Court nixes South Carolina’s lifelong sex offender registry
By Meg Kinnard
South Carolina’s Supreme Court says a state law requiring sex offenders to register for life without prior judicial review is unconstitutional.
Author: Associated Press
Marine recruit dies in final test of Parris Island training
Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Marine Corps recruit during a strenuous exercise that caps a 13-week training course at South Carolina’s Parris Island. Installation officials say Pfc. Dalton Beals died Friday during an exercise known as “The Crucible,” the final test of recruit training.
Federal judge asked to halt 2 South Carolina electrocutions
A federal judge in South Carolina is considering a bid to block the upcoming electrocutions of two prisoners under the state’s recently revised capital punishment law. A state judge denied a similar request to stop the executions.
S Carolina’s state-owned utility survives as public company
South Carolina’s state-owned utility appears to have survived four years of turmoil to remain public. The South Carolina House and Senate both unanimously approved an overhaul bill Tuesday that did not include selling Santee Cooper to a private company.
South Carolina judge refuses to block 2 scheduled executions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina judge is refusing to block two executions set for later this month. The two condemned inmates, both men, have sued the state over a new law effectively forcing prisoners to choose between the electric chair or a firing squad. Circuit Judge Jocelyn Newman issued an order Tuesday allowing the planned executions of Brad…
Mother, son from prominent SC legal family found shot dead
Authorities say a mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family have been shot and killed on their family’s land. Deputies say they found the two victims dead on the family’s property near Islandton on Monday night.
Panthers owner: ‘No way’ I’d build domed stadium post-COVID
Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper said he’s no longer considering building a domed stadium in downtown Charlotte in the post-COVID-19 era.
Jaguars hold out QB Lawrence because of hamstring tightness
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was held out of parts of practice Tuesday because of tightness in his left hamstring.
The Latest: Moderna seeks to use vaccine for adolescents
Moderna Inc. has filed a request with the European Medicines Agency for its COVID-19 vaccine to be granted authorization for use in adolescents. Moderna has also filed for authorization to use its vaccine under emergency use regulations in the U.S. and Canada.
Kids 5 and up get shots in tests for COVID vaccine
Tests of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine started Monday in Louisiana for children ages 5 through 11.
