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July 27, 2021

South Carolina man who killed Uber rider gets life

Nathaniel Rowland, of South Carolina, has been convicted of the 2019 abduction and murder of a 21-year-old college student.

July 26, 2021

Defense rests without witnesses in Uber ride murder trial

The defense rested without calling any witnesses Monday in the murder trial of a man accused of killing a South Carolina college student who mistakenly got into what she thought was her Uber ride.

July 22, 2021

Murdaugh double murders: South Carolina investigators release harrowing 911 calls

One night in early June, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh came home to find his son and wife shot dead near the kennels on their property in Islandton.

July 21, 2021

GOP AG celebrates Biden admin's reversal on critical race theory handbook as 'big win for parents'

The Biden administration claimed that it was an "error" when the Department of Education linked to a radical activist group’s handbook that pushes critical race theory in schools, distancing itself from the organization to the relief of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.

July 20, 2021

South Carolina man repeatedly stabbed student who mistook him for Uber driver in deadly attack: prosecutors

A trial for the South Carolina man accused of kidnapping a woman who mistook his car for her Uber ride began this week, with prosecutors alleging that the man stabbed the victim more than 100 times before dumping her body in the woods near his home.

July 20, 2021

South Carolina murder victim Paul Murdaugh had BAC over 3 times legal limit in deadly 2019 boat crash

The South Carolina man who was awaiting trial on boating while intoxicated charges before being found murdered alongside his mother in June had a blood-alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit in the 2019 crash.

July 19, 2021

LA County mask mandates: Governors refuse to follow lead on guidelines for their own states

COVID-19 case numbers are spiking with the rise of the Delta variant, but while Los Angeles County is responding with mandatory mask usage, several states are refusing to do the same.

July 18, 2021

Tim Scott’s eye popping 2022 fundraising grabs 2024 attention

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is hauling in a lot of campaign cash as he runs for reelection in 2022, and that’s generating some buzz about 2024.

July 16, 2021

Iowa, New Hampshire fight to stay atop the 2024 GOP nomination

GOP chairs in Iowa and New Hampshire team up to protect their states cherished position kicking off the presidential nominating calendar.

July 10, 2021

Murdaugh double murders: Fatal boat crash survivor alleges attempted cover-up in South Carolina

Attorneys for a South Carolina man who broke his jaw in a 2019 boat crash linked to a murdered Lowcountry scion have filed a petition asking to depose the officers who responded to the crash, alleging that they and “unknown others” may have tried to frame him.