Groups call on South Carolina lawmakers to pass stronger gun reform laws
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Gun safety advocates gathered Tuesday morning at Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston to urge action on gun safety and encourage lawmakers to pass stronger gun reform laws. It comes as the Charleston community in June will recognize 10 years since...
SC officials, Jewish community honor liberation of Auschwitz on 80th anniversary
COLUMBIA— Henry Goldberg stood in the lobby at the University of South Carolina’s alumni center staring at a display of his family’s story. His father survived the horrors of Auschwitz in Poland, while his mother survived a different death camp in Germany. Monday marked the...
South Carolina Employment Reaches Record High as Unemployment Declines
South Carolina closed 2024 on a high note, achieving significant milestones in employment, labor force participation, and job growth. According to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), December...
South Carolina rises 13 spots to No. 13 in educational freedom report
(The Center Square) – Educational freedom for three-quarters of a million schoolchildren in South Carolina is better than most of the country, according to analysis in the 2025 Education Freedom Report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. South Carolina earned a “B”...
SC Attorney General, others urge Costco to end DEI policies
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – SC Attorney General Alan Wilson joined other attorneys general from 18 other states Tuesday in calling on Costco to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, due to them allegedly violating state and federal anti-discrimination laws. In...
Killer mom Susan Smith is now ‘complete nightmare’ after parole was denied: report
South Carolina killer mom Susan Smith, who drowned her two sons, is reportedly acting like a "complete nightmare" behind bars, months after she was denied parole.
Who Is Marion Bowman? First US Inmate To Be Executed This Year
The death row inmate was convicted of murder in 2002 and is scheduled to be killed by lethal injection on Friday.
Nigerian man’s extradition to South Carolina brings justice in teen sextortion case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A Nigerian man will face charges in South Carolina for sextortion charges against a minor. Federal law enforcement officers extradited 24-year-old Hassanbunhussein Lawal over the weekend from Lagos Nigeria. Lawal is facing five counts including child...
South Carolina lawmakers honor Holocaust survivors on Auschwitz liberation anniversary
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, lawmakers from South Carolina shared their sentiments and support for Jewish people, all while 56 survivors of the Holocaust gathered in Europe to warn against the rising antisemitism and...
South Carolina to mark 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust will host the 80th Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday. The event will take place at the Pastides Alumni Center at 10:30 a.m. commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz. The event is hosted in...
