An organization that represents retired people is calling on South Carolina lawmakers to pass hate crime legislation. Friday, AARP South Carolina sent a letter to lawmakers on behalf of its more than 660,000 members in the state.
A new South Carolina law banning abortions will stay on hold following a judge's order to extend a temporary restraining order.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state's latest coronavirus numbers as of Thursday.
The Senate has approved a proposal that would pay South Carolina teachers the small annual raises that were postponed at the start of the school year because of economic uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic. Senators Thursday unanimously approved the retroactive "step raises," which are increases of several hundred dollars a year teachers get for each year of service.
After a marathon bill reading session that ended overnight, The Senate will debate on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Friday.
A crossing guard who just turned 94 years young is in no rush to retire. Estella Williams is the oldest crossing guard in the state and one of the oldest in the whole country.
Thursday, state lawmakers discussed a bill that could impact women's access to birth control. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee discussed the measure that would allow pharmacists to dispense birth control to women without a direct prescription from a medical provider.
South Carolina still ranks among the least safe states in the country when it comes to COVID-19, but it is no longer at the top of the list.
State officials say South Carolina's capitol was one of the targets of a cyber attack.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services are warning South Carolinians to beware of ordering medication online without a prescription.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state's latest coronavirus data as of Wednesday.
A bill that would allow people to carry guns without concealing them in South Carolina is heading to the House floor. The House Judiciary Committee approved so-called open carry of weapons for people who already have a concealed-weapons permit by a 16-8 vote Tuesday.
South Carolina's education superintendent made a surprise appearance at a hearing to ask House members to not pass a bill that would prevent transgender students from playing on girls sports teams in middle and high school.
President Biden and Democrats agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks as they prepare to move the COVID bill to the Senate.
Columbia, SC (Associated Press) --- The push to ban transgender athletes in South Carolina high school sports advanced at the state house Wednesday. Despite State Education Superintendent Molly Spearman asking lawmakers not to vote…
Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) --Happy birthday South Carolina State University! The state's only public historically black university was founded in Orangeburg 125 years ago today. Today, S.C. State University boasts more than 30…
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On Wednesday, the University of South Carolina released findings of a new study that details the university system's economic impact on the Midlands and the state. Darla Moore School of Business Economist Joseph Von Neesen is the report's lead researcher.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is releasing more details about their vaccination plans as the state enters phase 1b.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says they have referred 2,855 unemployment insurance claims to authorities investigating them for fraud. Officials say the investigation will be conducted by state and federal authorities including the United States Department of Justice National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, Insurance Fraud Division.
