Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after killing children
The Union County mother who killed her children 30 years ago is up for parole. She remains a national sensation. Her first parole hearing is Nov. 20. But her ex-husband says she should stay in prison.
Brack: Going down rabbit hole of Jefferson letter
The title of the page on the Library of Congress website got my attention: 'Thomas Jefferson to Brack, March 2, 1788, in French.' ... The one-page letter is splotchy, obviously written in ink, perhaps with a quill since fountain pens didn’t become popular until the 1800s. It’s hard to read and in French."
Susan Smith is up for parole
The Union County mother who killed her children 30 years ago is up for parole. She remains a national sensation.
Smith's ex-husband wants her to stay in jail
S.C. gas prices dropping again
The average price per gallon dropped 9.5 cents over the last week with the price at $2.70 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.
8 monkeys still on the loose
As of Saturday, eight of 43 monkeys that escaped earlier this month in Yemassee were still on the loose. The company's CEO confirmed the escape was due to human error, not malice.
Little precedent for remaining monkeys to keep freedom, lawyer says
Seven weeks after Helene, Asheville should get safe drinking water soon
More than seven weeks after Hurricane Helene smacked Asheville, its residents should get safe drinking water next week.
Helene cleanup continues in Greenwood
GUN VIOLENCE: 12-year-old arrested for attempted murder after Nov. 11 shooting
A 12-year-old is accused of shooting a 14-year-old during a Nov. 11 incident in Richland County.
One hospitalized after Sunday night shooting in Myrtle Beach
One hurt in Greenville shooting
One dead after motel shooting in Pickens Co.
Gunshots heard on Greenville's Augusta Road
Two dead after Greenville Co. shooting
Man accused of firing shots in Georgetown Co.
2 dead, 10 hurt in New Orleans shootings
Tenn. murder suspect captured in Columbia
Three weeks after police found a dead body near a bridge in Tennessee, a bizarre case involving a false identity, fake bear attack and more ended when a murder suspect was taken into custody in Columbia.
WEEK IN REVIEW: Meeting Street Scholarship Fund expands
South Carolina’s largest in-state college scholarship program is expanding to cover more than 45,000 students in Spartanburg County public schools thanks in part to a $40 million donation.
New fights await at S.C. Statehouse
Hilton Head bridge project is $190 million short
Post-election GOP agenda focuses on vouchers, tax cuts
Malloy loses Senate recount
Newcomer Chaplin unseats Malloy in Pee Dee State Senate seat.
PRESIDENT: Trump rethinks Treasury contenders
President-elect Donald Trump has added a couple of more names, including billionaires Marc Rowan and Kevin Warsh, to the list of candidates to be Treasury secretary.
Status of S.C.'s Jan. 6 rioters, who Trump said he'd pardon
Immigration crackdown expected to start on Trump's first day
Trump doubles down on controversial cabinet picks
Review of who has been picked by Trump for cabinet
Trump's FCC pick, Carr, laid out Project 2025 agenda
How Kamala Harris spent $1.5 billion in 15 weeks
Gaetz report brings more drama
Trump stands by Defense pick who claims sexual encounter wasn't assault
Trump taps car to lead FCC
Gaetz now needs support of senators he insulted
NATIONAL: Dems draw up a new plan for battle
The party's early preparations in dealing with a new Trump administration include legal fights and consolidating State power.
Analysis: GOP suddenly things economy is great, election not rigged
Americans shouldn't expect to pay less for food over next 4 years
10 programs that could be on chopping block of "government efficiency"
Arizona's Gallego is blueprint for Dems to win Latnio men
Millions may not have health coverage if subsidies return to pre-Biden levels
Betty White stamp to be released next year
Neo-Nazi marchers rattle Ohio's capital
WORLD: Biden OKs use of long-range missiles by Ukraine
The president has authorized Ukraine's military to use long-range U.S. missiles to defend forces in Russia.
Russia launches fierce attack on Ukraine
Biden marks climate legacy during Amazon visit
Russia warns Ukraine on using long-range missiles
Pope calls for investigation of whether Gaza facing genocide
Biden reverses policy on long-range weapons for Ukraine
Biden, Xi meet on world topics, including Trump
Biden makes last-ditch pitch to world leaders on Ukraine
$40 million housing project breaks ground in Myrtle Beach
The project is slated to support more than 1,500 international students that help to fuel the summer workforce.
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy
The airline has struggled since its planned merger with JetBlue was blocked.
Nonstop, international flights key to Charleston airport's future
Mounting losses, debt lead to bankruptcy filing
Spirit files for bankruptcy
Charleston school board sued over monument at school
A heritage group is suing the school board over removal of a Robert E. Lee marker outside a Charleston school.
Citadel doing well with intelligence studies major
It's the first school to embrace a New federal standard.
Dorchester 2 finalizes goals
The district's board has set its goals through 2028.
