Community leaders announce Bluff Road improvement project
The project aims to bring affordable assisted living, healthcare, a marketplace and a police substation to the Lower Richland community.
Politics
Special counsel: Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy, according to a Justice Department report.
Supreme Court arguments begin in landmark case seeking to kick Trump off ballot over Capitol attack
The Supreme Court has begun hearing former President Donald Trump's appeal to remain on the 2024 ballot.
Haley plans a two-week bus tour before South Carolina's GOP primary as Trump returns to the state
Nikki Haley is launching a bus tour before South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24, hoping the two-week push will show the former governor's commitment to her home state heading into the first-in-the-South vote.
SC lawmakers plan to address tort reform and other issues during legislative session
Several bills have already been passed and many more will be debated and voted on over the next couple of months.
SC attorney general and lawmakers propose laws to protect children from online threats
Some child sexual abuse material online involves children who are not even real.
Votes on dozens of new judges will have to wait in South Carolina
Dozens of open judgeships throughout the South Carolina courts will go unfilled amid an unresolved debate over the state's system of judicial selection.
Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection after growing threats on campaign, report says
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has requested Secret Service protection after receiving a growing number of threats during her 2024 presidential campaign, according to a report published Monday.
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution.
South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments.
South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood
A South Carolina woman who traveled elsewhere for an abortion just days after reaching six weeks of pregnancy wants a court to affirm that the state’s ban on the procedure — when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected — should not take effect until later in a pregnancy.
Haley uses her appearance on 'SNL' to poke fun at her Civil War gaffe and jab at a stand-in Trump
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley poked fun at herself over a campaign misstep, but her primary target during a “Saturday Night Live” appearance was Donald Trump.
CNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in general election rematch
If the 2024 presidential election was held today between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Trump would have a narrow lead, according to a new CNN poll.
House passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses
For a House that has struggled to get bills of consequence over the finish line, the tax legislation could represent a rare breakthrough.
Haley insists she's staying in the GOP race. Here's how that could cause problems for Trump
Nikki Haley 's path to the GOP nomination is rapidly shrinking following recent losses in Iowa and New Hampshire.
National Politics
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