Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 7:45 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer
Sen. Davis, R-Beaufort, says his bill is “very conservative” while also allowing doctors to give patients suffering from debilitating health conditions like Chron’s, PTSD, and chronic pain.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:17 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Michal Higdon and Adam Mintzer
A judge set bond Monday morning for Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh along with several conditions in connection to 21 new charges filed against him last week.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 12:44 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer and Hannah Robinson
A Lexington County elementary school teacher is accused of having weed edibles in her student prize box, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
According to court records, both men are charged with presenting a false claim for an insurance payment.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 5:15 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
“The Satterfield’s and the Murdaugh law firm have reconciled their differences,” said the Satterfield estate’s attorney Eric Bland. Bland said he could not comment further.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
A teacher at Clear Dot Charter School in Columbia has been fired following accusations of writing the n-word on his class’ board.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 9:00 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Medicals records for Alex Murdaugh show that he did have a gunshot wound on his head following the alleged insurance fraud shooting.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 11:54 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer and Gray News staff
Victoria Farish Weiss, 27, is charged with possession of a Schedule 1 drug, according to warrants. She is no longer employed with the school district.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 8:28 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Price believes the tension at these meetings is so high right now because national debates, in particular about COVID-19 mitigation, have become localized.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:10 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
A South Carolina prison correctional officer can spend up to half of their 12-hour shift locking and unlocking cell doors, according to the agency director.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 7:43 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
A TikTok video showing a South Carolina man saying he fired more than 40 employees for being vaccinated has been viewed more than 80,000 times.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2021 at 7:19 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
In a statement on behalf of the Satterfield family, Bland Richter, LLP said a settlement was reached Friday between Satterfield’s estate, Cory Fleming, and the insurance carrier connected to the lawsuit.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 4:07 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Sattefield died from injuries she sustained after “a trip and fall accident,” according to the settlement.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer and Ray Rivera
In an insurance fraud warrant, SLED says Murdaugh gave 61-year-old Colleton County man Curtis Smith a weapon and told Smith to shoot him.
WH Press Secretary: SC politicians should ‘get out of the way’ of health experts on COVID mitigation
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 9:41 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
When asked what the next steps the Biden Administration is prepared to take in response to this limit on mask requirements, Psaki said they are prepared to support schools who may need it.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 7:08 AM EDT
|By JEFFREY COLLINS and Adam Mintzer
Murdaugh’s law firm said he took money from the business.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips and Adam Mintzer
Alex Murdaugh released a statement Monday afternoon after he was shot along a rural road in Hampton County Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Connor Lomis and Adam Mintzer
The South Carolina Supreme Court rules in the case of the Attorney General against Columbia over the mask mandate.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2021 at 10:58 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Mark Sanford was South Carolina’s governor, a congressman, a presidential candidate, and the center of a political scandal.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer and Live 5 Web Staff
Officials with the Medical University of South Carolina said they currently have 12 children hospitalized with COVID in their facilities, with three of those children in the ICU and on ventilators.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 8:50 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
The Governor also urged students and parents who are open to getting the COVID-19 vaccine to get it now.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 7:06 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Hundreds of more are in quarantine because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 8:27 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Educators, lawmakers, doctors, and parents are writing letters, signing petitions, and showing up to meetings to express their concern with the lack of mask mandates at South Carolina public schools.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2021 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
The bipartisan bill fines drivers $25 for driving in the far left lane on the highway unless they are passing another car.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 5:41 PM EDT
|By Laurel Mallory, Adam Mintzer and Lauren Adams
Josephson's family addressed the court after the verdict was read.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 7:59 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Summer break is just about over for South Carolina students, and some teachers are already prepping their classrooms for the year ahead.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2021 at 9:10 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
After President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday, most federal offices around the country closed Friday in recognition of the day. But, state offices in South Carolina remained open.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 10:59 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
When asked about Critical Race Theory after a news conference Monday, McMaster told reporters it has no place in South Carolina.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
A deadname is a term often used in the transgender community to refer to the name given to a person at birth.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
The Heritage Act, passed in 2000, forbids the removal of memorials for historic figures or events from public property without a two-thirds vote of the state legislature.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 7:10 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Despite remaining calm at gunpoint and putting the safety of his students first, Richland School District Two bus driver Kenneth Corbin shrugs off this new title.
Updated: May. 11, 2021 at 7:39 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Governor Henry McMaster doubled down on his decision to stop federal pandemic programs two months early on Tuesday.
Updated: May. 3, 2021 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
People are uprooting their lives to go to cities with fewer COVID-19 laws and rules surrounding vaccinations, and South Carolina is a popular destination.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 11:58 AM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips and Adam Mintzer
By the time Gov. Henry McMaster signs a new bill requiring five-day in-person learning into law this week, school districts across the state will already be ready. But teachers will benefit from two other key parts of the bill.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Their mission is simple: to give people a safe environment to talk about their mental health.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 11:03 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
Thursday’s crossover deadline is a point at which any bill passing the House or Senate must get a two-thirds vote in the other chamber to be considered, a higher bar than is usually needed.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
A South Carolina Senate subcommittee Wednesday advanced a bill that would allow college athletes to be paid for ads or sponsorships.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 2:36 PM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer and Patrick Phillips
A federal judge has blocked South Carolina’s new abortion ban from taking effect.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 5:51 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer
South Carolina is one of three states without a hate crime law on the books, but that could soon change.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 at 8:01 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer
Judge Mary Geiger Lewis held a hearing at 2 p.m. Monday to hear arguments over whether an injunction was necessary.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 3:54 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer
Lawmakers in the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee are likely to consider allowing some gun owners to open-carry their weapons.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 10:43 AM EST
|By Adam Mintzer
The South Carolina General Assembly is expected to pass the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Bill as early as Wednesday afternoon, which would then send the bill to Gov. Henry McMaster's desk for his signature.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 8:33 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer
State senators unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would move teachers, school staff and daycare workers higher up in the state’s vaccine rollout.