Palmetto Boys State, Palmetto Girls State students celebrate 2025 class
On Friday, June 13, at the State House hundreds of students from the Palmetto Boys State and Palmetto Girls State programs celebrated this year’s class.
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South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders
A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months.
Over a dozen anti-Trump rallies planned across South Carolina this weekend
Multiple protests and opposition rallies are scheduled to take place across South Carolina and the country this weekend as President Donald Trump gears up to celebrate his 79th birthday alongside a massive military parade Saturday marking the 250th anniversary of the Army.
Judge won’t halt execution in South Carolina over lethal injection concerns
A federal judge Wednesday told lawyers for a South Carolina inmate scheduled to die in two days that he doesn’t plan to stop the execution because they didn’t have evidence there were problems with the state’s lethal injection process.
Rep. Mace files bill to label Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organization
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace announced Tuesday the filing of a bill that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization within the country.
Senator, attorney challenge injunction used to fast track lawmaker raises
A state senator and a Midlands attorney have filed a legal challenge against the recently passed raise for lawmakers.
Gas prices in South Carolina drop by 4.1 cents, reaching $2.70 average per gallon
The average price of gas in South Carolina dropped in the past week, falling 4.1 cents, and establishing a new average cost of gas in the state at $2.70 per gallon Monday.
Billion-dollar battery plant pauses construction amid electric vehicle and tariff uncertainty
A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.”
SC governor holds hurricane tabletop exercise
South Carolina Emergency Management Division and other agencies will take part in the governor’s hurricane tabletop exercise on Thursday, June 5.
SC Governor Henry McMaster signs Disclosure of Intimate Images bill
SC Governor Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing for the Disclosure of Intimate Images Bill (H. 3058).
