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August 25, 2022

South Carolina state employees will soon be entitled to 6 weeks of paid parental leave

SC state employees who give birth or adopt a child will be entitled to six weeks of paid time off starting in October. The governor is open to expanding the leave again next year.

August 24, 2022

South Carolina elementary school principal shot to death in car; suspect arrested

Kyle Church, the suspect accused of murdering South Carolina elementary school principal Wendy Cook, was in the same vehicle where Cook was found dead when police arrived.

August 23, 2022

Chuck E. Cheese brawl in South Carolina results in 2 adults charged

Two people have been charged with breach of peace after a large brawl at a Chuck E. Cheese in South Carolina.

August 22, 2022

Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime'

While on a family vacation in South Carolina, an eight-year-old boy found a 4.75-inch shark tooth believed to be from a long-extinct shark species, the angustidens, related to the megalodon.

August 21, 2022

Lindsey Graham's Atlanta grand jury testimony in Trump criminal probe delayed for now by appeals court order

A panel of federal appeals judges temporarily postponed Sen. Lindsey Graham’s testimony before a Fulton County special grand jury related to a probe into former President Donald Trump.

August 19, 2022

Myrtle Beach shark attacks: 2 bitten on same day

Two people in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were bitten by sharks this week in a pair of incidents that happened only blocks apart from each other, police say.

August 18, 2022

Alex Murdaugh federal probe ramps up with new fraud charge for South Carolina bank scion Russell Laffitte

A federal grand jury charged Alex Murdaugh associate Russell Laffitte with a new count of fraud -- the sixth count in the alleged money laundering scheme involving Palmetto State Bank.

August 17, 2022

South Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocks abortion law as near-total ban moves forward in state House

The South Carolina state Supreme Court temporarily blocked a six-week abortion ban on Wednesday, after the state legislature passed a near-total abortion ban bill the day prior.

August 17, 2022

Alex Murdaugh lawyer cites Trump FBI raid in demand for evidence in murders of wife, son: 'Manufactured drama'

South Carolina prosecutors ripped a press event held by Alex Murdaugh's defense lawyer, Dick Harpootlian, as "manufactured drama" over evidence on murders of Murdaugh's wife and son.

August 16, 2022

South Carolina Gamecocks' football program looks to defy the odds in Shane Beamer's second season

Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer is looking to improve upon last season after exceeding expectations. South Carolina has added quarterback Spencer Rattler to its talented roster.