Bystander punches man in face who was allegedly strangling girlfriend at bowling alley
A South Carolina man was punched and given a black eye after a witness allegedly saw him strangling his girlfriend at a bowling alley and intervened.
Driver narrowly avoids running over gator crossing South Carolina highway
Erika Moradel nervously recorded footage that showed an alligator surviving a close encounter with a white SUV.
Police use dog toys to entice coyote out of South Carolina woman’s kitchen
Police officers in Spartanburg, South Carolina, used dog toys to help lure a coyote out of a woman's kitchen.
SC state senator proposes making everyone militia members to shield from gun control laws
A proposal by South Carolina State Sen. Tom Corbin would make everyone over 17 who can legally own a gun a member of a militia.
Coast Guard rescues man suffering burns from ship off Charleston
A 45-year-old man had to be evacuated from a ship about 179 miles off the coast of Charleston after suffering a chemical burn on Sunday, the Coast Guard said.
United Airlines flight diverted after man allegedly bites passenger’s ear, police say
The man also allegedly hit two other passengers, possibly breaking one's nose.
Community rallies behind 7-year-old in need of heart transplant
After Lamere Johnson found out that he needed a heart transplant in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, his elementary school helped raise funds to make sure the surgery was possible.
FBI offers $10,000 for information on Georgia accused of robbing armored truck
The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a Georgia man allegedly involved in an armed robbery.
Man charged in Indiana bus driver’s strangulation death
A man has been charged with murder in the January killing of a southern Indiana school bus driver who was found fatally strangled in her fire-damaged apartment.
South Carolina bill seeks to put ‘porch pirates’ in jail for up to 15 years
One South Carolina state representative is hoping to put a new law into place that could punish “porch pirates” with up to 15 years of jail time.
South Carolina senators add firing squad as alternative execution method
South Carolina senators added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can't execute inmates by way of lethal injection. The state can't put anyone to death now because its supply of lethal injection drugs expired and it has not been able to buy any more.
‘Symptomatic’ South Carolina elementary student who visited school nurse was held in storage closet
An elementary school student who attends Myrtle Beach Elementary School in South Carolina visited the school nurse for COVID-19-like symptoms and was placed in a storage closet to isolate themselves from other students, district officials say.
SC law banning most abortions suspended by federal judge 1 day after passing
South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions was suspended by a federal judge Friday on its second day in effect.
South Carolina veteran uses butt of his shotgun to kill home intruder who attacked his wife
An armed home invader who attacked a 79-year-old woman is dead after the victim’s 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran husband beat him down with the butt end of a shotgun, officials say.
Elderly veteran kills home intruder who attacked his wife
After an armed man forced his way into their home and began attacking his wife with a knife, the elderly Vietnam veteran grabbed a shotgun off the wall and beat the suspect multiple times in the face with the handle of the gun until he was unconscious. The intruder later died.
South Carolina House passes bill to ban nearly all abortions after Democrats walk out in protest
Democrats in the South Carolina House of Representatives walked out to protest a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. The bill is expected to pass easily and will head to the governor for his signature.
111-year-old SC woman says secret to long life is wine, beer and getting the COVID-19 vaccine
A 111-year-old South Carolina woman who also lived through the 1918 pandemic credits her long life to drinking a glass of wine with lunch, drinking beer with dinner, and now, getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Georgia officials investigating lawyer who pushed voter fraud claims
State election officials are investigating whether attorney Lin Wood was a Georgia resident before voting in the presidential election.
SC 17-year-old dies from MIS-C, inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19
A teenager died this week from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Friday.
South Carolina Senate passes 'fetal heartbeat' bill outlawing most abortions
The South Carolina Senate passed a "fetal heartbeat" bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state. The governor says he will sign the bill into law.