Jury Sentences Father to Death for Killing His 5 Children
A South Carolina father who killed his five children with his own hands, then drove around with their bodies for nine days was sentenced to death Thursday.
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Panel Rules for Inmate Stunned After Refusing to Take Mug Shot
The Fourth Circuit ruled Friday in favor of a South Carolina man who claimed he was excessively shocked with a stun gun for refusing to hold still for a mug shot, finding it is unclear whether the force was applied in a good faith effort to get his photo.
Read moreFeds Defend Gun Background Checks in Fourth Circuit
Tensions ran high Tuesday in the Fourth Circuit as a government attorney argued for immunity in a case that aims to hold the FBI accountable for its failure to prevent Dylann Roof from purchasing the gun he used to kill nine black churchgoers in South Carolina four years ago.
Read moreSC Congressman Checks District Pulse at Town Hall
Democratic Congressman Joe Cunningham of South Carolina promised constituents at a town hall in Charleston that he will echo their concerns about the Trump administration, health care and other issues in the legislative halls of Washington, D.C.
Read moreWarren Hears Environmental Concerns in South Carolina
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren made her first campaign stop in the crucial early primary state of South Carolina on Monday night, speaking at a coastal community forum in Charleston.
Read moreDark Horse Buttigieg Gains Momentum on the Stump
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is riding in the back of a rented minivan to his last event of the day in South Carolina, munching on cold French fries and critiquing his stage performance so far.
Read moreBeto O’Rourke Stokes His Base in South Carolina
Beto O’Rourke, the Texas Democrat who almost managed to unseat Senator Ted Cruz, stomped across South Carolina just eight days after officially launching his presidential campaign.
Read moreHarris Calls for Repeal of Trump Tax Code at Campaign Stop
Sen. Kamala Harris’s 2020 presidential campaign visited several rural communities and urban centers in South Carolina Friday and Saturday, bolstering her support base in an effort to gain more traction with progressives, minorities and young voters in a traditionally red state.
Read moreCory Booker Takes 2020 Campaign to Crucial South Carolina
Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker spoke with voters in South Carolina over the weekend to bolster his support in the crucial early primary state, calling on Americans to work together to tackle the country’s biggest problems.
Read morePresidential Hopeful Speaks to Students at Clemson University
Former Maryland congressman and Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney appealed to young voters to become politically active in a Clemson University town hall meeting Wednesday evening ahead of the 2020 election.
Read moreMan Who Bought $540 of Girl Scouts Cookies Is Arrested
A South Carolina man who bought more than 120 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies to help the scouts escape the cold has been arrested on drug charges.
Read moreUS Secretly Shipped Plutonium From South Carolina to Nevada
The U.S. Department of Energy revealed on Wednesday that it secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to a nuclear security site in Nevada months ago despite the state’s protests.
Read morePanel Rejects Bid to Stop SC Nuke Plant Closure
A multibillion-dollar energy project in South Carolina is now all but dead thanks to a ruling by the Fourth Circuit, which found that the state does not have standing to fight the Energy Department’s closure of a mixed-oxide nuclear processing plant.
Read moreSC Officer Who Killed Black Motorist Loses Appeal
The Fourth Circuit rejected Tuesday a white former South Carolina police officer’s appeal of his 20-year sentence for the 2015 shooting death of a fleeing black motorist.
Read moreNine Blue States Join Fight Against Seismic Oil Testing
Attorneys general from nine states sought Thursday to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by environmentalists who say the Trump administration’s plans to conduct seismic testing for oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean will cause irreversible harm to marine life.
Read moreSouth Carolina Coastal Cities Fight Trump Over Seismic Oil Exploration
Sixteen South Carolina coastal cities teamed up with environmentalists to file lawsuits against the Trump administration aiming to stop offshore oil exploration, arguing that seismic testing will devastate marine life and the coastal economy.
Read moreSouth Carolina’s Scott Sinks Trump Judicial Nominee
Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Thursday announced his opposition to a controversial nominee to a federal court in North Carolina, effectively sinking the nomination over the lawyer’s involvement with a political campaign that sent out mailers described as an attempt to intimidate African American voters.
Read moreSouth Carolina Festival Remembers Pat Conroy the Mentor
This week, thousands will converge on the small town of Beaufort, South Carolina to reflect upon the legacy of “Prince of Tides” author Pat Conroy, a man who never met an aspiring writer he didn’t want to mentor.
Read moreSouth Carolina Official Press Trump to Save Nuke Plant Project
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and state’s Republican congressional delegation have asked President Donald Trump to reconsider a plan to shutter a half-built nuclear fuel facility in the state.
Read moreBooker Makes South Carolina Debut Amid Presidential Buzz
Sen. Cory Booker opened his first trip to South Carolina as a potential presidential contender Thursday by blasting President Donald Trump for wrecking America’s standing on the world stage.
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