Thursday, June 8 2017 2:45 PM EDT2017-06-08 18:45:26 GMT
Republican Gov. Nikki Haley has struck $41 million worth of spending from the Legislature's $7.5 billion budget. Haley's 51 line-item vetoes include $8.7 million of what she calls "old-fashioned pork," such...More >>
The South Carolina House has renewed its demand that utility customers stop paying the 18 percent fee on their bills for two nuclear plants that were abandoned without generating any power. The House voted 104-7 on...More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2018 5:06 PM EDT2018-04-25 21:06:58 GMT
The Latest on federal charges against more than a dozen South Carolina prison employees accused of bringing contraband into prison (all times local):More >>
The Latest on federal charges against more than a dozen South Carolina prison employees accused of bringing contraband into prison (all times local):More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2018 3:35 PM EDT2018-04-25 19:35:24 GMT
The leader of Republicans in the South Carolina House is asking representatives to reject a bill that cuts most of the charges utility customers are paying for two abandoned nuclear plants.More >>
The leader of Republicans in the South Carolina House is asking representatives to reject a bill that cuts most of the charges utility customers are paying for two abandoned nuclear plants.More >>
Tuesday, April 24 2018 5:17 PM EDT2018-04-24 21:17:08 GMT
A bill requiring pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in South Carolina not providing critical care in hospitals to take a 30-minute break during a 12-hour shift has passed a House committee.More >>
A bill requiring pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in South Carolina not providing critical care in hospitals to take a 30-minute break during a 12-hour shift has passed a House committee.More >>
South Carolina prison officials have for years blamed cellphones for contributing to inmate violence. After a bloody riot at a maximum-security prison last weekend that left seven inmates dead, they find themselves...More >>
South Carolina prison officials have for years blamed cellphones for contributing to inmate violence. After a bloody riot at a maximum-security prison last weekend that left seven inmates dead, they find themselves once...More >>
Prosecutors say a South Carolina man with no criminal record before he beat his neighbor to death with a metal pipe has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.More >>
Prosecutors say a South Carolina man with no criminal record before he beat his neighbor to death with a metal pipe has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.More >>
Tuesday, April 24 2018 12:52 PM EDT2018-04-24 16:52:19 GMT
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott will be the graduation speakers for Clemson University's graduation ceremonies this year.More >>
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott will be the graduation speakers for Clemson University's graduation ceremonies this year.More >>
Tuesday, April 24 2018 10:32 AM EDT2018-04-24 14:32:07 GMT
Law enforcement in and around South Carolina's largest city say they are creating a task force to find the area's most prolific violent criminals to crack down on gun violence.More >>
Law enforcement in and around South Carolina's largest city say they are creating a task force to find the area's most prolific violent criminals to crack down on gun violence.More >>
Tuesday, April 24 2018 3:59 AM EDT2018-04-24 07:59:22 GMT
Police have arrested a man they say was part of a ruse to set off fireworks inside a massive Florida outlet mall on New Year's Eve to steal a nearly $17,000 Rolex watch.More >>
Police have arrested a man they say was part of a ruse to set off fireworks inside a massive Florida outlet mall on New Year's Eve to steal a nearly $17,000 Rolex watch.More >>
Monday, April 23 2018 12:50 PM EDT2018-04-23 16:50:49 GMT
Officials in South Carolina say they are close to tearing down a bullet-ridden house that's been a constant reminder of the deaths of two police officers in 2003.More >>
Officials in South Carolina say they are close to tearing down a bullet-ridden house that's been a constant reminder of the deaths of two police officers in 2003.More >>
South Carolina transportation officials say they are closing a lane of the Interstate 20 bridge over the Wateree River after small holes were found in the bridge deck.More >>
South Carolina transportation officials say they are closing a lane of the Interstate 20 bridge over the Wateree River after small holes were found in the bridge deck.More >>
Monday, April 23 2018 2:13 AM EDT2018-04-23 06:13:54 GMT
The lynchings that killed thousands of people and terrorized generations of blacks in the U.S. are solemnly commemorated in a new memorial in Alabama's capital city.More >>
The lynchings that killed thousands of people and terrorized generations of blacks in the U.S. are solemnly commemorated in a new memorial in Alabama's capital city.More >>
Sunday, April 22 2018 2:29 PM EDT2018-04-22 18:29:33 GMT
A council member in one South Carolina county says he hopes the area will set an example for affordable housing in the rest of the state, starting with a recently introduced project.More >>
