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May 5, 2022

Pence prays conservative Supreme Court justices have ‘courage of their convictions’ to overturn Roe v. Wade

Former Vice President Mike Pence hopes the conservative justices on the Supreme Court have the “courage of their convictions” to strike down Roe v. Wade abortion ruling.

May 5, 2022

Accused South Carolina rapist's inner circle asked alleged victim's family to stop chatter about case: Sister

Family members of a South Carolina woman who was sexually assaulted and who later died say they have received a number of phone calls from her accused rapist's family and someone claiming to be calling on his behalf – allegedly asking them to stop talking about the case as the man has "an extremely bright future." 

May 5, 2022

SC former bank CEO indicted with Alex Murdaugh, another lawyer in scheme to defraud deaf quadriplegic man

The former CEO of a South Carolina bank, Russell Laffitte, was indicted for the first time Wednesday alongside Alex Murdaugh and Murdaugh’s close lawyer friend, Cory Fleming, in connection to an alleged money laundering scheme related to the family of a deaf quadriplegic man named Hakeem Pinckney.

April 28, 2022

SC ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh fronted $110K to purchase Georgia funeral home in 2020: court docs

Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, charged with defrauding former legal clients out of nearly $8.5 million since the still unsolved murders of his wife and son, allegedly fronted more than $110,000 to secure the purchase of a Georgia funeral home in 2020, according to court documents.

April 27, 2022

South Carolina shooter intentionally targeted police officer: police chief

A man who killed a police officer in South Carolina over the weekend did so intentionally, a police chief said during a news conference Tuesday. Cayce Public Safety Officer Roy Andrew "Drew" Barr was shot and killed Sunday.

April 26, 2022

Charleston: Video captures dozens of shots fired near youth baseball game; police issue statement

Gunshots went off near a youth baseball game in South Carolina, forcing parents, coaches and players to take cover.

April 24, 2022

South Carolina officer killed in the line of duty, police say

Officer Roy Andrew “Drew” Barr, of the Cayce Police Department in South Carolina, was killed in the line of duty early Sunday, officials said.

April 23, 2022

South Carolina man confesses to murdering California woman 21 years later

A South Carolina man has confessed to the murder of a California woman 21 years ago.

April 21, 2022

Third South Carolina mall shooting suspect arrested following six-day manhunt

The third suspect sought in connection to Saturday’s South Carolina mall shooting was arrested after turning himself into law enforcement Thursday and is expected to appear in bond court in Columbia.

April 21, 2022

Haunted house customer gets scared, shoots performer, police say

A trip to a haunted house resulted in a bigger scare than anyone planned, when a patron of the Hollywood Wax Museum Haunted House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., shot one of the workers, cops say.