Laurel Mallory

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland faces assault charges.

On the day a Hate Crime Bill passed the South Carolina State House after years of failed attempts, a controversy has erupted over one state lawmaker’s comments.

The bill passed the SC House on Wednesday. It now heads to the Senate.

Democrats say this bill is needed after Georgia’s controversial move to put more voting restrictions in place.

The 16-year-old called deputies because his mother and stepfather were fighting.

Sgt. Mazerolle has served with RCSD for 20 years.

Eleven-year-old Jozanna Quezada was missing for 21 hours before she was found.

Mr. Damien Jackson, known as Coach Jack at Dreher High School, died in the hospital Monday morning, school officials said.

While the testing requirement will stand, the U.S. Department of Education is being lenient with schools this year.

He's accused of grabbing a man by the neck and threatening him with a knife.

The man charged with her murder is also a suspect in the death of his brother in Aiken County, officials said.

Two men remain in the hospital as of Friday morning.

The shooting happened around 4 p.m. outside of Capital City Cycles.

The victim's family said he was beaten and dragged into the woods behind his shop while unconscious.

The investigation so far has led to the seizure of large amounts of narcotics and weapons.

Officials said the school will resume “normal campus operations” in fall 2021.

The newborn was found unresponsive Thursday morning around 5:30 inside Colony Apartments.

Since July 2020, South Carolina bars have had to stop selling alcohol at 11 p.m.

Donnell “Tank” Woodard, 33, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2019 to conspiracy to sex traffic minors.

The child's mother works at the hotel, management confirmed.

The teenager was a senior at Camden High School.

The quake hit at 8:03 p.m. Saturday.

The suspected drunk driver faces felony charges.

Wednesday night, Graham tweeted that “the ‘not guilty’ vote is growing.”

Pvt. Abraham Koh, 17, is still in the hospital but doctors have upgraded his condition.

The bill now goes to the House, where it’s likely to pass.

The bill would ban abortions around six to eight weeks, after a heartbeat is detected.

Multiple emergency crews are on the scene.

McMaster said the state has “identified roadblocks” in the rollout and they are going to fix them to speed up the process.

The bill states the reason for this change would be to protect the rights of citizens and “prohibit discrimination.”