The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says there was a decrease in initial unemployment insurance claims last week, setting a new record low during the pandemic for the second week in a row.
The Lexington County Coroner's Office has identified the child who was fatally shot on Wednesday on Madera Road.
(CNN) --- As cases continue to decline here in South Carolina and much of the United States, that highly contagious COVID-19 variant "Delta" first found overseas is now spreading here at home. Wednesday…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A group of state senators investigating South Carolina's juvenile prison system have voted they have no confidence in Department of Juvenile Justice Director Freddie Pough. The vote Wednesday by a Senate subcommittee investigating the agency came…
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - A federal judge in South Carolina is considering a bid to block the upcoming electrocutions of two prisoners under the state's recently revised capital punishment law. U.S. District Judge Bryan Harwell heard arguments Wednesday on whether…
A group of state senators investigating South Carolina's juvenile prison system have voted they have no confidence in Department of Juvenile Justice Director Freddie Pough. The vote Wednesday by a Senate subcommittee investigating the agency came after current and former teachers and jail officers testified that conditions keep getting worse.
On the vaccine front, DHEC officials say they have administered nearly 2 million first dose shots to South Carolinians since the first Pfizer shot was available in the state in December. During a meeting Wednesday, health officials say demand for vaccines have slowed down.
On Thursday afternoon, Prisma Health announced a new partnership with LifeNet South Carolina to offer more air ambulance coverage throughout the Palmetto State.
The South Carolina House has put its final touches on the state's nearly $11 billion budget. The spending plan for the year starting in July includes raises for teachers, law enforcement officers and nearly every state employee. It won't include million-dollar drawings for people who are vaccinated against COVID-19.
South Carolina's Supreme Court says a state law requiring sex offenders to register for life without prior judicial review is unconstitutional.
DHEC reports 162 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths in the state.
Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Marine Corps recruit during a strenuous exercise that caps a 13-week training course at South Carolina's Parris Island. Installation officials say Pfc. Dalton Beals died Friday during an exercise known as "The Crucible," the final test of recruit training.
A federal judge in South Carolina is considering a bid to block the upcoming electrocutions of two prisoners under the state's recently revised capital punishment law. A state judge denied a similar request to stop the executions.
South Carolina's state-owned utility appears to have survived four years of turmoil to remain public. The South Carolina House and Senate both unanimously approved an overhaul bill Tuesday that did not include selling Santee Cooper to a private company.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina judge is refusing to block two executions set for later this month. The two condemned inmates, both men, have sued the state over a new law effectively forcing prisoners to choose between the…
Private schools in the state are getting some aid to help them recover from losses sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday afternoon, State Superintendent Molly Spearman announced more than $38 million in emergency assistance will go to the state's 111 private schools.
Inside the Statehouse, lawmakers returned for a special session to take up several key issues in the budget on Tuesday.
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.
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 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.
