An ethics panel says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should face a hearing into potential violations of state law found during a probe into his travel and campaign finances.

The first steps to the possible impeachment of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford are expected next week. The SC House of representatives Judiciary Committee’s chairman plans to use a special committee to handle the work.

Governor Mark Sanford has $1.7 million left in campaign money… and he plans to use some of it to pay his legal bills. He’s being investigated by the South Carolina Ethics Commission for his travel and use of state planes. Some of his contributors are upset, but WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, tells us why Governor Sanford, and any other candidate, can use campaign money for legal fees.

South Carolina Supreme Court rules Governor Mark Sanford cannot keep ethics probe into his travel secret. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud spoke to Governor Sanford after he made an appearance on the “Austin Rhodes Show”, on Thursday. We have that raw video of the interview.

It’s a major civil rights law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and audit teams from the U.S. Justice Department are in the Garden City to see if Augusta is following the law. Violations will need to be corrected at the city’s expense. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

A woman’s body has been found in Thomson, Georgia at the intersection of White Oak Road and Lincoln Drive. That’s in McDuffie County. Someone walking to work spotted the body, Wednesday morning, and called the GBI and McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office. The body, which was found in a ditch, is identified as Vicki Lynn Gunby. UPDATE: At this time, investigators do not believe Gunby died as a result of foul play.

Governor Mark Sanford went to the South Carolina Supreme Court Monday…trying to block the South Carolina Ethics Commission from giving its report on him to the South Carolina House of Representatives. He says that investigative report will not have his side, and the House is likely to use it to impeach him. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, tells us why the Governor, the House, and the Ethics Commission are fighting.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s lawyers are heading to the Supreme Court to argue the House shouldn’t get a report from the State Ethics Commission’s investigation of Sanford’s personal and political use of state planes.

Governor Mark Sandford spent some time talking about the ethics investigation into his usage of state planes, on Wednesday. The Governor appeared on a Rock Hill radio station Wednesday, but he also faced the unavoidable questions about the ethics probe.

Supporters are coming out to back Augusta Commissioner Betty Beard. Beard is being blasted for her role in a donation that paid for a city worker gastric bypass surgery. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is planning a rally for 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon at the Augusta Municipal Building to support Beard.

An Associated Press investigation has found that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford relied on charter jet services costing more than $63,000 when traveling in Europe on two state business trips.

Sixty South Carolina House Republicans are asking embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. A letter from the lawmakers asking the GOP governor to leave office was delivered to Sanford shortly after noon Wednesday. We have a link to Governor Sanford’s letter in response to the calls for his resignation.

A local attorney behind bars after Sheriff Ronnie Strength says he tried to bribe two Augusta Commissioners. David Fry, 57, was arrested Tuesday morning at his home and charged with two counts of bribery. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell says he wants Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. Harrell on Tuesday sent the governor a letter asking him to step down from office because of “constant distractions” Sanford has brought.

Augusta Commissioners confirm they are being questioned by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, concerning an an alleged attempt to bribe two Commissioners who voted against the TEE Center to change their votes. City leaders have been deadlocked on the issue since May, now an investigation clouds the TEE Center’s future. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.