South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill before the South Carolina state Legislature that would prevent state and local governments from doing business with entities having diversity, equity and inclusion programs was the subject of strong pushback at a public hearing in... Read More

Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas. The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a... Read More

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — A crisis unfolded in Asheville as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the... Read More

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm in a sparsely populated region of Florida, peeling the siding from buildings, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to millions of customers. At least five... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby is taking a breather Wednesday over the western Atlantic Ocean but it isn’t done dousing the coastal Carolinas before it slowly marches north. Debby was expected to restrengthen and turn north toward the South Carolina... Read More

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it slowly passes over the northern part of the state. Forecasters warned that, in... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters. In dissent, liberal justices warned that the court was insulating states from... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A three-judge panel in South Carolina ruled that this year’s congressional races in the state can be carried out using a map they have already held is unconstitutional. In what surely must be an exceptional ruling, the... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dr. Cornel West, who is waging an independent campaign for the presidency under the banner of his Justice for All Party, has secured a spot on the November ballot in South Carolina. West, the Dietrich Bonhoeffer professor... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump soundly defeated former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the state Republican presidential primary on Saturday, but she vowed to fight on and planned to be in Michigan, the next state going to... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is slowly closing the gap with former President Donald Trump in the Palmetto State with five days to go before the GOP primary here. The latest Emerson College/The Hill poll still... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — André Bauer still remembers the moment he believes South Carolina became a nominee-maker when it comes to national presidential politics. “I must have been 11 or 12 at the time and early on, former Texas Gov. John... Read More

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A week after former President Donald Trump appeared to throw shade on the military service of Major Michael Haley, a one-time ally of the former president called for an end to his “disparaging comments about veterans... Read More

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — When it comes to a political event, the scene couldn’t have been more bucolic. Assembled in a raised pavilion about halfway between the clubhouse and golf course at the Summerville Country Club, were about 400 anxious supporters... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — After a lull following the Democratic primary two weeks ago, political activity escalated dramatically in South Carolina over the weekend, as the campaigns of former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each kicked... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — With just 16 days to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, the two candidates are taking markedly different approaches to campaigning in the state. As of Thursday morning, former President Donald Trump, who held a 26... Read More

GREENVILLE, S.C. — An unprecedented surge in new residents and the dramatic growth of South Carolina’s manufacturing sector are creating an urgent need for new energy generation resources, the region’s largest utility has told state regulators. “We’re already projecting eight... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. – President Joe Biden cruised to an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday, garnering 96.22% of the vote statewide in the first-in-the-South contest. Only 4.09% of the state’s 3.2 million registered voters participated in the election... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democrats across the state of South Carolina will vote in a first-in-the-South primary on Saturday in which the outcome is a foregone conclusion. President Joe Biden is expected to win handily. The only question is how many... Read More

FORT LAWN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state Sen. Mike Fanning likes to talk to people. He will talk about anything, but if the Democrat from Great Falls is able to steer the conversation, he's not likely to say much... Read More

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — For South Carolina's conservatives, deciding whether Nikki Haley ’s record warrants a promotion to the Oval Office seems less about her experience and abilities and more about the man standing in her way: Donald Trump. “Ms. Haley did some... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden returned to South Carolina on Saturday to celebrate the elevation of the state as the Democrats' first sanctioned primary and acknowledge the importance of the state’s Black voters. That voting block was critical to... Read More

NORTH CHARLESTON S.C. — Barely 24 hours after infuriating former President Donald Trump by declaring she wouldn’t drop out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley continued to goad the former president as the... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — While in Charleston on Monday to kick off the South Carolina leg of his 2024 presidential campaign, President Joe Biden made an impromptu stop at one of the city’s best known soul food restaurants. The visit to... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Republican Party on Thursday officially certified seven candidates to appear on its presidential primary ballot. The list of qualifying candidates for the Feb. 24 primary election was certified and signed by South Carolina GOP... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The outgoing mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, would like to see the state change the way its voters choose their elected officials. Mayor John Tecklenburg lost his bid for a third term in November, and his last... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday expressed skepticism at claims that a Republican-drawn congressional district map in South Carolina is an unlawful racial gerrymander, setting the stage for restoration ahead of the 2024 election. A three-judge panel... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted murder Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk of improperly influencing the jury. They're accusing the court clerk at his double murder trial of telling jurors not to trust him when he... Read More

EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. — The flier at first appeared a bit incongruous on the small bulletin board near the faded wooden steps leading up to McConkey’s Jungle Shack. There, next to a list of specials of shrimp and chips, clam... Read More

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — From the outset it was clear, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., was in her element. The featured guest on a panel hosted by the nonprofit Concerned Veterans for America aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown, the decommissioned aircraft carrier... Read More