Latest South Carolina Headlines
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Amtrak Blames CSX for Deadly South Carolina Crash
Feb 5 2018 // Amtrak blamed a freight rail operator for causing a crash on Sunday that killed two people and injured more than 100 others when one of its passenger trains was diverted onto a side track and slammed into a parked,...
Guardrail Manufacturer Sued Over South Carolina, Tennessee Accidents
Feb 5 2018 // A guardrail manufacturer created a product whose design flaws led to one woman’s death and another’s permanent disfigurement, according to two lawsuits filed Jan. 31. The lawsuits filed in South Carolina and...
Hub International Caught Up in $42M Lawsuit by South Carolina School District
Feb 5 2018 // A South Carolina school district has sued an insurance brokerage and several insurance companies, saying the district was sold excessive policies and charged too much. The Berkeley County School District filed suit in U.S....
Report: More Than 25 South Carolina Doctors Investigated for Sexual Misconduct
Jan 31 2018 // More than two dozen South Carolina doctors have been investigated for possible sexual misconduct in the last five years, according to a newspaper review of records of the state Board of Medical Examiners. The Post and...
Hub International Caught Up in $42M Lawsuit by South Carolina School District
Jan 22 2018 // A South Carolina school district has sued an insurance brokerage and several insurance companies, saying the district was sold excessive policies and charged too much. The Berkeley County School District filed suit in U.S....
Epic Winter Storm Brings Car Wrecks, Broken Water Mains, Power Outages to Southeast
Jan 5 2018 // A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. The same system...
AmWINS Group to Acquire Seacoast Brokers, Trident Claims Management of South Carolina
Jan 4 2018 // AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Seacoast Brokers, LLC, a South Carolina-based personal lines specialty MGA that designs,...
Christmas Eve Apartment Fire in South Carolina Leaves 54 Homeless
Dec 27 2017 // Authorities say 54 people are without a home after a Christmas Eve fire at a South Carolina apartment complex that investigators say was intentionally set. Spartanburg Fire Marshall Brad Hall said no one was seriously...
South Carolina Gov. to Form Opioid Response Team, Limit Prescriptions
Dec 20 2017 // South Carolina’s governor announced Monday that he’s using executive orders to limit opioid prescriptions under two state programs and start a response team to look for ways to fight abuse of the powerful...
How Warming Seas Could Cost South Carolina $12 Billion
Nov 6 2017 // If oceans warm at a rate predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nation-sponsored group that assesses climate change research and issues periodic reports, expected financial losses caused by...
South Carolina Counties Affected by Irma Now Eligible for Federal Aid
Nov 6 2017 // President Donald Trump has issued a declaration that makes federal aid available to parts of South Carolina recovering from Hurricane Irma. The declaration issued in October means federal aid can now be used to supplement...
Hay Wagon, Pickup Crash in South Carolina Injures 6
Oct 31 2017 // Six people are recovering from injuries treated at hospitals and more needed first aid after a pickup truck hit a vehicle carrying people on a nighttime hay ride in South Carolina. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported...
South Carolina Officer Fired for Confederate Flag Underwear Photo Awarded $55K
Oct 30 2017 // A former South Carolina police officer fired after a photo of him posing in Confederate flag underwear appeared online has settled a wrongful termination lawsuit. North Charleston city attorney Brady Hair tells the Post...
Severe Weather in Carolinas Brings Tornadoes, Power Outages
Oct 26 2017 // A National Weather Service team confirmed Tuesday that two tornadoes touched down in South Carolina during an outbreak of severe weather that flipped tractor-trailers and small planes, washed out roads and left thousands...
Collision Between Car, 2 School Buses Injures 10 in South Carolina
Oct 24 2017 // South Carolina state troopers say 10 people, including eight students, were injured when two school buses were involved in related crashes. Troopers tell local media outlets both collisions happened Saturday afternoon on...
South Carolina Counties Affected by Irma Now Eligible for Federal Aid
Oct 19 2017 // President Donald Trump has issued a declaration that makes federal aid available to parts of South Carolina recovering from Hurricane Irma. The declaration issued Tuesday means federal aid can now be used to supplement...
How Warming Seas Could Cost South Carolina $12 Billion
Oct 16 2017 // If oceans warm at a rate predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nation-sponsored group that assesses climate change research and issues periodic reports, expected financial losses caused by...
South Carolina Private School Sued Over Disclosure of Private Student Medical Info
Oct 2 2017 // A parent filed suit against a South Carolina private school last month – the same day the school sent out an email that included private medical information about 86 students. The lawsuit said an email from the...
South Carolina Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Over Opioid Marketing
Oct 2 2017 // South Carolina sued Purdue Pharma LP in August, joining other states and local governments to accuse the OxyContin maker of deceptive marketing practices that have contributed to a national opioid addiction epidemic. The...
States Should Implement Stronger Safeguards for Consumers in Natural Disasters: Rutgers Report
Oct 2 2017 // As homeowners file insurance claims in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many could find their level of protection depends on the state where their damaged home is located, according to a research report released by...
