Lexington Police add new patches to uniform to promote austim understanding
Police in Lexington are adding a new item to their uniform.
South Carolina
Attorney General announces new SC human trafficking posters
You may soon see more reminders of the state’s human trafficking hotline.
South Carolina prepares for second firing squad execution
Long a method of execution associated with political terror or military justice, a firing squad is set to kill a South Carolina inmate on Friday, the second time the state will have carried out that method in the past five weeks.
Mikal Mahdi, death row inmate files petition for clemency
A death row inmate set to die on Friday, April 11, filed a petition for clemency to stop his execution.
SC State House eliminating budget earmarks
Lawmakers at the State House say they are looking to eliminating budget earmarks, or one-time spending for “pet projects” in individual legislators’ districts in the budget proposal.
After years of resisting, South Carolina moves toward hands-free cellphones while driving
After eight years of trying to persuade his fellow lawmakers in the South Carolina House to require hands-free cellphone use while driving, a little pain might have helped Rep. Bill Taylor get his bill passed Wednesday.
SC Senate proposal may impose stricter transparency rules on charter schools
The South Carolina Senate Education Committee discussed a charter school accountability bill on Tuesday.
Previous execution reveals how South Carolina will put 2nd inmate to death by firing squad
South Carolina is legally required to keep some protocols secret as it prepares to put a man to death by firing squad for the murder of a public safety officer, but the only previous execution by bullets the state carried out last month reveals a few key details.
People across the state celebrate “Advocacy Day” at the State House
Tuesday morning (April 8), people from across the state came to Columbia to celebrate “Advocacy Day” at the SC State House.
South Carolina’s highest court refuses to stop second firing squad execution
South Carolina’s highest court on Monday rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi, who is scheduled to die by firing squad later this week for the ambush killing of an off-duty police officer.
