Gov. McMaster announces SC team to join Texas flood response
McMaster says he has deployed South Carolina Task Force One officers and K9s who will aid in the search for victims and survivors.
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Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at U.S. airports.
Trump administration withholds millions in funding for South Carolina schools
The Trump administration is withholding millions in funding that South Carolina schools were supposed to receive on July 1.
Trump says US must send more weapons to Ukraine, days after ordering pause in deliveries
President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv.
Wall Street is mixed amid Trump's new tariff deadlines
Stocks are mixed in morning trading Tuesday a day after a broad sell-off following the Trump administration's decision to impose new import tariffs set to go into effect next month on more than a dozen nations.
Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariff-related price increases
Amazon is extending its annual Prime Day sales and offering new membership perks to Gen Z shoppers amid tariff-related price worries and possibly some consumer boredom with an event marking its 11th year.
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1.
Latest: 'Tiger King' twist finds 'Doc' Antle facing possible prison sentence for animal trafficking
“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle is going to prison — but not for as long as prosecutors wanted — after admitting he broke federal law buying endangered animals to keep at his zoo in South Carolina.
Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday launched a two-day tour of South Carolina, calling on voters across rural areas — some tucked in GOP strongholds — to exercise their “moral authority” in standing up to President Donald Trump and Republicans in next year's midterm elections.
Deputies: Woman stopped for DUI in U-Haul, carrying bag of cocaine
Investigators say they initially responded to complaints of Shamonique Favor driving a U-Haul truck recklessly almost hitting people including children.
Road closed due to cut gas line
Drivers are urged to find another route until repairs are complete.
Orangeburg firefighters respond to condemned building
No injuries were reported.
Lexington man accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor
Investigators with the SC Attorney General's Office say a Midlands man solicited and engaged in criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and sent sexually explicit images to a minor.
Deputies make arrest after report of a man with a gun at a Midlands grocery store
Investigators say on July 4th around 11:30am deputies responded to Publix on Hardscrabble Rd. after people reported a man armed with a rifle sitting in a car.
Deputies: Vape shop robbed at gunpoint
Investigators say at 5:30pm Sunday, deputies responded to Day and Night Vape and Gifts on Beltline Blvd.
Updated -- Two dead after BUI related crash on Lake Greenwood
Two people are dead and two others injured after a boating accident on Lake Greenwood.
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood.
Tropical Storm Chantal brings heavy rains to northeast SC, low impact to Midlands
Tropical Storm Chantal brought heavy rains as it moved inland across northeastern South Carolina on Sunday morning, with little to no impact on the Midlands as it heads North.
15 children are among the 43 dead from Texas flash floods as rescuers search for the missing
The flooding in Kerr County killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and six more people died in nearby counties.
Former Gov. Nikki Haley's mom has passed away
According to a post on social media, former Governor Nikki Haley says her mom, Raj Kaur Randhawa, passed away on the 4th of July.
