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.

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.

That huge generator that is slowly making its way across South Carolina, is finally moving again, out of Aiken.

That giant generator that’s slowly moving through South Carolina is actually still not moving. A spokesperson for the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says it will stay put until at least October 10th, while the company works to get a permit to haul the big load.

A historic event is taking a break, at least for now. The largest moving load to ever move across South Carolina’s roads is parked on the side of the road in Aiken. What’s the hold-up? News Channel 6’s Joy Howe explains.

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.

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.

Travel vouchers show South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford charged the state $131 for mileage to drive from his family’s plantation in Beaufort County to Columbia for a news conference. The travel vouchers were obtained from the comptroller general’s office by ‘The State’ newspaper for a story Thursday.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says a state senator shouldn’t single him out by investigating his travels when other governors used pricey travel options for years. Sanford said Thursday he’d sent a letter to the lawmaker pointing out hundreds of the tickets bought over the past 25 years during his predecessors’ administrations. We have the video of the entire press conference from Thursday morning.

A spokesman for South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer says Bauer will call for embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to step down. Communications director Frank Adams says Bauer at a Wednesday news conference will call on Sanford to leave office. If Sanford does, Adams says Bauer will renew his offer to stay out of the 2010 gubernatorial race. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

South Carolina’s attorney general wants state ethics commissioners to review Governor Mark Sanford’s travels. The letter Thursday from Attorney General Henry McMaster to the chairman of the Ethics Commission follows Associated Press investigations of Sanford’s use of state aircraft for personal and political trips, and his flights on commercial airlines.

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford says he “messed up” and deserves to take his “licks for it.“  But he considers a recent investigation into his use of the state plane at taxpayer expense to be taken “out of context.“  He released an editorial Thursday morning.

As Gov. Mark Sanford is in Europe for two weeks with his family, he’s being criticized at home for spending so little time working lately. Beginning June 18th with his trip to Argentina to see his mistress, until this current trip, Gov. Sanford has worked ten days. Taking into account the July 4th holiday, that means he’s worked 10 days out of 25 business days during that time. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter Robert Kittle has more.

South Carolina legislators are planning a closer look at Gov. Mark Sanford’s travel spending, saying it doesn’t square with state law requiring flying in cheap seats.