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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says it has not yet identified any cases of a newly-identified COVID variant in the state.
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South Carolina’s work to draw new districts after last year’s U.S. Census should get closer to completion this week.
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The public health director for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Wednesday a steady decline in COVID cases had come to an end.
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With the flip of a switch Sunday night, Gov. Henry McMaster kicked off the holiday season at the State House.
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The University of South Carolina announced Friday plans to freeze tuition systemwide for the 2022-23 academic year.
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South Carolina has become one of the latest states to join a national probe of Instagram and how its marketing may harm younger users of the social media service.
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Funeral services have been scheduled later this week South Carolina’s oldest and most powerful state lawmaker.
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The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office arrested 38-year-old Billy Mclean Head who is charged with murder and was locked up at the Colleton Detention Center.
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The College of Charleston will begin easing COVID-19 restrictions after reporting “encouraging signs” about a downward trend in the latest surge.
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South Carolina’s official Christmas tree arrived Monday morning at the State House in downtown Columbia.
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The average price per gallon of gas in South Carolina fell by one cent last week as oil prices dipped below $80 per barrel for the first time in weeks.
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Gov. Henry McMaster has issued an executive order barring any state cabinet agency from issuing or enforcing any vaccine mandate.
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Gov. Henry McMaster and state employment officials announced Thursday the state’s unemployment tax rate for employers will not increase in 2022.
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A mattress manufacturing company plans to bring 50 new jobs to the Walterboro area.
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Officials with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office say a juvenile responsible for social media threats against the Colleton County School District has been taken into custody.
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An area near the South Carolina town of Jenkinsville has been hit with multiple minor earthquakes over the last week.
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Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church celebrated a record settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase the gun he used in the 2015 massacre.
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A 158-year-old Beaufort church has been given a $250,000 grant through a national program aimed at preserving historic houses of worship.
The Colleton County School District School Board extended a mask mandate that had been set to expire this week.
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Richland County Judge Clifton Newman presided over the hearing and said when making his decision he considered Murdaugh’s and the community’s safety among other aspects of the case.
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Leaders are mourning the death of retired Gen. Colin Powell, who served as the nation's first Black secretary of state.
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The South Carolina Supreme Court suspended the law license of an attorney who handled the wrongful death settlement for the longtime housekeeper of attorney Alex Murdaugh.
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The South Carolina Supreme Court named a judge who will oversee all pretrial matters in investigations related to prominent Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh.
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The president of the activist group Stand As One said he wants answers from Charleston County’s sheriff on the monitoring of social media.
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The State Law Enforcement Division confirmed Thursday it has contacted federal authorities as it investigates the killings of two members of a prominent Lowcountry family.
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Someone who has previously been infected with COVID-19 is not immune from becoming reinfected, the state’s assistant state epidemiologist said Wednesday.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Scott accused Democrats of squandering a “crucial opportunity” to complete police reform Wednesday.
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The sheriff of Richland County said Tuesday morning the father of twin boys who died after being left inside a vehicle will not face charges.
South Carolina’s assistant state epidemiologist said she does not yet feel South Carolina has “rounded the corner” in the latest surge of COVID-19.
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Isle of Palms Police say several people were arrested overnight Monday after a fight.
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Ahead of the vote, half a dozen parents addressed the board. Some advocated for school to resume in person, while others wanted the district to provide a full-time virtual option.
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Dylann Roof has filed the next step in his federal appeal of his death sentence in the 2015 killings of nine parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME Church.
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The public health director for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is releasing new guidance for schools amid an increase in COVID-19 cases.
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Gov. Henry McMaster issued an order Thursday to fly flags at the Statehouse in Columbia at half-staff through Monday.
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A letter sent by the 14th circuit solicitor confirms he has recused himself from prosecuting any cases in the shooting deaths of two members of a prominent Lowcountry family.
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A South Carolina Department of Education spokesman said criticism of the agency’s policy against denying a child who doesn’t follow a mask mandate a ride on a school bus relies on a “false assumption.”
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the death sentence for Dylann Roof in the 2015 shooting that killed nine members of a Charleston church.
A mask mandate that had been withdrawn after a legal challenge is back on, effective immediately, at the University of South Carolina.
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The family of an Orangeburg man killed in action during the Korean War hopes the community will pay final respects to him as they prepare for his burial.
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The South Carolina House Democratic Caucus is calling state House and Senate leaders to act to repeal a temporary law banning school districts from requiring masks in schools.
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With COVID-19 cases surging in the state, officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control are urging parents to have their child wear face coverings in the classroom.
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If you like to drive slowly in the left lane of the highway, police in South Carolina will be able to ticket you starting Sunday.
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a pedestrian died just after midnight Thursday after being struck by a pickup truck.
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Wednesday the state reported 15 additional deaths blamed on COVID-19, pushing the state past the 10,000 mark.
State Troopers are asking drivers to be aware behind the wheel as children prepare to return to school in the coming days.
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While South Carolina leaders have said the state will not enforce a federal face mask requirement on school buses, individual school districts are allowed to do so, according to a memo sent to district superintendents.
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Raven Saunders, who lost her mother while competing in the Tokyo Olympics, said she will be laid to rest Thursday.
An Orangeburg native who was killed at age 18 during the Korean War will finally be laid to rest in South Carolina later this month.
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Gov. Henry McMaster urged South Carolinians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but insisted school districts should not require masks in the classroom.
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Governor Henry McMaster urged South Carolinians to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but insisted school districts should not require masks in the classroom.