Colleges admitting more students
With a 10 percent decline in admissions over 10 years, America's colleges are admitting more students.
Staley's ability to adapt might be biggest strength
Here's a look at how USC coach Dawn Staley keeps her team at top -- by embracing change.
Report says State doing little to stop toxins put in rivers
A new report says the State is doing little to stop a toxic chemical being dumped into the Congaree and Cooper rivers from plastics factories.
Group says private docks are choking Charleston's waterways
Public waterways are being choked by an influx of private docks, one group says.
On balancing conservation and development on Cainhoy peninsula
A look at whether the often-conflicting values can work in tandem.
Safety grade report for Columbia-area hospitals
A look at semiannual ratings of Columbia-area hospitals, two of which received the highest marks.
Lexington Co. drops road fee
But more money is needed to fix the county's roads.
Southern Charm star launches spritzer
Southern Charm's Craig Conover has partnered with Spritz Society, an award-winning spritzer brand, to bring a new flavor to the line of low-alcohol, low-calorie wine spritzers.
Columbia zoo has new koala
Milo on mission to help to create new koalas.
Pedestrian dies Saturday after being hit by train in West Ashley
The accident occurred on the railway near Highway 61 and Bees Ferry Road.
Feds arrest Myrtle Beach man over alleged threats against reporter
Federal authorities on Friday arrested a Myrtle Beach man for allegedly threatening to kill a New York reporter.
Former Summerville mayor dies
Wiley Johnson, who served as the town's mayor from 2016 to 2019, has died.
Trident United Way to hold annual Day of Caring
This week's event supports dozens of local nonprofits.
Charleston's Holocaust memorial rededicated
A look at Sunday's rededication of the memorial at Marion Square after 25 years.
Holocaust memorial rededicated
Burroughs, Winkler: Only path forward is together
"This widespread dissatisfaction isn’t just a passing ennui. American satisfaction has been on a downward trajectory since 2001, and it is grounded in real feelings and lived experiences, ranging from growing wealth inequality to deepening social rifts and a democratic system that is structurally undemocratic in myriad ways."
Charleston needs Lockwood sea wall
"Does Charleston really need two walls along its southwestern peninsula, where Lockwood Drive often gets flooded by the highest tides? We're increasingly convinced the answer is yes, and we urge Mayor William Cogswell and City Council to follow through with a final design for a shorter, multi-purpose seawall along Lockwood as they work with the Army Corps of Engineers on a taller and far more costly structure that would not be built for many years."
Big conservation win for Upstate
"Just because the state of South Carolina has designated a road a scenic byway doesn't mean it's going to remain scenic — or at least as scenic as it looks today — and that's certainly the case for the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway that runs more than 100 miles along S.C. Highway 11 in the Upstate."
Hicks: Huggins says Charleston schools can do better
"But Huggins used her State of the Schools address Thursday to push for more improvement. She wants more bilingual and multilingual teachers to better reach the district's growing number of non-English-speaking students. And she's advocating for another bump in teacher salaries to help with recruitment and retention."
Bailey: We live in an ugly world, unfortunately
"We left the bar around 12:05 a.m. Thursday morning," Joshua Blue, one of the soloists, recounted to me in an email. "As three of us began our short walk back to the Francis Marion hotel a truck pulled up alongside us on the street, rolled the window down, and a young white man leaned out towards us, yelled ‘N*****,’ and drove off into the night."
Fixing S.C.'s alphabet soup of health agencies
"And everybody needs to recall that South Carolina’s alphabet soup of health agencies is giving us a lower quality of care from top-heavy bureaucracies, and that doesn’t serve anybody except maybe all those extra people who get to run a state agency like their individual fiefdom rather than working together to provide smart, coordinated care with our tax dollars."
Will: The Senate's new opportunity on nominations
"A good thing about Trump’s ghastly nominees: They could jolt the Senate into reclaiming its independence."
Dionne: Trump will be lame duck when taking office
"It’s time to free our politics from the unhealthy hold Trump has on the imaginations of both parties."
Dowd: Musk is Trump's new cologne, helpmeet
"Then I realized, happily, that someone else was eager to fill the role of President-elect Trump’s helpmeet, cheering him on and bucking him up, telling him his crowd was the biggest ever. Someone who seemed much more eager and excited to be by Trump’s side, to travel with him and bounce around onstage and look adoringly at him."
French: Trump already starting to fail
"Donald Trump is planting the seeds of his own political demise. The corrupt, incompetent and extremist men and women he’s appointing to many of the most critical posts in his cabinet are direct threats to the well-being of the country, but they’re also political threats to Trump and to his populist allies."
Hathaway: Soon will know how much American leadership matters
"This is why Donald Trump’s re-election to the American presidency is such a threat to global peace and security. He is — as an elected official and as a person — committed to breaking principles, not maintaining them. "