COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Investigators say what they initially thought was a traffic wreck on Interstate 77 in Columbia has turned into a homicide investigation. Columbia Police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said 22-year-old Shamar Johnson was ejected from his car after it crashed into a median and overturned several times before landing in the woods along I-77 near the Shop Road…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The growing realization that ever-more ferocious storms are becoming more common as the result of global warming is forcing government officials to revisit how they respond to natural disasters. In South Carolina late last year, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster created a special floodwater commission. The group will be tasked with figuring out how to better combat…
Greenville, SC (AP) — A South Carolina mother has filed a Federal lawsuit against a foster agency for refusing to work with her because of her religion. Aimee Madonna of Simpsonville says Miracle Hill Ministries, a Greenville foster care agency, encouraged her to become a foster parent back in 20-14, but cut ties with her once they found out she…
The school district of Charleston County, South Carolina, says a shortage of school bus drivers has left some students chronically late.
A group of senators say a proposal to overhaul how mental health patients are transported in South Carolina needs more work.
Jussie Smollett on Tuesday said he redacted some information from his phone before giving it to Chicago police to protect people’s privacy.
The South Carolina House has approved a bill requiring fraternities and sororities to keep publicly reporting conduct violation by the groups at colleges and universities.
A county election director in South Carolina has resigned after reports that more than 1,000 ballots were not counted last year.
The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Monday to step up its policing of dietary supplements, which it said has mushroomed into a $40 billion industry with more than 50,000 products.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Negotiators in Congress say they have reached an agreement in principle to fund the government and avoid another partial government shutdown. The emerging agreement was announced by a group of lawmakers, including Republican Sen. Richard Shelby and Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey, after a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. Now they will need the support of President Donald…
