MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Crowds nationwide are reacting with jubilation but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the killing of George Floyd. Cheers…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The COVID-19 economic downturn wasn't as bad as feared in South Carolina, so lawmakers suddenly have a lot more money to spend. The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday set aside money for a 2% raise for…
Tuesday, the South Carolina Manufacturing Alliance released the results of a study on the impact of manufacturing on the state. According to the study conducted by the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business, manufacturing contributes $206 billion a year to the state's economy and provides more than 700,000 jobs.
President Joe Biden took a virtual tour of an electric bus and battery manufacturing plant in the Upstate Tuesday. The tour comes after the president made a commitment that all American-made buses would be zero-emission by 2030.
Several local officials are reacting to Tuesday's verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
In a verdict read late Tuesday afternoon, the jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all three counts he faced. Chaucin was charged with second degree manslaughter, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission is calling for a Red Flag Fire Alert for tomorrow and Thursday.
South Carolina's governor is pushing state House members to approve a bill preventing lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed.
DHEC reports 362 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths in the Palmetto State.
One organization is looking to plant at least three million tree seeds across South Carolina on Earth Day. The South Carolina Floodwater Commission will kick off the POWERPLANTSC project at Governor Henry McMaster's mansion this Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Officials say it will be the largest single-day tree planting event in U.S. history.
A judge has upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a white former police officer in the killing of an unarmed Black man in South Carolina.
Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, who served under former President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 93.
America's oldest living person who was also a Palmetto State native has died at the age of 116.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Monday afternoon the SC Department of Natural Resources announced the portion of Garners Ferry Rd. in Richland County from the intersection with US Highway 601 to the Wateree River…
South Carolina veterans looking for a job have a new opportunity to find work. Monday afternoon, Governor Henry McMaster announced the Veterans Virtual Career Fair is scheduled to run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 4.
The South Carolina Black Expo is going virtual this year. It will take place this Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Organizers say they will have resources to help grow businesses, and you can also visit exhibit booths virtually.
DHEC reports 518 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths in South Carolina.
Governor Henry McMaster has received his first coronavirus shot. Monday, the governor released on social media that he and First Lady Peggy McMaster visited CVS Pharmacy in Columbia to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The FBI says that last year it questioned the man who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx plant in Indianapolis. Paul Keenan is the special agent in charge of the FBI's Indianapolis field office. He said…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A lawsuit says a South Carolina police officer drew a gun on a young Black driver whose only infraction was driving with his headlights off. Noah West was headed to a fast-food restaurant last month when…
