3 killed after Amtrak collides with SUV in South Carolina

Three of the dead in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene, and a fourth person was taken to a hospital.

US Labor Department warns 3 GOP states, including Arizona, over COVID rules

OSHA officials say Arizona, South Carolina and Utah are not complying with their promises to enforce labor standards that are at least as good as those adopted by the federal government.

Alex Murdaugh denied bond on $3M insurance theft charges

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was denied bond for charges related to insurance money in his housekeeper's death.

Shark bites floating alligator’s foot in wild video

The shark had been circling the alligator from below before taking a chance and biting the animal’s leg.

Dylann Roof denied death sentence appeal in 2015 SC church shootings

Dylann Roof has lost the next phase of his appeal, with a federal court turning down his request for a new hearing to challenge his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.

Dylann Roof's death sentence should stand, prosecutors say

In court documents filed Thursday, federal prosecutors argued that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof

Alex Murdaugh bond set at $20K in alleged insurance fraud scheme

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh surrendered Thursday to face insurance fraud and other charges after state police said he arranged to have himself shot in the head so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout.

17 men arrested in South Carolina for allegedly targeting children online

Seventeen men were arrested as part of the law enforcement operation, and another man is wanted on charges stemming from messages exchanged with law enforcement officers posing as minors on social media apps, according to deputies.

SC mom of 4 dies of COVID-19 complications after giving birth

Sara Caitlin Vilchez, 31, was taken back to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing hours after bringing her newborn home.

SC sheriff warns child predators after 5 sting arrests: 'If you hunt our children you will become the hunted'

After arresting five men accused of using social media apps to look for children for sex, a South Carolina sheriff issued a warning: "Let this send a strong message to any child predator: if you hunt our children, you will become the hunted."

South Carolina alligator attack on woman ends after neighbor whacks reptile with shovel

A South Carolina woman was rescued by a neighbor Thursday morning during a violent alligator attack in the state, authorities said. The neighbor's weapon of choice: a shovel.

Twin boys found dead inside hot car at South Carolina daycare

Twin 20-month-old boys found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a South Carolina daycare were likely in the hot SUV for more than nine hours, authorities said Thursday.

ACLU seeks to halt South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks

Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities want an immediate halt to a South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks.

Federal appeals court upholds Dylann Roof's death sentence

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.