COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The commanding general at Fort Jackson says the soldier seen in a viral video shoving and yelling at a black man is not facing additional disciplinary actions right now. Jonathan Pentland, an active-duty soldier, has already…
Former U.S. Congressman Joe Cunningham has filed preliminary paperwork for a potential run for governor. According to the State Ethics Commission's website, on Wednesday, the Charleston Democrat's name is listed as a candidate in 2022. Cunningham himself has not publicly announced his candidacy.
Officials with DHEC are again encouraging people to go out and get vaccinated. During a virtual news conference Friday afternoon, Public Health Director Dr. Brannon Traxler confirmed that vaccine appointments are going unfilled.
Attorney General Alan Wilson says South Carolina has received $84.3 million in tobacco settlement funds. In 1998, South Carolina and 45 other states settled claims against the then four major U.S. cigarette manufacturers in what amounted to the largest financial recovery in U.S. history.
The South Carolina House is sending a bill preventing people with COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups to the governor's desk. The proposal protects businesses as long as they follow guidelines to protect people from the virus.
DHEC reports 607 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths in the Palmetto State.
In Horry County, multiple families are home again after being forced to evacuate. They left Wednesday as a precaution when a large brush fire erupted.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The biggest winemaker in the United States wants to open an East Coast bottling and distribution center in South Carolina, investing $400 million and hiring up to 500 people. But it isn't the taxpayer money and…
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress next week.
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.
