Aug 06 Watch 3:00 Tropical Storm Debby dumps historic amounts of rain as its stalls over Southeast By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Tropical Storm Debby is dumping historic amounts of rain as it stalls over South Carolina. At least five deaths have been reported since the storm made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. Communities are now submerged across several… Continue watching
Jul 31 South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty legal, opening door to restart executions after 13 years By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled the state's death penalty is legal, opening the door to restart executions in a state that hasn’t put an inmate to death since 2011. Continue reading
Jun 12 These GOP lawmakers helped defeat South Carolina’s near-total abortion ban. Now they’re losing their reelection bids By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Statewide polling has indicated a near total ban doesn’t have wide support. But turnout was low and races were in Republican-drawn districts, where experts say voters tend to be more fervent about issues like abortion. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:27 Supreme Court rejects racial gerrymandering claim in South Carolina By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura The Supreme Court struck down a challenge to a congressional map in South Carolina that civil rights groups argued was a racial gerrymander. In a 6-3 decision, the conservative majority delivered a win to Republicans who said they used politics,… Continue watching
May 23 Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that the district discriminated against Black voters. Continue reading
May 23 Supreme Court upholds South Carolina congressional district, finding lack of bias against Black voters By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters. Continue reading
May 09 Wave of new storms pummel U.S. South as week of deadly weather marches on By Kristin M. Hall, George Walker IV, Associated Press A heavy line of storms swept into Atlanta near the end of the morning rush hour Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 07 South Carolina wins NCAA championship to finish perfect season, defeating Iowa 87-75 By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 01 Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The 55-year-old disbarred attorney is already serving a life sentence without parole in a state prison for killing his wife and son. He also pleaded guilty to similar financial crime charges in state court. Continue reading
Mar 21 Massachusetts Senate passes bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn” By Michael Casey, Associated Press The bill, which was approved unanimously Thursday and now goes to conference committee to hash out differences with the House, means only South Carolina has not banned "revenge porn."… Continue reading