South Carolina’s most powerful state lawmaker is vowing to change a law that kept more than 7,200 Sumter residents from having a voting city councilman for the last nine months.

A South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) whistleblower is raising the alarm over an indefinite pause in mental health and rehabilitation resources for a group of juveniles at the Broad River Road Complex (BRRC).

The rules around the retail sale of hemp leaf in South Carolina are hazy.

Orangeburg County’s Public Services Director used taxpayer-funded staff and equipment to make repairs on his driveway and car, violating the county’s ethics policy.

First, Columbia Police Officers and state agents raided the store.

Columbia Animal Services has been asked to give a city council committee quarterly updates on its practices and euthanasia rates.

Columbia Animal Services’ own records show dogs being euthanized within days of entering the shelter — sometimes killed the very day they’re taken into care — despite being listed as healthy.

Prosecuting Alex Murdaugh wasn’t cheap.

Columbia Parking Services reports as of April 2023, there were 50,352 parking tickets with unpaid balances worth $1,863,654 (including fees). $1,862,672.50 is collectible.

South Carolina needs teachers and there are fears education leaders are alienating them as they leave.

The teacher expressed concerns about his safety less than two weeks before.

Organizers said the county will discuss the steps underway to improve the detention center.

The Lexington Police Department is currently investigating an email threat addressed to Meadow Glen Middle School on Friday.

Some of Kershaw County’s special education bus riders had their instructional time cut short by almost 26 hours this fall.

A man charged in the murder of his child’s mother is back in South Carolina.