1 dead, children among 7 hurt in shooting near SC convenience store
The shooting happened early Sunday morning near a convenience store, Police Chief Gregory Alexander said.
Alex Murdaugh bond set at $20K in alleged insurance fraud scheme
Lawyer Alex Murdaugh surrendered Thursday to face insurance fraud and other charges after state police said he arranged to have himself shot in the head so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout.
Alex Murdaugh shooting: South Carolina police say attack on lawyer was botched hit in life insurance plot
Curtis Edward Smith faces a slew of charges ranging from assault to insurance fraud and drug offenses.
17 men arrested in South Carolina for allegedly targeting children online
Seventeen men were arrested as part of the law enforcement operation, and another man is wanted on charges stemming from messages exchanged with law enforcement officers posing as minors on social media apps, according to deputies.
SC mom of 4 dies of COVID-19 complications after giving birth
Sara Caitlin Vilchez, 31, was taken back to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing hours after bringing her newborn home.
SC sheriff warns child predators after 5 sting arrests: 'If you hunt our children you will become the hunted'
After arresting five men accused of using social media apps to look for children for sex, a South Carolina sheriff issued a warning: "Let this send a strong message to any child predator: if you hunt our children, you will become the hunted."
South Carolina alligator attack on woman ends after neighbor whacks reptile with shovel
A South Carolina woman was rescued by a neighbor Thursday morning during a violent alligator attack in the state, authorities said. The neighbor's weapon of choice: a shovel.
Twin boys found dead inside hot car at South Carolina daycare
Twin 20-month-old boys found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a South Carolina daycare were likely in the hot SUV for more than nine hours, authorities said Thursday.
ACLU seeks to halt South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks
Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities want an immediate halt to a South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks.
5 Republican-run states under federal investigation for banning masks in schools
The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.
SC GOP leader who opposed health mandates dies of COVID-19
Pressley Stutts died Thursday, according to party leaders and his family. The U.S. Navy veteran was 64.
Federal appeals court upholds Dylann Roof's death sentence
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.
SC man arrested for allegedly tattooing child inside McDonald’s
Brandon Presha, 28, of Laurens, was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal tattooing and underage tattooing, police said.
VIDEO: Shark leaps out of ocean behind unsuspecting surfer
The video has been viewed over 33,000 on YouTube.
Sen. Lindsey Graham tests positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated
Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Monday that he is being placed under quarantine for 10 days after contracting COVID-19, despite being vaccinated.
Man found guilty of murdering college student who mistook his car for Uber
A South Carolina man has been convicted of abducting and murdering the woman who mistook his car for her Uber ride in 2019.
Two-headed turtle found at South Carolina state park
South Carolina park volunteers found three loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings -- and one had two heads.
Woman who mistook car for Uber stabbed up to 120 times, expert testifies
There were more than 100 stab wounds on a South Carolina university student killed by a man who attacked her after she mistakenly thought his car was her Uber ride, a pathologist testified Monday.
Samantha Josephson: Man on trial for murder after she mistook his car for Uber ride
Prosecutors say there's ample evidence to convict the South Carolina man accused of killing a woman who mistook his car for her Uber ride.
Over 20 flags stolen from graves at SC cemetery, burned before 4th of July; congressman vows to replace them
Authorities in South Carolina are searching for the suspect or suspects who stole more than 20 American flags from graves at a cemetery and threw them into a pile, then lit them on fire the night before the Fourth of July.