A new report by the Southern Regional Education Board says half of South Carolina high schools are “dropout factories” and the state ranks at or near the bottom of the nation when it comes to on-time graduation rates. But state education superintendent Dr. Jim Rex says the numbers are wrong. WJBF News Channel 6’s Robert Kittle has more.

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.

Experts continue to warn us about the swine flu…an upcoming report from the American Medical Association describes a grim scenario for some patients. And, as many still hesitate to get the vaccine, scientists remind us of the toll the virus is taking in the young. ABC News’ T.J. Winick has more.

Experts continue to warn us about the swine flu…an upcoming report from the American Medical Association describes a grim scenario for some patients. And, as many still hesitate to get the vaccine, scientists remind us of the toll the virus is taking in the young. ABC News’ T.J. Winick has more.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, says in a confidential report that without additional forces, the war against insurgents will end in failure, The Washington Post reported Monday.

There were no major blows from tropical storms on the South Carolina coast last year, but four sea islands remain vulnerable to erosion. That’s according to the annual State of the Beaches report issued Wednesday by the state’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

A report by a watchdog group says some disabled South Carolinians in residential care centers live in dangerous, deplorable conditions.

The Obama administration says it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency’s secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.

‘The State’ newpaper reported Wednesday that the Legislative Audit Council report says the Department of Insurance needs to do a better job of documenting reasons for approving rate increases. The report also says many of the files reviewed were missing paperwork needed to prove why the increases were necessary.

A new federal report shows a Veterans Affairs clinic in Augusta was investigating improper sterilization of endoscopic equipment a month before a similar discovery in Tennessee set off a national review of VA cleaning procedures.

Vehicle thefts may be down nationwide, according to preliminary figures from the FBI, but that’s not the case in most South Carolina cities. Seven out of ten metro areas in SC saw their vehicle theft rates increase in 2008, according to the National Crime Bureau’s annual report on auto thefts. WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the details.

Germany’s ZDF TV is reporting it has found documents proving that the world’s most-wanted Nazi war criminal, concentration camp doctor Aribert Heim, died in Cairo in 1992.

A crucial economic report is due out Friday from the government, and one expert predicts it will show a “bloodbath” for the economy. This comes as President Obama blasts the billions of dollars in bonuses given to wall street bankers last year. ABC News’ Viviana Hurtado is in Washington with the details.

Hazardous toys are still on store shelves across the country, even though there’s a new law that overhauled the nation’s product safety watchdog agency. That’s according to the 23rd annual toy safety survey, “Trouble in Toyland”, released Tuesday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.