South Carolina

CHARLESTON — A downtown mansion that's served as a significant property, and later hotel, for more than a century is now for sale for $16.5 million. The Stevens-Lathers property at 20 S. Battery sits across from White Point Garden. Built in 1843 as a three-story neoclassical showpiece, it originally belonged to the family of Samuel and Mary Stevens.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Halloween came early today for some young patients at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands. The holiday celebrations came directly to their hospital rooms as staff delivered treats and fun to patients dressed as superheroes and their favorite characters as part of the hospital’s annual “reverse trick-or-treat” parade.

BEAUFORT, S.C. (Oct. 28, 2026) – A Hilton Head Island man has been convicted of shooting a woman in the head after a brief verbal exchange in an apartment parking lot. Bernard Garvin Jr., 35, was found guilty Wednesday by a Beaufort County General Sessions jury of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime in this 2023 incident, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office announced this week.

New apartment complexes are rising across the Lowcountry as developers respond to rapid population growth in Jasper and Beaufort counties. Three major projects — in Hardeeville, Bluffton and on Hilton Head Island — are moving toward completion with different price points and target residents. Here are key takeaways: Hardeeville’s Pointe Grand Southpoint has begun pre-leasing 360 two-bedroom, two-bath apartments near Exit 8 off I-95, across from the future Buc-ee’s site. Monthly rents range from

A 40-point defeat is not something any team can easily move on from. For the USC Trojans, their 101-61 loss to South Carolina in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament was a particularly painful way to end their season. And while Jazzy Davidson led the Trojans in scoring with 16 points, the freshman star has not forgotten the disappointment of that night. “I would be lying if I said I haven’t been thinking about that game every day since we lost,” Davidson said on SportsCenter, as shared b

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A Chesterfield County man and his wife have filed a lawsuit against the City of North Charleston, alleging a city police officer was driving as fast as 87 mph when he crashed into their vehicle. The crash happened Sept. 7 on West Montague Avenue. An...

WATERLOO, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A man has been charged with murder after an 87-year-old Midlands man reported missing was found buried behind a home in the Upstate, according to the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Lee Foster said Richard Lewis Cribb was charged with murder, first-degree burglary, armed...

Many Horry County residents will see more expensive utility bills as Santee Cooper plans to increase rates next year. The Santee Cooper governing board voted Friday to increase rates for residential, commercial, industrial and lighting customers two years in a row. Residential customers are expected to see an average spending increase of 4.7% in the initial 2027 hike, followed by a 4.6% increase in the 2028 hike, coming to a total of roughly 9.3% in two years. “The residential – that 4.7% – tran

A Greenville County resident was bitten by a rabid bat in October and another rabid bat dead was found in York County, the South Carolina Department of Public Health said. So far this year, 21 bats have tested positive for rabies in South Carolina, the agency said If untreated and if clinical signs of rabies appear, the disease is almost always fatal. If prompt care is given, it is 100% preventable, the agency said. This year there have also been 76 other positive rabies cases in the state, incl

Dr. Henrie Monteith Treadwell, along with the late Robert Anderson and James Solomon Jr., registered for classes on Sept. 11, 1963, marking the end of segregation at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Treadwell died Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the age of 80. The three desegregation pioneers became the first...