12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained

Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack.

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday.

Firing-squad executions get the green light in South Carolina

South Carolina has given the green light to firing-squad executions, a method codified into state law last year after a decade-long pause in carrying out death sentences because of the state’s inability to procure lethal injection drugs.

Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform in SC State address

President Joe Biden addressed South Carolina State University graduates and pledged to fight for stalled voting rights and police reform legislation.

Phillip Adams: Autopsy of ex-NFL player, accused of killing 6, shows severe CTE

Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams, accused of killing six people before turning the gun on himself, suffered from severe brain disease, an autopsy shows.

Video: Chevy Chase serves customers at Raising Cane’s restaurant

The legendary comedian was in Charleston, South Carolina for a special screening of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”

Mother allegedly kills 6-year-old son with deer rifle to send him 'to heaven,' police say

A mother in South Carolina is charged with murder after investigators say she shot her 6-year-old son in the chest with a deer rifle, saying she wanted him to go to heaven.

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.

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.

SC man arrested for allegedly tattooing child inside McDonald’s

Brandon Presha, 28, of Laurens, was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal tattooing and underage tattooing, police said.

Woman who mistook car for Uber stabbed up to 120 times, expert testifies

There were more than 100 stab wounds on a South Carolina university student killed by a man who attacked her after she mistakenly thought his car was her Uber ride, a pathologist testified Monday.

Boys, 8 and 9, charged in shooting death of S. Carolina man

An 8-year-old and a 9-year-old boy have been charged with killing a man who was shot with a rifle while cutting down brush in a South Carolina field, authorities said.