CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Murdaugh was punished — this time in federal court — for stealing from clients and his law firm. The 55-... READ MORE >
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republicans in the South Carolina House gave key approval last week to a bill expanding a program allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private and homeschool education even as a pilot plan is just starting and the state's highest court is considering whether it is legal. After the 69-32 vote, the bill faces one more... READ MORE >
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster held a ceremony Tuesday to spotlight a new law allowing any adult who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly without a permit. McMaster signed the bill into law 12 days ago as soon as it hit his desk, allowing open carry before the ink had dried. Tuesday's... READ MORE >
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Body camera recordings presented by a sheriff's office in South Carolina show deputies firing dozens of shots with automatic weapons at an 81-year-old man who they said pointed a pistol at them after calling 911. A sheriff's spokesman said in the video briefing that “it is unclear at this time” if Walter Lester McDonald III ever... READ MORE >
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury. Judge Jean Toal said she wasn't sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that she never spoke to jurors about the case, saying she... READ MORE >
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's wellrespected transportation leader Christy Hall is retiring after spending the past decade overseeing billions of dollars in highway spending after the state raised its gas tax to fix its roads. Hall's retirement announcement as secretary of the South Carolina Department of Transportation was met with praise across the spectrum. She took one of the... READ MORE >
Investigators long thought a 5-year-old South Carolina boy found strangled in 1989 was killed by his father and stepmother. But it took 34 years of scientific advancement to link microscopic fibers found on the boy's shirt to a ligature that investigators located at the couple's home, a sheriff said. Victor Lee Turner, 69, and Megan R. Turner, 63, have been... READ MORE >
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tameika Isaac Devine didn't break a glass ceiling when she took her oath of office Tuesday to be South Carolina's newest senator, but she did pull her state up from having the least number of women in its upper chamber. South Carolina now has six women in its Senate. They are still a small enough group... READ MORE >
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik was 23 of 34 for 205 yards and four touchdowns and Clemson's defense held one of the best offenses in the country to 250 yards and picked off four passes as the Tigers beat Georgia Tech 42-21 on Saturday. There will be no playoff bid or Atlantic Coast Conference title for Clemson (5-4 3-4... READ MORE >
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The clerk of court accused of tampering with the South Carolina jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder denied asking jurors if they thought he was guilty before deliberations or suggesting she thought he killed his wife and son. The sworn statement from Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill was filed... READ MORE >
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