South Carolina

U.S. 09/13/21, 18:04

A structure dedicated to thousands of lives lost in the nation's deadliest terrorist attack was defaced on Sept. 11. Mourning South Carolinians were shocked to find the Greenville 9/11 memorial covered in graffiti. The words "Taliban" were spray painted on a pair of granite slabs, resembling the World Trade Center's Twin ...

U.S. 09/05/21, 21:50

Authorities are investigating exactly how a well-known legal personality was shot on Sept. 4. The gun attack came just months after two immediate family members were mysteriously shot dead at their huge estate. South Carolina Law Enforcement (SLED) confirmed Alex Murdaugh was shot in the head after his vehicle broke down ...

News 08/27/21, 00:02

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents disability rights organizations and parents of disabled children, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday Aug, 24 challenging a South Carolina law that prohibits school districts from requiring face masks, claiming that the law discriminates against vulnerable students. The plaintiffs claim that the mask requirements ...

Inspired Stories 08/20/21, 16:59

Principal Henry Darby of North Charleston High School would go to any length to serve his pupils, even if it means working three jobs at once. Darby, who is also a long-serving county lawmaker, recently added a third job to his already busy schedule. He currently works three evenings a week ...

U.S. 06/12/21, 17:45

A mother and son from one of South Carolina's most prominent families were found shot to death on their family’s land this week, police reported. Maggie Murdaugh and her son Paul (middle) were both found shot dead. (Facebook) According to a statement from the sheriff's office, deputies in Colleton County discovered the ...

U.S. 05/19/21, 02:15

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that determines how the death sentence is delivered in his state. Under this new reform, firing squads are now a part of the execution methods used on death row inmates in South Carolina, which previously only included lethal injection as ...

U.S. 05/07/21, 05:36

Governor Henry McMaster just instructed the South Carolina Department of Jobs and Workforce (DEW) to terminate South Carolina's involvement in all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs, effective June 30, 2021, to resolve ongoing labor shortages in the state. In a letter to DEW Executive Director Dan Ellzey, Governor McMaster emphasized the ...

U.S. 04/15/21, 20:12

According to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, a non-commissioned white Army soldier has been charged with third-degree assault after a viral video showed him shoving a Black man walking in a South Carolina neighborhood. "The first time I saw the video, it was terrible," Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at ...

U.S. 04/14/21, 15:56

According to a poll, Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, obtained a double-digit superiority as possible senator of North Carolina against her immediate opponent, even without running for the position. The results show Lara Trump's favorability at 32.4% against the eight primary candidates, according to The Hill's April ...

U.S. 04/09/21, 00:27

Authorities said Thursday, April 8, that former NFL star Phillip Adams fatally shot five people, including a famous doctor, his wife, and their two grandchildren, before killing himself. Investigators have not yet identified a motive in the mass shooting, York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said at a press conference. The York County ...

2022 Campaign 03/04/20, 04:56

One of the Democratic Party's potential contenders for president failed to recite part of a historical statement about American colonies becoming independent of British rule. Joe Biden was caught on video at his Texas campaign speech appearing to be unable to recall the preamble of former President Thomas Jefferson's 1776 Declaration ...

U.S. 11/12/19, 15:11

Mark Sanford suspended his challenge to President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, saying the focus on impeachment has made it difficult for his campaign to gain traction. "You've got to be a realist," Sanford said outside the New Hampshire statehouse. "What I did not anticipate is an ...

2022 Campaign 11/05/19, 01:55

Television hosts from a major commercial broadcaster were surprised to find voters from three states thought the president did nothing wrong, and the continuing impeachment inquiry was unnecessary on Nov. 3. A segment from "Meet the Press" on NBC News showed host Chuck Todd and National Review Editor Rich Lowry appeared ...

Politics 10/30/19, 14:02

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, Melania Trump and Karen Pence visited South Carolina to receive a briefing on the emergency and humanitarian efforts made by the military in a state where both are often needed in the course of the active hurricane season. For a few hours in and around Joint Base ...

Politics 10/15/19, 14:17

South Carolina's Lindsey Graham has posted what his campaign says is a record-setting fundraising haul as he seeks a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. Graham's $3.29 million raised in the third quarter of this year is the most raised in a single quarter by any candidate in South Carolina's history, ...

U.S. 10/14/19, 18:09

After a dramatic body camera video showed that his actions helped save a shocking 4-month-old child, a South Carolina police officer was hailed as a hero. Cpl. Derrall Foster of the Belton Police Department had come to the scene on Oct. 4 to find neighbors waving him in a panic. Belton Police ...

Politics 10/10/19, 16:59

Trey Gowdy, the Republican congressman from South Carolina, retired from office last year, declaring his skills are better used "in a courtroom than in Congress." Now he's coming back for impeachment. A former prosecutor who led the House investigation into the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, Gowdy is poised to join President ...

Inspired Stories 09/28/19, 16:25

Looking toward the mailbox as she came out of her front door, Kim Grant, like any other homeowner in the neighbor of Andrews, South Carolina, was devastated and still in shock. Their mail carrier, Irene Pressley, was shot and killed earlier this week while doing what she did every day, ...

U.S. 09/06/19, 05:30

In three phone calls in a row, President Donald Trump told the governors of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia that his administration is tracking Hurricane Dorian and ready to offer help to these states. In the first of the tweets late on Thursday, Sept. 5, President Trump said he “just ...

U.S. 09/04/19, 19:40

Hurricane Dorian has moved within approximately 130 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, as of 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, Sept. 4, bringing the threat of high storm surge and flooding to the low-lying coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina.  The National Hurricane Center is warning that storm surge along the ...