Nation Sep 28 Latest fight in the Alex Murdaugh case is over who controls the convicted murderer's assets Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want the federal government to take over whatever is left of the millions of dollars and other assets the convicted murderer stole and earned through his legal work.
Nation Sep 21 Already convicted of murder, Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes for the 1st time Murdaugh, 55, is serving life without parole in a South Carolina prison for shooting his wife and son. He told the judge he wanted to be held accountable for stealing from his clients and do right by his surviving son.
Politics Sep 19 After a 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections South Carolina has had an unintended moratorium on the death penalty ever since its lethal injection drugs passed their expiration date and pharmacies refused to sell the state more because they could be publicly identified.
Nation Aug 08 Powerful storm kills 2 in eastern U.S., over a million left without power At least two people have died, thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms moved through the eastern U.S. Residents had been warned to stay indoors Monday.
Politics May 26 South Carolina's new stricter abortion law paused until state Supreme Court review A judge on Friday put a temporary halt to South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy.
Nation Mar 03 Alex Murdaugh receives life in prison for murder of his wife and son A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.
Politics Mar 02 Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of wife, son The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder at the end of a six-week trial that pulled back the curtain on the once-prominent lawyer’s fall from grace.
Politics Jan 06 Judges rule South Carolina racially gerrymandered U.S. House district Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Friday that the U.S. House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power.
Politics Nov 09 Effort to further restrict abortion in South Carolina fails After a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina efforts to pass a stricter abortion law have failed. Senators Wednesday rejected a House-backed proposal and House members didn't return for another meeting to try and work…
Politics Oct 18 South Carolina Senate again rejects abortion ban, but the bill is not dead South Carolina senators have again rejected a proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state. But they left open a small chance Tuesday some compromise could be reached.