South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A study by the American Lung Association shows that tobacco control in South Carolina is poor and in dire need of improvements. Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable death and disease in South Carolina and across the country. Over 7,000 people...

Attorneys for the legal defense fund say the clause severely limits educators, silences Black voices, and is being used to ban books.

South Carolina students continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience as they recover from pandemic-related disruptions WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina students continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience as they recover from pandemic-related disruptions,...

Books and lessons, the lawsuit said, have been removed from the classroom since the proviso was introduced into the state education budget's Appropriation Act in 2021.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Today will feel spring-like, with high temperatures near 70 degrees and wind gusts of 20 to 30 MPH. Windy this afternoon, with gusts of 20 to 30 MPH. Tracking our next round of rain Friday. First Alert Summary. Good morning! The combination of high...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is calling on Costco to end its "unlawful" diversity, equity, and inclusion policies" (DEI). On Tuesday, Wilson joined attorneys from 18 other states, asserting that the DEI "violates state and federal anti-discrimination laws."...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has hinted at a potential run for governor in 2026, stating, “I’m considering it.”

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A federal district court denied a motion from a death row inmate to halt his execution, which is set for Friday night. Marion Bowman Jr., 44, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt his execution over concerns about the secrecy surrounding...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A man is admitting to his role in a cross-burning in the Conway area that left a Black couple scarred. Worden Butler pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment on Wednesday. The charge stems from the November 2023 cross-burning on Corbett Drive that...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A law that keeps information about South Carolina's death penalty procedures secret is being challenged in a new lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of South Carolina. The 2023 secrecy statute prevents the public from knowing...