The Untouched Beach at This Former South Carolina Plantation Has Ancient Shell Mounds from...
While tourists crowd Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, Botany Bay Plantation sits quietly on Edisto Island, preserving a piece of raw South Carolina coastline. The 4,600-acre wildlife preserve, formed from two historic cotton plantations, keeps its dirt roads unpaved and its beach ungroomed. No gift shops, no condos –...
Experts share concern after striking pink birds show up at popular vacation destination: ‘Looks...
"It's very clear that they're following the temperature." Experts share concern after striking pink birds show up at popular vacation destination: 'Looks like it came straight out of a Dr. Seuss book' first appeared on The Cool Down .
“Horror stories” surround new builder on land in Josephine Wright’s Hilton Head neighborhood
The proposed subdivision drew national controversy in 2023 when a developer sued a Hilton Head grandmother over parts of her property.
Missing North Carolina Green Beret Found Floating in Pond Was Planning to Divorce Wife...
The North Carolina wife of a Green Beret who disappeared in January and whose body was later found floating in a pond has been charged with his murder.
Argentine tegu creeping further into north Georgia. Have you seen one of these giant...
Georgia has more than alligators, turtles, and snakes. While they are the opposite of a welcome guest , multiple Argentine tegu have decided to call this home. What are they and what dangers (if any) do they pose? Here's what we know: What is a tegu? The tegu is a large, invasive, commonly black and white lizard from...
9-year-old among 3 found dead in South Carolina home
Three bodies were found at a Spartanburg County home on Friday morning.
Severe thunderstorms possible Monday afternoon across Upstate
The Upstate could see severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon into early evening.
Family displaced, firefighter hospitalized after fire in Anderson Co.
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A firefighter was sent to the hospital and a family of three was displaced following a reported fire Sunday in Anderson County. The West Pelzer Fire Department responded to the home fire on Smith Street in Pelzer. Upon arrival, firefighters worked immediately to attack the fire. One...
Much-needed rain helps with the Table Rock Complex fire in South Carolina
The upstate is getting a much-needed dose of rain as two wildfires continue to burn thousands of acres.
Much of the Table Rock Complex fires are now contained; charges imminent
On Monday afternoon, Russell Hubright, a spokesman for the South Carolina Forestry Commission, confirmed that 12,590 acres of woodlands at Table Rock Mountain had burned since a fire began there on March 21. That includes 574 acres burned across the border, in Transylvania County, N.C.; and that makes the Table...
