Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Carolina Health System Settles Infection Lawsuit for $600K
Jul 22 2015 // South Carolina’s Greenville Health System has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a surgical patient who died after contracting an infection. The Greenville News reported that court documents show the...
Entire State of South Carolina Now Facing Some Level of Drought
Jul 21 2015 // Modest rain and high temperatures this summer have pushed South Carolina into a drought. The South Carolina Drought Response Committee met last week and upgraded the drought status for the entire state. A release from the...
J.M. Wilson Adds Transportation Underwriter to South Carolina Office
Jul 21 2015 // Kayley Dana J.M. Wilson has added Kayley Dana to their Charleston, S.C., office as transportation underwriter. Dana is responsible for quoting new and renewal transportation risks, and serving independent insurance agents...
Report: South Carolina Disabled Residents Overcharged for Care by $2M
Jul 20 2015 // Hundreds of South Carolina people with disabilities have been overcharged roughly $2 million for their care in group homes, according to a report released July 16. An audit revealed that 10 providers for the Department of...
South Carolina Supreme Court Affirms Reduced Penalty in Drug Marketing Case
Jul 20 2015 // South Carolina’s highest court further reduced the penalty against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary accused of deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. The decision was to substitute the verdict the court...
South Carolina High Court Further Reduces Penalty on Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Jul 13 2015 // South Carolina’s highest court further reduced the penalty against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary accused of deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. The decision was to substitute the same verdict the...
Officials Discover Heavy Equipment Theft Ring in 6 South Carolina Counties
Jul 6 2015 // One man has been jailed and another is being sought as county officials in Florence and Clarendon, South Carolina say they’ve discovered a heavy equipment theft ring that operated in six counties. The Morning News of...
Bill Allowing Uber to Stay in South Carolina Is Officially Law
Jul 6 2015 // Uber is staying in South Carolina. After the transportation network company (TNC) was halted by the state’s Public Service Commission in January and then granted a temporary license through June 30, South Carolina...
Drought Conditions Affecting 28 South Carolina Counties
Jul 6 2015 // Twenty-eight South Carolina counties are now in the first level of drought. The S.C. Drought Response Committee said June 19 that the counties are in the incipient level of drought. Places such as Florence, Manning and...
Bill Allowing Uber to Stay in South Carolina is Officially Law
Jul 2 2015 // Uber is staying in South Carolina. After the transportation network company (TNC) was halted by the state’s Public Service Commission in January and then granted a temporary license through June 30, South Carolina...
Drought Conditions Affecting 28 South Carolina Counties
Jun 22 2015 // Twenty-eight South Carolina counties are now in the first level of drought. The S.C. Drought Response Committee said June 19 that the counties are in the incipient level of drought. Places such as Florence, Manning and...
3 More Test Positive for E. Coli from South Carolina Daycare Outbreak
Jun 15 2015 // Health officials say testing has found three more cases of E. coli from an outbreak at a Greenwood day care center that has now sickened 11 and killed a 2-year-old boy. The South Carolina Department of Health and...
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers’ Compensation Alternative Bandwagon
Jun 15 2015 // A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer their own injury benefit plan to employees. The state is the second one...
Officials: South Carolina Day Care Linked to 8 E. Coli Cases, One Child Death
Jun 11 2015 // South Carolina health officials say an eighth case of E. coli has been traced to a daycare center that’s now temporarily closed. Officials announced the eighth case Monday night. They say at least one child appears...
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers’ Comp Alternative Bandwagon
Jun 10 2015 // A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer their own injury benefit plan to employees. The state is the second one...
South Carolina Lawmakers to Debate Uber Bill in Special Session
Jun 8 2015 // Debate on a bill allowing Uber to continue operating in South Carolina will extend into the Legislature’s special session. The House refused June 5 by a vote of 81-23 to accept the Senate’s changes to the bill....
South Carolina Lawmakers Fail to Pass Road Funding Bill
Jun 5 2015 // Getting more money to South Carolina roads was a top priority of the governor, lawmakers and businesses for this year. But with one day left in the 2015 session, the road funding bill appeared dead on the Senate...
South Carolina Woman Accused of Arson for Insurance Money
May 26 2015 // A Union, S.C., woman is accused of setting fire to her mobile home with her two cats still inside. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports the Union County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 28-year-old April...
South Carolina City Paints Patrol Car Like Taxi to Discourage Drunk Driving
May 20 2015 // The Spartanburg, S.C., Police Department has come up with a unique way to draw attention to the cost of drunk driving. The department announced last month that it will be stationing a police car in the downtown area with...
Update: North, South Carolina Coastline Warned on Subtropical Storm Ana
May 8 2015 // The National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Warning from South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina due to subtropical storm Ana. A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Edisto Beach,...
