Jeffrey Collins | Associated Press
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It's about protecting and increasing awareness of an interesting species found only in this spot on the globe — the upper part of the South Carolina coast and a small sliver of southeast North Carolina: the Venus fly trap.
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The parents of a ninth-grade South Carolina student who said she was accosted by a teacher for walking to class instead of stopping and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance are suing the teacher, principal, school district and state education officials.
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The defense also used their experts to suggest there were two shooters on the South Carolina property, based in part on the fact that the victims stopped using their cellphones within seconds of each other. Both Paul and Maggie Murdaugh appeared to be surprised with their hands down.
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Prosecutors told the judge that they didn't want the jury to visit the South Carolina property because it has been 20 months since the killings and it looks different.
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Alex Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of murdering his wife, Maggie, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, near dog kennels at the family's South Carolina home in June 2021.
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A small group of South Carolina senators are moving to shield large parts of the state's lethal injection process from public scrutiny.
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No woman is expected to serve on the South Carolina Supreme Court for the first time in 35 years.
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Many SC lawmakers thought the issue was just about settled during a bruising special session last year that failed to change the 2021 state law banning abortions when cardiac activity is detected at about six weeks after conception.
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A federal court has ruled South Carolina lawmakers illegally used race as the basis to redraw the boundaries of one of its U.S. House districts. A three-judge panel wrote Friday that the General Assembly diluted Black voting power when it remade the boundaries of the 1st District — the only U.S. House district flipped by South Carolina Democrats in more than 30 years.
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South Carolina’s agriculture chief plans to ask lawmakers for $75 million to help bring processing and packing facilities to the state so farmers don’t have to send their products away.