South Carolina

"The flooding has been catastrophic," the police department on Pawleys Island, S.C., said around midday. As the storm arrived, the state was under 85 weather alerts.

Brittany Martin, 34, was convicted of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner, and may have to give birth in prison. An advocate notes that some Jan. 6 rioters are serving far less time.

South Carolina's governor signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

The state Supreme Court is temporarily blocking what was set to be South Carolina's first-ever firing squad execution. The planned April 29 execution of Richard Bernard Moore is now on hold.

Richard Bernard Moore is the first prisoner in South Carolina to face the choice of execution methods since the state made electrocution the default and gave inmates the option to face rifles instead.

South Carolina's governor signed a law last year forcing death row inmates to choose the manner of their execution: either by firing squad or electric chair if lethal injection is not possible.

Transportation officials say crews are working to treat roads ahead of snow and ice, but warned people to stay off of them.

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers say he can't afford to buy new underwear or pay his phone bill after his accounts were frozen so victims won't lose their chance to collect settlements.