Lawmakers return to the Statehouse for special session
Inside the Statehouse, lawmakers returned for a special session to take up several key issues in the budget on Tuesday.
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SC man released from hospital after more than 200 days and recovery from COVID-19 related coma
After more than 200 days in the hospital, a South Carolina man who recovered from a COVID-19 related coma has been released. Now, he and his family are enjoying this second shot at life.
Mother, son from prominent SC legal family found shot dead
Authorities say a mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family have been shot and killed on their family's land. Deputies say they found the two victims dead on the family's property near Islandton on Monday night.
SCDEW partnering with tech schools to offer retraining programs for those seeking unemployment benefits
SCDEW is partnering with the state's technical schools for a new workforce initiative. Under the new partnership, those seeking unemployment benefits in the state will have the opportunity to explore short term retraining programs offered at their local technical college, instead of conducting a weekly job search.
DHEC: 87 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, no new deaths in SC
DHEC reports 87 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths in the Palmetto State.
Global glitch: swaths of internet go down after cloud outage at Fastly
Numerous websites were unavailable Tuesday after an apparent widespread outage at the cloud service company Fastly.
Governor McMaster puts end to state of emergency in South Carolina
After a long year battling the coronavirus pandemic, South Carolinians can now take another big step closer to a more normal life. Today, Governor Henry McMaster ended the state’s COVID-19 state of emergency.
South Carolina State Guard prepares for hurricane season with drill over the weekend
Hurricane season is here, and the South Carolina State Guard is preparing to help keep everyone safe. Over the weekend, they held a hurricane preparedness drill.
South Carolina court weighs pausing new death penalty law
A South Carolina judge is considering whether to temporarily halt a new law effectively forcing death row prisoners to choose to die by either electric chair or firing squad.
South Carolina gov ends COVID-19-related state of emergency
Gov. Henry McMaster has ended South Carolina's ongoing pandemic-related state of emergency. The Republican said during a news conference Monday that the coronavirus situation in the state had improved to the point that it was no longer necessary.
DHEC: 79 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, no new deaths in SC
DHEC reports 79 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths in the Palmetto State.
2nd South Carolina inmate seeking to block electrocution
A second inmate scheduled to die later this month under South Carolina's recently reworked capital punishment law has requested permission to take part in another inmate's federal request to block his electrocution. Attorneys for Freddie Owens say in court papers that combining the cases would save the courts time and money.
South Carolina man faces prison for threats to ex-prosecutor
A South Carolina man authorities have linked to the extremist group the Proud Boys faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty to threatening a former federal prosecutor. Court records show 47-year-old James Giannakos of Gilbert is scheduled for sentencing by a U.S. District Court judge June 29.
No one is hurt after a private bar fire on Fairview Road in Lexington
Lexington County firefighters say no one is hurt after an early morning fire at a private bar on Fairview Road.
DHEC setting up medical needs shelters in-case of severe weather evacuations
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - DHEC is planning for severe weather outages and how it may impact medical patients. The state agency is working with in-patient hospice facilities that are willing to serve as medical needs shelters in the case of…
Director of Dept. of Juvenile Justice and Governor McMaster react to the employee walkout Friday morning
Employees at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice walked off the job this morning. Some teachers and security staff stood outside the facility, saying they've had enough with the long hours, pay and poor working conditions. DJJ Director Freddie Pough spoke with protesters for a little over an hour outside DJJ Friday afternoon. Gov. McMaster acknowledged their are issues in the department but said a walk out is not the way to go about achieving change.
Gov. McMaster, state officials participate in virtual hurricane drills, State Guard to conduct drill Saturday
Today, Governor Henry McMaster and state officials met virtually for hurricane drills to prepare for hurricane season. Tomorrow, the South Carolina State Guard says they will conduct a "Hurricane Preparedness Exercise."
DHEC: 119 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 10 additional deaths in SC
DHEC reports 119, new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 new deaths in South Carolina.
SC DJJ employees walk off the job Friday morning
Employees at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice have walked off the job this morning.
US to swiftly boost global vaccine sharing, Biden announces
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the U.S. will swiftly share millions more doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world. The U.S. will be directing most of the excess doses through the lagging United Nations-backed international COVAX program. This…
