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December 27, 2024

South Carolina AG leads legal battle over gender pronoun rules in school districts

South Carolina's attorney general is leading a legal battle over gender pronoun rules in the U.S.'s public school districts, which he said violates students' free speech rights.

December 24, 2024

Family of murdered SC woman rages at Biden for commuting killer's death sentence: 'She was shown no mercy'

Donna Major's husband Danny Jenkins and daughters Heather Turner and Katie Jenkins called out President Biden for commuting the death sentence of her murderer Brandon Council.

December 24, 2024

Former federal prosecutor in death row case speaks on Biden commuting murderer's sentence: 'My heart aches'

Former federal prosecutor Derek Shoemake, who worked a death row case, speaks out on the difficulty of seeing President Biden commute the sentence of a "remorseless murderer."

December 20, 2024

Christmas means oyster roasts in this Southern state: 'Beloved delicacy'

Across the United States, Christmastime meals mean different things for different people. For residents of South Carolina, Christmas means it is time to roast oysters.

December 11, 2024

Alex Murdaugh lawyers file appeal alleging ousted South Carolina court clerk swayed jury

Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh, 56, filed an appeal for a new murder trial on Tuesday, citing improper testimony and Becky Hill's alleged jury tampering.

December 2, 2024

DUI driver admits to crash that killed South Carolina bride on wedding night year after tragedy

The woman charged with killing a Charlotte bride in a crash on her wedding night was scheduled for a trial Monday, but she pleaded guilty just before it was set to start.

November 30, 2024

South Carolina mayor dies in crash while being ‘pursued’ by deputy, just days after his police force quit

McColl Mayor George Garner II died in a vehicle crash in Mechanicsville just days after his town's entire police force resigned, officials say.

November 24, 2024

Entire police department resigns leaving South Carolina community without law enforcement presence

A South Carolina community is without a single police officer after the entire police department, including the police chief, resigned on Friday.

November 23, 2024

24 states' attorneys general call on Supreme Court to keep biological boys out of girls sports

Attorneys general from 24 states are asking the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling and uphold an Arizona law to ban biological boys from girls sports.

November 20, 2024

Killer mom Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after drowning sons

30 years after South Carolina killer mom Susan Smith was put behind bars for drowning her two toddler sons, she will appear for her first parole hearing on Wednesday morning.