With the stroke of a pen, Governor Henry McMaster signed a new education bill into law at the Statehouse Thursday. The bill requires all public school districts in South Carolina to offer in-person learning, five days per week by Monday April 26.
At least two structures were damaged Wednesday by a large wildfire in South Carolina that prompted evacuations. Horry County officials say some residents were asked to leave with other structures also threatened.
Girl Scouts across South Carolina are teaming up with Palmetto Pride to start a statewide litter prevention campaign. They made the announcement Thursday at the Statehouse as part of Earth Day.
South Carolina is getting nearly half a million in federal funds to upgrade some of the state's older diesel school buses.
DHEC reports 408 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 19 new deaths in South Carolina.
According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, 4,921 South Carolinians filed an initial claim for unemployment last week. That's a decrease of 124 claims from the week before.
You can celebrate Earth Day by taking a virtual tour of the sky with the South Carolina State Museum!
This Earth Day, the South Carolina Floodwater Commission is planting at least three million tree seeds across the state, as part of it's Power Plant S.C. project. The project kicked off at the governor's mansion Thursday morning.
(AP) — A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. Honda said Wednesday that a faulty driver’s air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Supporters of making South Carolina the next-to-last state in the U.S. to pass a hate crime law acknowledge they are running out of time in this year's legislative session. A House-passed bill was sent to the…
Wildlife officials in South Carolina say you might want to look out for a swarm of sea worms on the coast. They have a set of hooked jaws, so you will want to avoid swimming near them.
Officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control say the number of people getting vaccinated for COVID-19 is beginning to level out. Dr. Jane Kelly says the more people who get vaccinated, the sooner we can return to some sense of normalcy.
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All students in South Carolina will have the option to attend school in person five days a week by next week.
South Carolina is one step close to having the electric chair the default method of execution in the state. Wednesday morning, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the legislation that would allow the electric chair to be used if the director of the state Department of Corrections certifies that lethal injection is not available.
A state lawmaker has filed a bill that would penalize racially exploitive non-emergency 911 calls. The CAREN Act stands for Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-emergencies and was introduced by representative JA Moore of Berkeley County.
On Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster nominated former U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr. to serve as the next chairman on the Santee Cooper Board of Directors.
DHEC reports 391 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 11 additional deaths in the state.
Girl Scouts across South Carolina are working with Palmetto Pride to start a statewide litter prevention campaign for Earth Day. The four day campaign kicks off Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Statehouse.
Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster announced that $12 million of the GEER Fund will go to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. The governor says the funds will be used to help expand the juvenile delinquency prevention programs.
