Updated: 7:21 PM Soon it won't matter if you're behind the wheel of a car or on a boat, the legal limit of alcohol allowed in your system will be the same. Gov. Deal just signed a tougher new boater safety law to lower the blood alcohol limit to .08.

Updated: 7:34 PM The numbers for January and February don't look so good, so leaders will use a private retail consulting firm to try and bring back those sales tax dollars.

Updated: 8:05 PM Augusta commissioners say they are well on their way of meeting goals for the city. They got together on Wednesday for a five-hour retreat at the Phinzy Swamp Conference Center.

Updated: 7:27 PM County Council member Willar Hightower is a candidate for the at-large district board of South Carolina State University, a school he attended.

Posted: 11:10 AM Representatives of the NAACP, organized labor, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Latino Association of Charleston are holding a news conference in Charleston on Wednesday.

Updated: 12:14 PM Savannah River Site retirees packed the USC Aiken Etherredge Center on Tuesday. Many are upset about cuts to their health care plans. News 12's Chad Mills talked with some former employees, who say the changes are a threat to their futures.

Posted: 6:05 PM Gov. Nikki Haley has signed a measure that lays out how nonprofits in South Carolina could legally hold raffles, should voters approve a constitutional referendum next year.

Updated: 12:22 PM Pawn shops could be changing the way they do business. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office wants all pawn shops or stores that buy secondhand goods to use new technology.

Posted: 5:20 PM The new interim police chief for the City of Harlem is Gary Jones, who is the previous Sardis police chief, according to Harlem City Manager Jason M. Rizner.

Updated: 8:28 PM Some Augusta commissioners are questioning the need to move people out of Hyde Park. This comes just weeks after our story aired where city officials told us two women tried to beat the system.

Updated: 6:50 PM The Richmond County municipal building is getting a $40 million face-lift. The groundbreaking happened Monday morning.

Updated: 8:28 PM Utilities Director Tom Weidmeier says new technology means meter readers don't need as long as they used to before sending you a bill.

Updated: 5:13 PM Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill to give high school students an incentive to take dual credit courses and earn college credit.

Updated: 6:21 PM The Hyde Park relocation process continues. City leaders say everything is on time, but there is still lots of red tape. Renters are being moved out, and homeowners are glad it's their turn next.

Posted: 2:03 PM Harlem's Police Chief David Sward submitted his letter of resignation Thursday morning.

Updated: 1:51 PM The groundbreaking ceremony for renovations to the municipal building is set for Monday, April 22. Things are expected to get started at 11:30 a.m.

Updated: 1:43 PM Gov. Nathan Deal has signed two transportation bills into law that aim to help the state move forward on major projects.

Updated: 11:21 AM South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley stops in Barnwell County this afternoon, and she was there to make a big announcement. A contractor at SRS has a new plan that'll save the school districts in the county lots of money.

Updated: 7:41 PM City leaders say at least 10 companies have expressed interest in taking over Augusta's transit system. They're planning on expanding coverage and changing routes at the same time.

Posted: 3:29 PM The National Republican Congressional Committee says it's not spending any additional money to support Mark Sanford's bid for a congressional seat in South Carolina.

Posted: 12:17 PM Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he visited his wife's home while she was out of town because he didn't want his 14-year-old son to watch the Super Bowl alone.

Posted: 1:37 AM An Augusta commissioner is looking for answers at Tuesday night's commission meeting.

Updated: 1:17 AM An Atlanta Developer is getting ready to start building near the Comcast on Riverwatch Parkway. Commissioners approved rezoning the area. Everybody is not on board with the new development.

Updated: 1:07 AM Six candidates are being recommended for the Waynesboro's Police Chief position, but some say something's missing. No one on the list grew up in Waynesboro or served in it's police force raising concerns on city council.

Posted: 8:04 PM A lawyer say ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford trespassed at his ex-wife's home and he has been ordered to appear in court two days after his special congressional election.