Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins with cellphones, bullets and gunshot residue
Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial opened this week, with prosecutors laying out their evidence that the disgraced attorney allegedly killed his wife and son.
Alex Murdaugh heads to trial in 2021 killings of wife, son
Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is about to put his fate before a small-town jury for the 2021 deaths of his wife and son. Prosecutors say he stole millions of dollars from clients and committed insurance fraud trying to stage his own death.
State lawmakers propose power grid protections after attacks on substations
Lawmakers in at least two states that have seen recent attacks to electrical infrastructure are proposing new legislation to improve security around substations and increase the penalties for damaging utility equipment.
South Carolina K-9 missing after training exercise hugs handler in emotional reunion
Three-year-old Gunner was found 'cold, wet, and thirsty but in good health,' South Carolina police say.
Twin brothers to walk 20 miles in every state for foster children: ‘There are so many kids that need us ’
Tavon and Davon Woods said they are products of the foster childcare system and want to raise awareness about its challenges.
DOJ: 305 dogs rescued, 20 arrested in largest dogfighting ring in South Carolina
Responders said some of the dogs had severe scarring, along with festering open wounds, lacerations, and abscesses.
Professor comforts student’s crying baby while teaching class
The South Carolina math professor stepped in to hold a student’s baby so she could participate in class without distractions.
South Carolina lawmakers to debate on rape, incest exceptions in proposed abortion ban
The Senate Medical Affairs Committee vote 9-8 with two Republicans joining all Democrats — to send the bill to the full Senate.
Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime'
An outdoorsy eight-year-old found a fossilized shark tooth from a long-extinct species while he was on a family vacation in South Carolina earlier this month of August 2022.
Woman killed by a flying umbrella on a South Carolina beach
Nationwide, 2,800 beach umbrella-related injuries were reported from 2010 to 2018.
Alex Murdaugh murder charges: Disgraced attorney indicted in death of wife, son
Alex Murdaugh is already jailed and faces dozens of criminal charges that have piled up in the months since his wife Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, were killed.
Man wins $100,000 testing lottery strategy he saw on TV
A television show gave a South Carolina man a winning idea.
11-foot alligator kills man in Myrtle Beach yacht club community
South Carolina authorities determined the alligator should be euthanized immediately.
Former South Carolina congressman proposes age limit for 'geriatric' politicians
South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit — 72 — for state politicians.
'Tiger King' star Doc Antle charged with money laundering
Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been charged with laundering more than half a million dollars, money federal prosecutors said Monday that he believed to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border.
Remains of Brittanee Drexel found 13 years after going missing in South Carolina, suspect charged
Brittanee Drexel went missing in 2009 while visiting Myrtle Beach on spring break, authorities said
Man died from heart attack while burying woman he strangled, South Carolina deputies say
As they investigated the man's death, deputies found a body wrapped in trash bags in a freshly dug hole and determined it was his girlfriend, investigators said.
Rescued teen worked to stay alive after falling down 40-foot well, firefighters say
Firefighters in South Carolina said the 14-year-old boy fell down the well Saturday evening.
Gunshots interrupt youth baseball game; city offers $10K reward for arrest
Video shows spectators and young athletes running and getting on the ground to duck and cover.
Man's firing squad execution halted by South Carolina Supreme Court
South Carolina’s first-ever firing squad execution of Richard Bernard Moore was halted on Wednesday by the state’s Supreme Court.