South Carolina

A judge halts South Carolina's new abortion law pending state Supreme Court review

5:27pm May 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.

South Carolina Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, speaks during a Senate debate on whether to pass a stricter law on abortion, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

South Carolina is poised to renew its 6-week abortion ban

8:19pm May 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — which was overturned by the state's highest court.

Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller are pictured at their wedding on Friday in a photo on a GoFundMe page. They were traveling in a golf cart hours later when a driver struck, killing Miller and injuring Hutchinson and two others.

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Bride killed and groom injured when driver slams into golf cart after wedding

6:02pm May 02, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Authorities said the driver was speeding and intoxicated. Three additional passengers traveling in the golf cart, including the groom, were taken to a local hospital in serious condition.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson talks to the media after the conviction of Alex Murdaugh outside the Colleton County Courthouse on March 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C.

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A second autopsy has been done in a probe of an unsolved South Carolina death

8:22pm April 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The autopsy was completed this weekend on the exhumed body of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago on a South Carolina road, according to the family's lawyer.

South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom holds up a book he wanted to present to his new chief of staff James Holly during his introduction a meeting on Aug. 13, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. Eckstrom is stepping down from his post after a $3.5 billion accounting error.

South Carolina's comptroller quits after a $3.5 billion accounting error

4:01pm March 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after scrutiny of his performance following the blunder in a year-end financial report.

South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom holds up a book he wanted to present to his new chief of staff during his introduction at a meeting on Aug. 13, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. Pressure is mounting for Eckstrom after a $3.5 billion accounting error.

A $3.5 billion accounting error puts the South Carolina comptroller's job on the line

5:26pm March 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

State lawmakers angry over the accounting blunder by Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom began efforts to oust him, a day after demanding he quit or be fired. He has signaled he won't resign.

Lisa B. Stokes, 60, is a retired schoolteacher from Bamberg.

Politics & Government

A visit to Nikki Haley's hometown — where division 'still exists'

5:30pm February 19, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Nikki Haley paints her hometown as a place where race was a reality, but not a limitation. But residents say some racial divisions still exist.

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Sailors prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude balloon Friday for transport. The U.S. military says it has succeeded in recovering "significant debris" from a Chinese balloon that was shot down off of the South Carolina coast.

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The U.S. military lifts the Chinese balloon's 'priority sensors' from the ocean floor

2:04pm February 14, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified," U.S. Northern Command said.

In this aerial photo made in a flight provided by mediccorps.org, damage from Hurricane Ian is seen on Estero Island in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Friday.

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Dozens are dead from Ian, one of the strongest and costliest U.S. storms

7:59am October 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The powerful storm terrorized millions for most of the week, hitting western Cuba before raking across Florida and then South Carolina.

A local resident walks in a flooded street as Hurricane Ian bears down on Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 30. Ian hit southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now hitting South Carolina as a Category 1 storm near Charleston.

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Photos: Here's what Ian looks like in South Carolina

5:32pm September 30, 2022

The storm has landed in South Carolina after devastating southwest and central Florida. Ian brought heavy rain, high winds and flooding along South Carolina coast, causing damage in some areas.