A council member in one South Carolina county says he hopes the area will set an example for affordable housing in the rest of the state, starting with a recently introduced project.More >>
A filing by the state attorney general's office says a law that allowed South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. to increase customers' bills nine time for two failed nuclear reactors is unconstitutional.More >>
A filing by the state attorney general's office says a law that allowed South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. to increase customers' bills nine time for two failed nuclear reactors is unconstitutional.More >>
A basketball coach is suing a South Carolina school district, saying he was fired because he blew the whistle on issues such as grade-changing and covering up sexual harassment.More >>
A basketball coach is suing a South Carolina school district, saying he was fired because he blew the whistle on issues such as grade-changing and covering up sexual harassment.More >>
Saturday, April 21 2018 12:59 PM EDT2018-04-21 16:59:55 GMT
Ohio crews cleaning up a massive former Cold War-era plant in Ohio plan to send a high-tech helper into pipes where uranium was processed for use in nuclear reactors and weapons.More >>
Ohio crews cleaning up a massive former Cold War-era plant in Ohio plan to send a high-tech helper into pipes where uranium was processed for use in nuclear reactors and weapons.More >>
Saturday, April 21 2018 12:47 PM EDT2018-04-21 16:47:46 GMT
A felon who wasn't supposed to have a gun was sentenced to 8 ½ years to prison in the death of a 2-year-old who found his loaded weapon on an end table.More >>
A felon who wasn't supposed to have a gun was sentenced to 8 ½ years to prison in the death of a 2-year-old who found his loaded weapon on an end table.More >>
Saturday, April 21 2018 12:58 AM EDT2018-04-21 04:58:44 GMT
The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on her at-times uneasy relationship with President Donald Trump. And her deft rebuttal...More >>
The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on her at-times uneasy relationship with President Donald Trump. And her deft rebuttal bolstered...More >>
Friday, April 20 2018 4:51 PM EDT2018-04-20 20:51:03 GMT
Authorities say a man serving 50 years in prison for killing his ex-wife's father has been convicted of trying to send her a bomb through the mail while behind bars by using a contraband cellphone.More >>
Authorities say a man serving 50 years in prison for killing his ex-wife's father has been convicted of trying to send her a bomb through the mail while behind bars by using a contraband cellphone.More >>
Prosecutors say the police chief of a small South Carolina town took legally prescribed narcotics from his officers and their families for his own use.More >>
Prosecutors say the police chief of a small South Carolina town took legally prescribed narcotics from his officers and their families for his own use.More >>
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill prohibiting oil and natural gas drilling in state waters, as well as preventing infrastructure like pipelines that could support drilling in more distant federal waters.More >>
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill prohibiting oil and natural gas drilling in state waters, as well as preventing infrastructure like pipelines that could support drilling in more distant federal waters.More >>
A 15-year-old South Carolina boy has been arrested after authorities say he yelled "snatch her up" at a young child getting off the school bus, causing the girl to run away.More >>
A 15-year-old South Carolina boy has been arrested after authorities say he yelled "snatch her up" at a young child getting off the school bus, causing the girl to run away.More >>
The South Carolina Supreme Court is considering whether to force the operator of a low-level nuclear waste landfill to reduce the possibility of leaking radioactive material.More >>
The South Carolina Supreme Court is considering whether to force the operator of a low-level nuclear waste landfill to reduce the possibility of leaking radioactive material.More >>
Wednesday, April 18 2018 6:20 PM EDT2018-04-18 22:20:02 GMT
The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal to significantly cut the amount a private utility can charge customers to pay for two nuclear plants that were never finished.More >>
The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal to significantly cut the amount a private utility can charge customers to pay for two nuclear plants that were never finished.More >>
Wednesday, April 18 2018 2:48 PM EDT2018-04-18 18:48:11 GMT
South Carolina officials transferred several hundred maximum-security inmates late last year to a prison where seven prisoners were recently killed in a gang fight.More >>
South Carolina officials transferred several hundred maximum-security inmates late last year to a prison where seven prisoners were recently killed in a gang fight.More >>
Tuesday, April 17 2018 11:22 PM EDT2018-04-18 03:22:48 GMT
Twenty South Carolina prisoners have been killed at the hands of fellow inmates in the past 16 months. The staggering amount of violence, which includes the gang-fueled bloodshed that left seven prisoners dead and...More >>
