South Carolina

Christine Mary Livingston, 47, of Gaston, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud conspiracy for accepting bribes to smuggle contraband into a South Carolina prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina announced today.

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina State Fair has announced that they are opening up applications for the 28 annual Ride of Your Life Scholarship program. According to a statement from the State Fair, this initiative allocates $500,000 in college scholarships to high...

ES Foundry will become the largest producer of crystalline silicon solar cells in the US with the launch of its new factory in South Carolina. The factory is expected to reach a shipment capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) by Q3 2025, positioning ES Foundry to become a cornerstone of...

Pizza Hut has purchased 18 stores from franchisee EYM Pizza in Georgia, Illinois and Wisconsin at a bankruptcy auction for EYM Pizza’s 77 stores in operation as of January 2025, court records show. Five other bidders acquired the remainder of EYM’s stores in those states and in...

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver said the budget request includes three categories: student success, teacher support and school safety.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a statement Monday welcoming charges against Sean Michael-Emmrich Johnson in the wake of a video going viral Friday allegedly showing the Huger man impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Gold Hill Elementary School is one of twelve schools statewide selected as a finalist for the 2025 Palmetto’s Finest Award, a prestigious award honoring academic excellence and innovation in education....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Eight state agencies are under “routine” review and, for the next month, members of a South Carolina House of Representatives committee want to hear the public’s feedback. The Administrative Law Court, Conservation Bank, the Departments of Education,...

Jaime Harrison, of South Carolina, chose not to run for reelection as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

COLUMBIA — State officials are considering an undeveloped barrier island, an expanded heritage preserve, and a new dove hunting field to become part of the state’s growing patchwork of preserved land. The agencies overseeing state parks and natural resources received approval...