Teacher resigns after allegedly pointing gun at restaurant worker in South Carolina

MAULDIN, S.C. (WBTV) - A South Carolina teacher has resigned after he allegedly pulled a gun on a restaurant worker last month. The teacher, Julius Bishop, was arrested after he was accused of pointing a gun at a Smokin’ Wings employee on June 18...

M/I Homes Reenters the South Carolina Market and Begins Sales at Bellamore 

M/I Homes has re-entered the South Carolina market for the first time since 2023 with a new master-planned community in York, South Carolina. Sales have begun in Bellamore, which will offer 144 townhomes and 126 single-family homes from M/I Homes’...

PETA demands funding cuts after USDA report reveals deaths of 22 monkeys at South Carolina research facility

Click here for updates on this story YEMASSEE, S.C. (WYFF) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is demanding that a research facility in South Carolina face federal funding cuts after a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

South Carolina teacher makes shocking revelation as she appears in court charged with molesting boy when he was 14

A South Carolina teacher accused of molesting a boy when he was 14 smirked as she revealed in court that she is now pregnant. Nicole Ballew Callaham, 33, voluntarily turned herself into the Anderson County Detention Center on Thursday for...

Where In The Carolinas Is Ryobi's US Headquarters Found & How Long Has It Been There?

The Ryobi brand of power tools has existed in some capacity since the 1940s. Ryobi's official history begins, of course, in Hiroshima, Japan circa 1943, with the company then focused largely on die casting. In the more than eight decades since its...

South Carolina Protester Brittany Martin Appeals Her Conviction to U.S. Supreme Court

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina woman who received a 4-year prison sentence for participating in a Black Lives Matter protest during the summer of 2020 is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review her case. Brittany Martin is a Black woman,...

Rolls-Royce Announces $75M Expansion in South Carolina

Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc., a provider of off-highway engines and complete power generation systems, announced a $75 million expansion to its mtu engine manufacturing operations in Aiken, South Carolina. The two-phase facility expansion...

Top247 WR Somourian Wingo explains commitment to Miami over Florida, South Carolina

St. Augustine (Fla.) High Top247 wide receiver Somourian Wingo announced his Miami commitment Thursday. He explained the decision in an interview with 247Sports. St. Augustine (Fla.) High Top247 wide receiver Somourian Wingo announced his Miami...

South Carolina gets plenty of positive press at SEC Media Days

The perception of Gamecock football is that it has the ingredients of a program poised to continue its successful run under head coach Shane Beamer. ATLANTA — A nine-win season from a year ago and a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback are just...

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South Carolina Rep. Norman Only Republican To Back Epstein File Release As House GOP Blocks Effort

House Republicans blocked a Democratic-backed effort late Monday evening to require the Department of Justice to release all records related to the convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. The House Rules Committee voted 5 to 7 to reject an...

Small plane lands on golf course in South Carolina

PICKEN, S.C. - Pickens County Emergency Management said a plane landed on an Upstate golf course on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Piper PA-46 made an emergency landing on the course at the Reserve at Lake Keowee around 11:50...

KY Gov. Andy Beshear visits South Carolina while considering 2028 run for the White House

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Another potential 2028 presidential candidate is spending time in the Palmetto State this week. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear spoke with local democrats in downtown Charleston Thursday morning after stops in Greenville and...

South Carolina’s Shane Beamer talks playoff expansion, 8 vs. 9 SEC games

South Carolina narrowly missed the College Football Playoff a year ago, so perhaps Shane Beamer is biased. Whatever the reason, Beamer said Monday that he’s in favor of further expanding the playoff beyond its current 12-team format. The CFP was...

Andy Beshear introduces himself to South Carolina as the normal Democrat

Beshear, who will lead the Democratic Governors Association into next year’s midterm elections, was introduced at most stops as the “most popular Democratic governor in America.” He had not been able to stop his party’s decline down the ballot....

Low-magnitude earthquake rattles South Carolina coastal region

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WBTV) - A low-magnitude earthquake rattled part of South Carolina earlier this week. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data showed the 2.2-magnitude quake hit just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16. It had an epicenter near...

Protecting inherited land focus of South Carolina conference

Landowners, families and community members can learn how to protect inherited property at free event COLUMBIA, S.C. — In South Carolina there is a rich history of land being passed down from generation to generation. Grandparents or...

Miami lands Somourian Wingo: Top247 WR explains why he picked Hurricanes over Florida, South Carolina

St. Augustine (Fla.) High Top247 wide receiver Somourian Wingo announced his Miami commitment Thursday. He explained the decision in an interview with 247Sports. St. Augustine (Fla.) High Top247 wide receiver Somourian Wingo announced his Miami...

Former pro baseball player dies trying to save swimmers off South Carolina

A former professional baseball player and father of three died while trying to save swimmers from a rip current off the coast of South Carolina on Sunday, authorities said. Chase Childers, who was briefly signed by the Baltimore Orioles, entered...

South Carolina joins multi-state effort to curb speeding during “Operation Southern Slow Down”

Drivers can expect to see an increase in enforcement and presence from local law enforcement on the state's major interstates from July 14-20. COLUMBIA, S.C. — As part of the annual 100 Deadly Days of Summer, the South Carolina Department of...