South Carolina

Savannah River Site is beginning full-scale construction on a new $23.5 billion facility to manufacture triggers for nuclear weapons and create thousands of jobs. The National Nuclear Security Administration recently granted its approval for SRS to complete its Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, according to the site's day-to-day operations contractor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions. Hands-on: New training facility advances plutonium pit production at SRS The facility will make plut

South Carolina’s oldest municipal cemetery has long had a section where it was suspected people were buried, but no one knew for sure where the graves were. It’s Section V of Springwood Cemetery , located in downtown Greenville, that was used as a potter’s field for African Americans, some believed to have been enslaved, and indigent whites. Researchers believe there are some 2,000 unmarked graves. A project spearheaded by the Upstate Cemetery Preservation Alliance of South Carolina recently fou

DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The recent demolition of the historic Emma Abbott Memorial Church has ignited community outrage and prompted city leaders and preservation advocates to review how Charleston can better safeguard its remaining at-risk buildings. The Emma Abbott Memorial Church, located at 52 Cooper Street, was demolished last month after engineers found the […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced that it is working to uncover what is causing birds to die in and around Charleston. The department said that the die-off involving Canada geese in the Charleston and Mount Pleasant areas is suspected to be linked to avian influenza, or the bird flu. Officials are currently testing one of the deceased birds to determine or confirm the cause.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Katie’s Krops, the Summerville-based nonprofit founded by Katie Stagliano, announced Wednesday that it has donated 1 million pounds of fresh produce to help people facing hunger and food insecurity. The milestone marks another chapter in a mission that began in 2008 when Stagliano, then a third-grader, grew a 40-pound cabbage and […]

A South Carolina judge has denied the release to two Rock Hill killers who were previously found not guilty by reason of insanity, prosecutors said. Visiting Judge Eugene Griffith ruled late Thursday that Nathan Jarrod Thomas and Jimar Frazier Neely must stay at a secure mental hospital where they do not have interaction with the public. Griffith ruled the Charleston area residential care facility where the two would have been sent didn’t guarantee public safety, so he denied release, York Count

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Grand Strand Health is the only hospital in South Carolina to offer endoscopic mitral valve surgery. Heather Palomino, MD, performed the surgery. Traditional open-heart surgery usually requires an incision through the breastbone. An endoscopic mitral valve surgery allows surgeons to access the heart through smaller incisions in the chest.

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Conway couple turned a $2 scratch-off ticket into $50,000, South Carolina lottery officials said Thursday. The wife picked out the Jumbo Bucks ticket after filling up her car at the Sunhouse on Highway 905 in Conway, lottery officials said. She scratched the ticket first, uncovering the barcode and scanning it […]

The Michelin Guide American South announced the restaurants in its 2026 guide Wednesday, offering diners a tool for finding good meals with exceptionally consistent quality and service. Now in its second year, the guide covers North and South Carolina, along with Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia. Here, we’re zooming in for a look at all the restaurants in the Carolinas listed by city, what type of cuisine you can expect to eat there and which recognition they have received.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Aiken County deputy is out of surgery after he was shot multiple times during an overnight traffic stop, and a manhunt is underway for the suspect, according to the sheriff’s office. Officials say the deputy’s condition is listed as stable. Just before 5 a.m....