Bamberg Co. gets $856k grant to improve stormwater, flood zones
Bamberg County is given a $856 thousand dollar grant to help fix stormwater system in flood prone areas
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Mortgage rates tick up for 4th straight week
Some house hunters may want to put their searches on hold for a little longer.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19
The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.
Surging job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade
U.S. job growth surged and unemployment fell last month, an unexpected show of strength that may prove costly to homebuyers and businesses who were counting on sharply lower interest rates to lower the cost of buying everything from refrigerators to homes.
Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it 'despicable'
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
Red Cross volunteers travel to California to assist with disaster relief efforts
Volunteers from the Red Cross of South Carolina are traveling to California to assist in disaster relief efforts as wildfires force thousands to continue to evacuate.
15 new states enroll in UDSA milk testing
The U.S. government has expanded testing of the nation’s milk supply to better track the spread of Bird Flu.
JCPenny merging with Forever 21
A few years after filing for bankruptcy, JCPenny is hoping to make lots of J.C. dollars.
Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures
A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states Friday, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the region.
South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist
A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist who dismantled most of the former slave's work after the Civil War.
S.C. Department of Education gives update on PowerSchool data breach
New information about the PowerSchool data breach that may have exposed millions of students personal information.
Gov. Henry McMaster touts SC economic strength at 2nd annual summit
The state department of commerce reported more than $8 billion in capital investment in the Palmetto State last year.
Zookeepers at Riverbanks prepare animals for colder weather
As colder temperatures loom, extra precautions are being taken for the animals at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.
School choice to be topic at South Carolina State House
School choice is a hotly debated topic at the South Carolina State House.
Sen. Tim Scott now longest-serving African American senator at start of 119th Congress
Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott made history on Friday as the longest-serving African American senator in the 235-year history of the institution.
Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service in Washington before his return to Georgia
Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
Graham and Tuberville propose Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
Senator Lindsey Graham in partnership with Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, announced Wednesday a new act aimed at "preserving Title IX protections for female athletes".
Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Georgia's highest court to review a lower appeals court's ruling that removed her from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.
Man accused of stealing 15K worth of copper wire arrested
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office arrests a man accused in a crime spree in leading to a laundry list of charges
Reward being offered in murder of Sumter 9 year old
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a reward is now bring offered to help find the person who murdered a 9 year old boy
