The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office announced it is offering seminars to all Sumter County religious organizations to aid them in developing security protocols, including guidelines on how to respond to a violent incident.
— The Confederate flag was temporarily removed from in front of the South Carolina Statehouse after a woman climbed the pole.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states should officially end South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s defense of the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Legislature will likely reconvene July 6 to consider overriding Gov. Nikki Haley’s vetoes and take up proposals to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds.
NEW YORK, NY (WOLO) — One of the escaped murderers from a New York prison is dead. A law enforcement source said Richard Matt was shot and killed by police. Matt was one of the murderers who escaped from a New York prison earlier this month. The source also says police are chasing the other escapee, David Sweat. More than…
President Obama eulogized the Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston today, nine days after a gunman killed the pastor and eight other people at Bible study in a historic black South Carolina church.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is hosting science teachers and more than 100 minority high school students to enhance the students’ science, technology, engineering and math skills.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Another scorching day is coming for the South Carolina coast.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health overhaul means more than 154,000 South Carolinians can continue to receive federal subsidies that help pay for their health insurance premiums.
Coastal Carolina University has established two scholarships in honor of South Carolina Sen. Clementa Pinckney, who was killed, along with eight others, while attending Bible study last week in a Charleston church.
