20, from Georgetown. They say he weighs 190 pounds and is 5'10.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Anyone wanting to find out how to go about obtaining a pardon or expungement for criminal convictions can learn more at a workshop in Darlington.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The Deputy Director for Legal Services with the SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Paula Magargle, says agent Michelle Barnhill has been fired from the agency.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Agent Michelle Barnhill has been suspended pending an internal investigation into why she was at a Marion County home where a drug raid took place, last Friday night.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  A man who confessed to killing his drinking buddy on a prosecutor's voice mail in Horry County has been denied parole.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  Sex offenders on probation or parole in South Carolina have to abide by a curfew on Halloween.

Friday, July 15, 2011  The state parole board denied parole for a Florence man who has spent the past 35 years in prison for murder.

Saturday, May 14, 2011  A Michigan soldier who stabbed his brother-in law to death and seriously injured his wife because his lawyers said he was angry they were having an affair has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  South Carolina senators will resume debate on a $5.8 billion spending bill.

Monday, April 25, 2011  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is hitting the road to talk about her first 100 days in office.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  The woman accused in a 2008 Atlantic Beach pawn shop murder is scheduled to appear in a Conway courtroom today.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  A board denied parole for an Horry County man who was found guilty of strangling and killing his at their Socastee convenience store in March of 2008.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Deeane R. Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday to Burglary 1st Degree, Armed Robbery, Kidnapping and Assault with Intent to Commit Criminal Sexual Conduct First Degree