North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing state will be able to cast their ballots despite the devastation of Hurricane Helene and the destruction of basic infrastructure only about a month before the November election.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham urged President Joe Biden Wednesday to intervene in a dockworker's strike that shut down ports from Maine to Texas.
The South Carolina Dept. of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed two cases of West Nile virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, in Myrtle Beach.
The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone, signaling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against the Hezbollah militant group.
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months.
The massive port workers' strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Gulf coast is highlighting a fear held by many workers: Eventually, we will be replaced by machines.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
Collection boxes will be stationed around different locations around Columbia (Richland County).
More than half of Dominion Energy customers in Saluda County are still without power as of Wednesday afternoon.
"It was absolutely amazing, and just incredible. But then it was also hard too, because we knew somebody was coming to get us, and it was just sad to think of all we were leaving behind, and two it was just a vacation for us, but these people lost everything," says Wanda Hein.
Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)--Deputies in Fairfield County are investigating a case of animal cruelty. Investigators say a good Samaritan found an emaciated dog stuffed inside a dog food bag…
South Carolina Congressman Russell Fry recently co-introduced a bill to crack down on synthetic drugs meant to mimic already-controlled substances.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R, S.C.) said on Wednesday he would introduce legislation to alter birthright citizenship in the country, his latest attempt in what has become a long-standing goal for the lawmaker.
A new report found cases increased 1% each year from 2012 to 2021.
Many residents of the Carolinas still lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity Wednesday as rescuers searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 166 people.
Over the past four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires and tropical storms. It's not a role that Kamala Harris has played as vice president.
Governor Henry McMaster says 36 South Carolinians are now confirmed dead due to Hurricane Helene, with over 629,000 people still without power across the state.
Retail operations at several locations are are temporarily suspended until further notice due to Hurricane Helene, according to USPS officials.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government's motion Tuesday to dismiss convicted killer Alex Murdaugh's appealof his federal sentence for financial crimes.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Officials with Santee Cooper confirm that one of the company's towers collapsed into the Congaree River. Officials say it is not affecting power distribution. A spokesperson for the Congaree Riverkeeper says the tower is just downstream of…
