South Carolina

News from the state of South Carolina

Amtrak worker accused of stealing, selling 77 chain saws

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NEWARK, N.J. — A longtime Amtrak employee in New Jersey stole several dozen chain saws and hundreds of parts from the railroad and sold...

Hate crime bill starts journey through S Carolina Statehouse

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill that would make South Carolina the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law started its...

Judge hears arguments on temporary block of SC abortion law

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge said Monday that a decision will come shortly on whether to suspend a new South Carolina law banning...

Pence to give speech in SC, his 1st since leaving office

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South...

Judge hears arguments on temporary block of SC abortion law

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge said Monday that a decision will come shortly on whether to suspend a new South Carolina law banning...

New SC abortion law remains on hold under judge’s order

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new South Carolina law banning abortions will stay on hold following a judge's order on Friday to extend a temporary...

In Alabama, a vote to keep Confederate monument protections

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would give cities and counties a possible avenue to take down unwanted Confederate...

Endangered right whale found dead off S. Carolina beach

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A critically endangered North Atlantic Right whale was found dead over the weekend off the coast of South Carolina, more...

New Mexico goes to court over slow cleanup at US nuclear lab

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is going after the federal government for failing to make progress on cleaning up contamination left behind by decades...

South Carolina lawmaker: Trump can be buried at our Capitol

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina Republican lawmaker said he is filing a bill that would allow former President Donald Trump to buried on...