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One SC Fund raises record $5 million for Hurricane Helene relief in SC

A fund collecting donations for storm relief in South Carolina following Hurricane Helene is now at more more than$5 million.

South Carolinians set new records with pre-election day turnout

As South Carolina have wrapped up its early voting period, the State Election Commission (SEC) is reporting that there have been more than 1.5 million ballots casted in the 2024 General Election.

Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 loss

Donald Trump delivered a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before Tuesday's presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he “shouldn't have left” the White House after his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Harris and Trump will both make a furious last-day push before Election Day

A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day.

Governor McMaster denies clemency for Richard Moore

Richard Bernard Moore, convicted of killing a store clerk in 1999 is denied clemency and put to death by lethal injection Friday night

Rapid Shelter Columbia celebrates 2nd birthday

"It was really wonderful to see people come together and really reflect on how much progress we've made the last two years," says Councilwoman Dr. Aditi Bussells.

Don't miss out on these election day freebies

Some companies are offering perks and discounts on Election Day.

Final job report before Election day released

The final job report before Election Day showed slower than expected growth in October with just 12 thousand jobs being added.

Wendy's to close 140 restaurants

Wendy’s is making some changes in the coming months.

SLED reminding voters to not take ballot selfies

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is reminding South Carolina voters to not take photos of their ballots.

Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'

Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies."

Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argument

Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day, using demeaning language and misrepresentations to paint an exceedingly narrow slice of the U.S. population as a threat to national identity.

Pilot error blamed for crash of military jet missing for more than a day in South Carolina

A Marine investigation blamed the pilot of an advanced fighter jet for ejecting from the aircraft when he didn't need to, causing the F-35 to fly unmanned for 11 minutes before it crashed in rural South Carolina last year.

Boeing workers will vote on a new contract offer to end 7-week-old strike

The union representing striking Boeing factory workers says members will vote Monday on a new contract offer from the company that provides slightly bigger wage increases than an offer that was rejected last week.

South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life

South Carolina put Richard Moore to death by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk, despite a broad appeal for mercy by parties that included three jurors and the judge from his trial, a former prison director, pastors and members of his family.