July 14, 2016 Fire station reopens after Facebook posts prompt closing A fire station has reopened in South Carolina's capital, days after its then-captain threatened on Facebook to run over protesters if they still blocked traffic when his shift ended.
July 14, 2016 Officials: 3 emergency responders fired for posts online Officials say two firefighters in South Carolina's capital and a county paramedic have been fired for social media posts.
July 13, 2016 The Latest: State: Justice unlikely in federal church trial The Latest on legal maneuvering in the state and federal trials of Dylann Roof, who is charged in the Charleston church shootings (all times local): 9:30 a.m.
July 13, 2016 Record numbers of sea turtle nests in South Carolina It's been a good year for sea turtles along the South Carolina coast with record numbers of nests found along the shore midway through the nesting season.
July 12, 2016 South Carolina authorities investigating injury to congressman's niece The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating after U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford's niece's foot was apparently injured in an incident involving the congressman.
July 12, 2016 Fire department captain fired over posts about protesters A fire department captain in South Carolina's capital has been dismissed for posting on social media that he would run over protesters if they were still blocking traffic when his shift ended.
July 12, 2016 Alleged black church shooter to argue mental illness Attorneys for a man who faces the death penalty in the shooting deaths of nine parishioners at Charleston's Emmanuel AME Church say they will present evidence that he suffers a mental illness.
July 10, 2016 S. Carolina megachurch ousts founder as senior pastor The founder of South Carolina's massive NewSpring Church has been ousted as senior pastor over problems including alcohol use.
July 10, 2016 Confederate flag back for a day at SC Statehouse The Confederate battle flag flew again outside the South Carolina Statehouse on Sunday — temporarily — during a rally that drew both supporters in Civil War garb and bullhorn-toting protesters.
July 8, 2016 Church shooting attorney calls state prosecutor 'reckless' An attorney defending the man accused of fatally shooting nine black churchgoers says a South Carolina prosecutor's desire to go to trial before federal authorities is "reckless and shortsighted." Public defender Ashley Pennington says that if Solicitor Scarlett Wilson wants justice, she should accept Dylann Roof's offer to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.
