President-elect Joe Biden is facing pressure to end the federal death penalty on day one of his administration. Federal executions were on hold for 16 years, until the Justice Department brought them back in July.
Jeffery Rosen has been chosen to take over as acting Attorney General.
In a statement released by the Office of the Governor, Sigmatex Carbon Textile Solutions, Inc. announced plans to build a new North American headquarters in Orangeburg County.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state’s latest coronavirus update as of Tuesday.
Lee County deputies say a woman was fatally shot earlier this month.
South Carolina’s public school districts are getting more than $84 million in federal aid to help get facilities reopened amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
One website allows you to get free oral COVID-19 tests in the Midlands.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says Sheriff Leon Lott has tested positive for COVID-19.
On Wednesday morning, South Carolina State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell released a statement saying she would be among the first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once it’s her turn. Dr. Bell encouraged South Carolinians to do the same when the vaccine becomes available to them.
U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr. is urging South Carolinians to be wary of coronavirus vaccine scams now that distribution has begun.
