1 dead, children among 7 hurt in shooting near SC convenience store
The shooting happened early Sunday morning near a convenience store, Police Chief Gregory Alexander said.
Alex Murdaugh bond set at $20K in alleged insurance fraud scheme
Lawyer Alex Murdaugh surrendered Thursday to face insurance fraud and other charges after state police said he arranged to have himself shot in the head so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout.
Alex Murdaugh accused of hiring hitman, arranging his own death in botched $10M life insurance plot
A prominent South Carolina lawyer who found the bodies of his wife and son three months ago tried to arrange his own death earlier this month so his son would get a $10 million life insurance payment, but the planned fatal shot only grazed his head, state police said Tuesday.
SC sheriff warns child predators after 5 sting arrests: 'If you hunt our children you will become the hunted'
After arresting five men accused of using social media apps to look for children for sex, a South Carolina sheriff issued a warning: "Let this send a strong message to any child predator: if you hunt our children, you will become the hunted."
South Carolina alligator attack on woman ends after neighbor whacks reptile with shovel
A South Carolina woman was rescued by a neighbor Thursday morning during a violent alligator attack in the state, authorities said. The neighbor's weapon of choice: a shovel.
Twin boys found dead inside hot car at South Carolina daycare
Twin 20-month-old boys found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a South Carolina daycare were likely in the hot SUV for more than nine hours, authorities said Thursday.
Federal appeals court upholds Dylann Roof's death sentence
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.
SC man arrested for allegedly tattooing child inside McDonald’s
Brandon Presha, 28, of Laurens, was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal tattooing and underage tattooing, police said.
VIDEO: Shark leaps out of ocean behind unsuspecting surfer
The video has been viewed over 33,000 on YouTube.
Suspect in fatal South Carolina shooting of 3 captured in Florida
The suspect in the killing of three people in rural South Carolina hopped on a plane after the shootings and was arrested hours later at a Jacksonville hotel, authorities said.
Man found guilty of murdering college student who mistook his car for Uber
A South Carolina man has been convicted of abducting and murdering the woman who mistook his car for her Uber ride in 2019.
Two-headed turtle found at South Carolina state park
South Carolina park volunteers found three loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings -- and one had two heads.
Woman who mistook car for Uber stabbed up to 120 times, expert testifies
There were more than 100 stab wounds on a South Carolina university student killed by a man who attacked her after she mistakenly thought his car was her Uber ride, a pathologist testified Monday.
Over 20 flags stolen from graves at SC cemetery, burned before 4th of July; congressman vows to replace them
Authorities in South Carolina are searching for the suspect or suspects who stole more than 20 American flags from graves at a cemetery and threw them into a pile, then lit them on fire the night before the Fourth of July.
SC man captures video of law-abiding alligator using crosswalk
A bicyclist in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina captured video of a law-abiding alligator using the crosswalk to cross the street.
BBQ restaurateur moonlights as mechanic, fixes up old cars to donate
Eliot Middleton is an auto mechanic who started a foundation where he receives used cars, repairs them and gives them to families without transportation.
Massive alligator roams SC neighborhood
A resident captured on video a massive alligator strolling through her neighbor’s yard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
South Carolina police capture man wanted in 4 killings after a week on run
Police arrested Tyler Terry Monday morning after seven days on the run and more than 300 officers assigned to help search for him. Terry is linked in four killings this month across two states, police say.
Death row inmates in South Carolina must choose between firing squad or electric chair
Death row inmates in South Carolina are now forced to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad as their method of execution.
South Carolina closes government offices in observance of Confederate Memorial Day
South Carolina closed state government offices Monday in observation of Confederate Memorial Day. It's one of a handful of states in the South with such an official holiday; Alabama and Mississippi observed their Confederate Memorial Days late last month.