Latest South Carolina Headlines
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South Carolina Lawyer Who Arranged Own Death Turns Himself in on Insurance Fraud
Sep 17 2021 // A prominent South Carolina lawyer who found the bodies of his wife and son three months ago plans to turn himself in to face charges in a plot to arrange his own death that ended with the shooter only grazing him in the...
South Carolina Court Declines to Revisit Case Over Plan to Build Homes on Sand Spit
Sep 3 2021 // South Carolina’s highest court said Wednesday that it won’t revisit a dispute between developers and environmentalists over a plan to build homes on a sand spit south of Charleston. The state Supreme Court is...
Executive Charged in Aftermath of Failed South Carolina Nuclear Project
Sep 2 2021 // A business executive charged in the aftermath of a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday. Jeffrey A. Benjamin was a former senior...
South Carolina Supreme Court to Hear Pair of Mask Mandate Lawsuits
Aug 31 2021 // South Carolina’s highest court will hear two challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students and teachers this week. The state Supreme Court has set aside two hours to hear...
Fourth Person Charged over Failed South Carolina Nuclear Plant Project
Aug 20 2021 // A fourth business executive faces criminal charges stemming from a federal investigation into a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina, authorities announced Wednesday. Jeffrey...
South Carolina Supreme Court Allows University to Institute Mask Mandate
Aug 19 2021 // The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a mask mandate instituted by the University of South Carolina last month does not violate a state budget proviso banning discriminatory face covering requirements. University...
NFL Owner Kraft Sued Over South Carolina Paper Mill’s Harmful Pollution
Aug 17 2021 // A South Carolina paper mill, whose foul smell has triggered more than 30,000 complaints, has become one of the dirtiest polluters in the United States since being acquired by an investment group led by Robert Kraft, the...
South Carolina Prepares for Open Carrying of Pistols
Aug 16 2021 // Anyone with a permit to carry a concealed weapon in South Carolina will no longer have to keep their weapon hidden under clothing starting Sunday. Gov. Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing Friday for a new state law...
Catholic Priest in South Carolina Placed on Leave After Lawsuit Over Sexual Relationship
Aug 10 2021 // A Catholic priest in South Carolina has been placed on leave after he was sued by a woman who said the pastor manipulated her into a sexual relationship. Father Wilbroad Mwape was removed at least temporarily as the pastor...
South Carolina Deputies Cleared in Fatal Shooting Case
Aug 10 2021 // An internal investigation found that two South Carolina sheriff’s deputies who fired their guns during an encounter that left a man dead were justified in using deadly force. Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis...
Duke Energy Builds Flood Walls Around South Carolina Electric Substation
Jul 27 2021 // A utility is building walls around an electric substation to prevent them from being overrun by floodwaters in the first of its kind project in South Carolina. Duke Energy is spending $1.6 million on the Nichols project to...
Judge OKs Distribution For $192M South Carolina Failed Nuclear Project Settlement
Jul 21 2021 // Investors who lost fortunes in the failure of a multi billion-dollar nuclear reactor construction deal in South Carolina will soon begin to see their portions of a $192 million settlement, under a recently approved...
South Carolina Bill Stopping COVID Suits Against Businesses Signed
Jul 19 2021 // Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state as he held a ceremonial signing of a bill preventing people from suing companies over the...
Elsa-Related Tornado Causes $1 Million in Damage in Port Royal, S.C.
Jul 16 2021 // A tornado spawned as Tropical Storm Elsa moved inland across South Carolina caused about $1 million damage to buildings in the Beaufort County town of Port Royal, officials said. At least 44 buildings in the town of 13,000...
South Carolina Shifts Insurance Fraud Investigations to Insurance Department
Jul 12 2021 // South Carolina is transferring its insurance fraud investigations from the attorney general to the insurance regulator. Ray Farmer, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI), said he has entered into...
South Carolina Agency Clears Fired Charleston Police Lieutenant of Misconduct
Jul 12 2021 // A South Carolina agency cleared a former Charleston police lieutenant who was fired for alleged misconduct in a case involving a fellow officer accused of striking a handcuffed man. The South Carolina Law Enforcement...
South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Preventing COVID Suits Against Businesses
Jun 28 2021 // Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state as he held a ceremonial signing of a bill preventing people from suing companies over the...
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for South Carolina
Jun 28 2021 // The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the South Carolina coast due to the formation of a tropical depression. The warning is for citizens from Edisto Beach northeastward to South...
S.C. High Court Nixes Felony ‘Step-Down’ Provisions in Auto Policies
Jun 21 2021 // A South Carolina Supreme Court opinion published in June nullifies auto insurance policy provisions that “step down” the maximum payout in instances where the insured was committing a felony or attempting to...
South Carolina Insurance Fund Pays $75K to Family of Man Shot by Police
Jun 16 2021 // GREENVILLE, S.C. — The family of a South Carolina man who was shot and killed by police who forced their way into his home after he was the victim in a robbery and assault call has received a $75,000 wrongful death...