Twenty South Carolina prisoners have been killed at the hands of fellow inmates in the past 16 months. The staggering amount of violence, which includes the gang-fueled bloodshed that left seven prisoners dead and 22...More >>
Tuesday, April 17 2018 6:02 PM EDT2018-04-17 22:02:39 GMT
The federal government says states on the Gulf of Mexico can run their own seasons in both state and federal waters for anglers going after red snapper, a popular catch that's still recovering from nearly...More >>
The federal government says states on the Gulf of Mexico can run their own seasons in both state and federal waters for anglers going after red snapper, a popular catch that's still recovering from nearly disastrous...More >>
South Carolina officials are blaming the prison riot that killed seven inmates on a turf war between gangs over territory, money and contraband items like cellphones.More >>
South Carolina officials are blaming the prison riot that killed seven inmates on a turf war between gangs over territory, money and contraband items like cellphones.More >>
City leaders in a popular South Carolina tourist destination are hoping to reduce panhandling with restrictions on sitting or lying down along two main thoroughfares.More >>
City leaders in a popular South Carolina tourist destination are hoping to reduce panhandling with restrictions on sitting or lying down along two main thoroughfares.More >>
A South Carolina sheriff's office says a 2-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital after he was apparently burned while being bathed by his mother's boyfriend.More >>
A South Carolina sheriff's office says a 2-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital after he was apparently burned while being bathed by his mother's boyfriend.More >>
A shootout outside a shopping mall in South Carolina's capital that's soon to include county offices left a trail of blood as one victim collapsed in the food court.More >>
A shootout outside a shopping mall in South Carolina's capital that's soon to include county offices left a trail of blood as one victim collapsed in the food court.More >>
South Carolina education officials are increasingly dealing with how to discipline misbehaving teachers, an upward trend a state school board spokesman could be linked to better reporting, technology and awareness.More >>
South Carolina education officials are increasingly dealing with how to discipline misbehaving teachers, an upward trend a state school board spokesman could be linked to better reporting, technology and awareness.More >>
The remains of a Pennsylvania soldier who was captured during the Korean War and died at a prisoner of war camp have been identified and will be buried next week.More >>
The remains of a Pennsylvania soldier who was captured during the Korean War and died at a prisoner of war camp have been identified and will be buried next week.More >>
South Carolina's state-owned utility says it wants a say in whether its partner in building two failed nuclear plants can merge with a Virginia utility.More >>
South Carolina's state-owned utility says it wants a say in whether its partner in building two failed nuclear plants can merge with a Virginia utility.More >>
Thursday, April 12 2018 12:23 PM EDT2018-04-12 16:23:50 GMT
Authorities say a 19-year-old South Carolina man brought his 89-year-old neighbor brownies laced with a tranquilizer and then stole money and a television when she passed out for four hours.More >>
Authorities say a 19-year-old South Carolina man brought his 89-year-old neighbor brownies laced with a tranquilizer and then stole money and a television when she passed out for four hours.More >>
Authorities have determined a man they thought was beaten to death in his South Carolina driveway actually died of natural causes and was hurt when his body fell to the pavement.More >>
Authorities have determined a man they thought was beaten to death in his South Carolina driveway actually died of natural causes and was hurt when his body fell to the pavement.More >>
The warden and associate warden of a South Carolina prison where an inmate got an 18-hour head start on his escape are suing the state saying they were made scapegoats.More >>
The warden and associate warden of a South Carolina prison where an inmate got an 18-hour head start on his escape are suing the state saying they were made scapegoats.More >>
A Democratic lawmaker isn't happy a House panel has ended its meeting without discussing a bill that would bank owning military-style assault weapons in South Carolina.More >>
A Democratic lawmaker isn't happy a House panel has ended its meeting without discussing a bill that would bank owning military-style assault weapons in South Carolina.More >>
Wednesday, April 11 2018 11:30 AM EDT2018-04-11 15:30:37 GMT
Both Gov. Henry McMaster and challenger Catherine Templeton have more than $2.5 million in their campaign bank accounts two months before the Republican primary.More >>
Both Gov. Henry McMaster and challenger Catherine Templeton have more than $2.5 million in their campaign bank accounts two months before the Republican primary.More >>
Wednesday, April 11 2018 7:54 AM EDT2018-04-11 11:54:05 GMT
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to a South Carolina killing nearly two years ago.More >>
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to a South Carolina killing nearly two years ago.More >>