Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear tours South Carolina for democrats

Jury Convicts South Carolina Woman of Human Smuggling

The jury deliberated for over five hours before convicting Sharon Thompkins following a two-day trial late July 15. Image for illustration purposesTexas Border Business U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas LAREDO, Texas – A...

Father drowns after saving 5 people from rip current in South Carolina

Posted/updated on: July 16, 2025 at 4:44 pm STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images(PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C.) -- A Georgia father drowned after saving five people from a rip current at a beach in South Carolina, according to the Pawleys Island Police Department. At...

Father drowns after saving 5 people from rip current in South Carolina 34 minutes

(PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C.) — A Georgia father drowned after saving five people from a rip current at a beach in South Carolina, according to the Pawleys Island Police Department. At approximately 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, police received a call for...

Clarendon mechanic earns statewide honor

by Melissa Foust-McCoy Allan Space, a transportation mechanic for Clarendon County School District, has been named Technician of the Year by the South Carolina Association for Pupil Transportation (SCAPT), a statewide organization dedicated to...

Man accused of setting fire to occupied vehicle

North Carolina man accused of setting fire to occupied vehicle WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE’RE GOING TO START WITH CONGRESSMAN RALPH NORMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT TO RUN FOR...

31 indicted in South Carolina for tax fraud involving milk and ammonia credits, 7 from Sumter

New South Carolina hands-free driving law to take effect this September

South Carolina drivers have less than two months before a new law requires them to go completely hands free behind the wheel. The "Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act" was signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster in May 2025 and defines a mobile...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tells South Carolina Democrats his record is a red state success story

Democrats can win back disaffected voters by addressing their everyday concerns to counter the anticipated fallout from President Donald Trump's budget-and-policy package, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday as he began a tour of South...

2.2 earthquake shakes South Carolina Wednesday morning

Officials confirm a 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit near Summerville, South Carolina, on Wednesday morning. SANGAREE, S.C. — Officials with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirm an earthquake...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks on unions at South Carolina labor conference

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was in South Carolina on Wednesday, speaking about the impact of union workers during a labor conference.Beshear discussed the growth unions have had in Kentucky at the AFL-CIO convention in Greenville.“Union members...

Former Cobb officer drowns in South Carolina trying to save others

Former Cobb County officer dies during heroic water rescue in South Carolina

Anderson 'Chase' Childers. Photos courtesy of GoFundMe PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - A former Cobb County police officer is being hailed a hero after he died while rescuing swimmers caught in a dangerous rip current off the South Carolina coast. What we...

Gov. Beshear makes stop in South Carolina to speak at pro-union convention

ADDITIONAL OFFENSES RELATED TO THE CRIMES. KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SPOKE AT THE AFL-CIO’S 67TH CONVENTION TODAY, AND MANY BELIEVE THIS VISIT IS IN PREPARATION FOR A RUN FOR PRESIDENT 2028. SOUTH CAROLINA’S TYPICALLY ONE OF THE FIRST STATES...

Asheville water director leaving for role in South Carolina 

Asheville’s longtime water resources director, David Melton, is leaving his post next month to take a job in South Carolina. Melton has accepted the position of water and wastewater director for the Water Service Department in Rock Hill. His last...

Man dies after trying to save people in rip current at South Carolina beach

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTV) - A man drowned at a South Carolina beach while trying to save a group of people stuck in a rip current this past weekend. Sister-station WMBF reported that the man, 38-year-old Anderson “Chase” Childers, got in the...

Former Cobb County officer drowns trying to save swimmers off South Carolina coast

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former Cobb County police officer died while trying to save others from drowning in the ocean. Police said Anderson “Chase” Childers, 38, and another person dove into the water off Pawleys Island, South...

Former SEC starting quarterbacks rank South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers among conference’s elite

On Tuesday, ESPN College Football Live analysts Greg McElroy and Jordan Rodgers, two former starting quarterbacks in the SEC at Alabama and Vanderbilt, respectively, ranked their top signal-callers in the Southeastern Conference. Both men ranked...

New South Carolina hands-free driving law to take effect this September

South Carolina drivers have less than two months before a new law requires them to go completely hands free behind the wheel. The "Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act" was signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster in May 2025 and defines a mobile...

Lowcountry executive elected South Carolina Bankers Association chairman

A Lowcountry bank executive has been elected chairman of a statewide organization. Richard Sturm, regional president of the Carolinas for Ameris Bank in Mount Pleasant, has been elected chairman of the South Carolina Bankers Association, according...