Adam Mintzer
Reporter
Columbia, SC
Sen. Davis, R-Beaufort, says his bill is “very conservative” while also allowing doctors to give patients suffering from debilitating health conditions like Chron’s, PTSD, and chronic pain.
Spearman’s last year in office will include combatting the highly-transmittable omicron variant of COVID-19, assisting schools facing instances and threats of violence, and supporting students and teachers with mental health issues.
Doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 at the Medical University of South Carolina are exhausted.
Almost 600 miles away from Mayfield, Kentucky, two South Carolina residents are working to help their hometown after tornados turned the city into rubble and killed, injured, and displaced residents.
A judge set bond Monday morning for Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh along with several conditions in connection to 21 new charges filed against him last week.
More than three times this semester she has called her Mom in distress after hearing of classmates who have taken their own lives.
Some familiar faces will be on your TV screens during The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A Lexington County elementary school teacher is accused of having weed edibles in her student prize box, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.
According to court records, both men are charged with presenting a false claim for an insurance payment.
The video appears to show one student on the ground with his hands cuffed behind his back.
On Saturday, a fundraiser was held for the mother of Stephen Smith, 19, whose 2015 hit-and-run death is now being looked into again.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman will not be seeking re-election in 2022.
The attorneys for the estate of Alex Murdaugh’s former family housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, say they’ve reached a settlement with Murdaugh’s former law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, and Detrick (PMPED).
A teacher at Clear Dot Charter School in Columbia has been fired following accusations of writing the n-word on his class’ board.
Richland County Judge Clifton Newman presided over the hearing and said when making his decision he considered Murdaugh’s and the community’s safety among other aspects of the case.
Sam Laundon was reported missing the afternoon after a house party in 2020, according to RCSD.
Victoria Farish Weiss, 27, is charged with possession of a Schedule 1 drug, according to warrants. She is no longer employed with the school district.
Price believes the tension at these meetings is so high right now because national debates, in particular about COVID-19 mitigation, have become localized.
A South Carolina prison correctional officer can spend up to half of their 12-hour shift locking and unlocking cell doors, according to the agency director.
A TikTok video showing a South Carolina man saying he fired more than 40 employees for being vaccinated has been viewed more than 80,000 times.
With scheduled public hearings over for the state senators and representatives, elected officials are getting ready to start to redraw the state’s district maps.
“This year has been a different start than normal years because we are not in a normal situation."
The law firm representing the estate for former Murdaugh family housekeeper Gloria Satterfield says they’ve reached a settlement with the lawyer and insurance company who represented Satterfield’s children after she died.
The bipartisan infrastructure bill got 69 votes in the U.S. Senate, 19 from Republicans.
Curtis Edward Smith is accused of dealing opioids to a prominent South Carolina attorney who spent millions on drugs.
The court documents say Gloria Satterfield’s heirs should’ve received about $2.8 million after other fees were deducted but they “were not paid a dime.”
The CEO of Pfizer says data on the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 will be ready to be sent to the FDA in a matter of days rather than weeks.
The ruling from the SC Supreme Court is just the latest chapter of the Heritage Act’s story.
Ladd said what she’s hearing from school nurses across the state is concerning.
Governor McMaster signed a proclamation Wednesday making September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in South Carolina.
Butler says her ultimate goal is to bring the rate of suicides among South Carolina service members to zero.
After the death of the long-time housekeeper for the Murdaugh family, Gloria Satterfield, the lawyers for her two children say the surviving family members never got the millions they are entitled to.
State authorities report they are opening a criminal investigation into the death of the Murdaugh family’s longtime housekeeper due “inconsistencies” in the original report of her death.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says Alex Murdaugh planned his own shooting.
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WH Press Secretary: SC politicians should ‘get out of the way’ of health experts on COVID mitigation
When asked what the next steps the Biden Administration is prepared to take in response to this limit on mask requirements, Psaki said they are prepared to support schools who may need it.
According to the Murdaugh family law firm’s website, it started in 1910.
Murdaugh’s lawyer, Jim Griffin, says family told him there was an entry and exit wound, Murdaugh’s skull was fractured, and there was minor brain bleeding.
Health experts say the increase in coronavirus cases among children is correlating to an increase in hospitalizations.
The South Carolina Supreme Court suspended the law license of a Lowcountry attorney who was wounded in a reported shooting two months after his wife and son were killed in Colleton County.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says they are investigating a shooting in Hampton County.
Health experts are concerned things can get worse.
The U.S. Supreme Court has so far been silent on Texas’ ban on abortions after six weeks, allowing the law to take effect Wednesday.
While officials with the S.C. Department of Education expected a dip in students' scores because of COVID-19, the final numbers worry them.
South Carolina’s highest court heard arguments on a pair of challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students and teachers.
More than half of all the COVID-19 cases reported in a statewide, voluntary survey on the spread of the coronavirus in South Carolina were asymptomatic.
Mark Sanford was South Carolina’s Governor, a Congressman, a presidential candidate, and the center of a political scandal.
Health officials are calling the current spike of COVID-19 cases a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” But, some fully immunized people are getting caught in the surge.
According to the Department of Employment and Workforce, 10,217 more people were working in July than in June of 2021.
Federal lawsuits, statements from teacher advocacy groups and petitions have not swayed Gov. Henry McMaster from his position on masking in schools.
