Georgetown County investigators have arrested a registered sex offender accused of sending and receiving sexually explicit videos and pictures of children on the internet.

A bill to establish a hate crimes law in South Carolina is one step closer to reality.

Police had been searching for him after they say he unexpectedly left his home on Daniel Island on Friday morning.

Late Thursday night, authorities said that the girl’s mother reported that she returned home around 11 p.m.

The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office arrested 50-year-old Jerry Black of Orangeburg. Authorities are looking for 39-year-old Michael Kemmerlin who has addresses in Rowesville and Cope.

The South Carolina Department of Revenue says their agents arrested a Charleston woman for tax evasion.

Officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday night that state providers can now administer the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after the CDC and FDA lifted a pause on the use of the vaccine.

A South Carolina bill aimed at preventing plastic pellets from spilling into local waterways is one step closer to becoming reality as the Senate passed the bill on Friday. It will now head to the House.

A dog who had been missing for 5 days near Palmetto Islands County Park was found by two Charleston County Parks employees.

Authorities are looking for Jamari Hazel who was reported as a runaway by his sister. Hazel was last seen on April 13 at 2:25 p.m. in the area of Savannah Highway and Savage Road.

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office said one person is charged in a stabbing in the West Ashley area Monday night.

Deputies are asking for the public’s help to find a person of interest in a shooting that killed one person in Holly Hill in 2020.

Local activist groups gathered in downtown Charleston on Sunday for a vigil and demonstration in response to two national police shootings.

The Hanahan Police Department says a missing couple from Hanahan has been found in Florida.

Emergency crews have cleared a crash that was blocking traffic earlier on I-26 westbound lanes in Dorchester County.Emergency officials said the incident was at Exit 177.

Investigators said a woman who is out on bond for a shooting has now been charged in a separate shooting that killed a 14-year-old boy in Orangeburg County.

Authorities charged the teenager with the murder of a 14-year-old that happened near Santee on Oct. 5, 2020. The teen was charged after a warrant was obtained last Thursday.

Officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections said they found no evidence of a bomb following a bomb threat at a Marlboro County prison.

The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year-old Kirsten Faith Snider who was given a $10,000 PR bond.

Lawyers for a 19-year-old man filed a lawsuit Monday over what they call an unlawful traffic stop in which their client was detained at gunpoint.

Gov. Henry McMaster announced that Robert M. Kerr will be nominated to serve as the next director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

The South Carolina Department of Revenue wants to make sure agribusinesses don’t miss out on tax credits.

Gov. Henry McMaster has filed an appeal on a pause of the Fetal Heartbeat law. Last month, a judge blocked the law from taking effect.

Officials with the Highway Patrol said a 2014 Cadillac SUV ran off the roadway and hit a cable barrier.

One person was killed in a crash involving a log truck near Holly Hill on Tuesday afternoon. It happened at the intersection of U.S. 176 and SC 210, about eight miles west of Holly Hill.

A police officer who was attempting to stop an argument between two people was punched several times in the face and bitten by a woman at a North Charleston hotel, according to police.

Attorneys for the man sentenced to federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation are set to formally argue that his conviction and death sentence should be overturned.

Investigators said a 24-year-old correctional officer was arrested after allowing inmates to retrieve contraband dropped by drones.

The Charleston County School District confirmed it has placed a teacher assistant on administrative leave while the district investigates allegedly inappropriate comments made on social media.

Two South Carolina men including a Citadel Cadet are expected in court for their involvement in the Jan 6. Capitol riots.