Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

South Carolina has put inmate Freddie Owens to death in the state’s first execution in more than a decade

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
News|Americas|Crime|World

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution

The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
Crime|News

South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency

A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life

Environment|News

'Firehose' storm hits part of North Carolina and scientists see climate change

The Carolinas braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots

'Firehose' storm hits part of North Carolina and scientists see climate change
Crime|News|Political

A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning on-camera, in-person interviews with inmates or recording their phone calls for broadcast

Americas|News

A rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it's being auctioned for millions

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution that was signed and sent to states to ratify is up for auction later this month in North Carolina

A rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it's being auctioned for millions
Crime|News

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection

A condemned man was forced to choose how he’ll be put to death in South Carolina

Crime|News

Inmate awaiting execution says South Carolina didn't share enough about lethal injection drug

Lawyers for the South Carolina inmate scheduled to be put to death later this month say state prison officials didn’t provide enough information about the drug to decide whether he wants to die by lethal injection

Crime|News|Political

Inmate asks to delay execution, says co-defendant who blamed him for killing had secret deal

An inmate set to be executed in South Carolina in three weeks wants the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so his lawyers can argue his co-defendant who testified against him lied about having no plea deal in exchange for his testimony

Crime|News

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

South Carolina’s prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
Americas|Crime|News

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date for what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
Political

South Carolina considers its energy future through state Senate committee

The South Carolina Senate has started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in a rapidly growing state and amid a quickly changing power-generation world

South Carolina considers its energy future through state Senate committee
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Sam Sam the Kittycat Man ran away. Thanks to a microchip, he was found close by — 11 years later

A cat in South Carolina has been reunited with his owner after 11 years thanks to a microchip

Sam Sam the Kittycat Man ran away. Thanks to a microchip, he was found close by — 11 years later
Crime|News

Smuggled drugs killed 2 inmates at troubled South Carolina jail, sheriff says

Authorities say two inmates died from drug overdoses in two days at a South Carolina jail under federal investigation

Crime

Death row inmate in South Carolina resentenced to life in prison

A man who spent nearly two decades on South Carolina’s death row for killing two people has been resentenced to life in prison without parole

News|Opinion|World

He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests

An Israeli man orphaned during the Holocaust thought he would never meet any of his relatives

He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests
Health|Political

Voters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate

The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year

Voters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate
Opinion|Political

Tim Scott has benefited from mentors along the way. He's hoping for another helping hand

Throughout Tim Scott's life, people have offered him a hand to help him get ahead

Tim Scott has benefited from mentors along the way. He's hoping for another helping hand
News|Political

Sheri Biggs wins Republican nod for US House in South Carolina over Trump-backed candidate

Nurse practitioner and Air National Guard officer Sheri Biggs has won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House in South Carolina’s 3rd District

Sheri Biggs wins Republican nod for US House in South Carolina over Trump-backed candidate
News|Sports

Another police dog dies while trying to help officers arrest a suspect in South Carolina

For the second time this month, a police dog has been killed while trying to help arrest a suspect in South Carolina

Another police dog dies while trying to help officers arrest a suspect in South Carolina
Political|Health

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
Political

Democrats in South Carolina must work harder than ever to survive in an era of Republican domination

Democrats in South Carolina may be holding the nation's first presidential primary

Democrats in South Carolina must work harder than ever to survive in an era of Republican domination
Business|Education|Political|Sports

Football powers converge to support South Carolina athlete compensation bill

Football coaches from South Carolina's three major school have joined together at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass a law allowing their schools to directly compensate their athletes

Football powers converge to support South Carolina athlete compensation bill
News|Political

US Rep. Nancy Mace overcomes McCarthy-backed challenger to win Republican primary in South Carolina

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican nomination after a tumultuous second term in South Carolina that saw her go from a critic to ally of former President Donald Trump and make headlines for plenty of things off the House floor

US Rep. Nancy Mace overcomes McCarthy-backed challenger to win Republican primary in South Carolina
News|Technology

Ship at full throttle in harbor causes major South Carolina bridge to close until it passes safely

Authorities say a large cargo ship lost control of its engines and went nearly full throttle through a South Carolina harbor, prompting the closure of one of the busiest bridges in the state

Ship at full throttle in harbor causes major South Carolina bridge to close until it passes safely

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