Kaitlin Stansell
Charleston, SC
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Summerville’s town council has decided to extend its COVID leave pay for only vaccinated employees or those with a legitimate medical or religious exemption for getting the shot.
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Health experts in the Charleston area say COVID-19 testing has ramped up significantly along with the current surge in positive cases.
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As of Wednesday, more than 500 Berkeley County students and 76 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19, and dozens more were quarantined for ten days because of close contact with those cases.
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More than seven months after Jamal Sutherland’s death inside the Charleston County jail, new documents from the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control showed health inspectors visited Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health where he was arrested while seeking treatment for a mental illness as he was dying.
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New court documents filed Wednesday revealed why Connor Cook told attorneys the Murdaughs and some law enforcement officers may have been trying to frame him as the driver of a boat involved in a deadly crash in Beaufort County in 2019.
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Newly released personnel records show the former principal of Berkeley County’s Marrington Middle School was demoted from her position in May after an investigation revealed she made racially insensitive comments and gestures towards an Asian employee, mistreated some students, and created a culture of fear and intimidation for employees inside the school.
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Many business owners in South Carolina are worried about the surge in COVID-19 cases and what impact they could have on their employees and business operations, according to preliminary results of a survey.
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The federal government is cracking down on guns being bought or stolen in southern states that end up in the hands of criminals.
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Next weekend, a new gun law goes into effect in the Palmetto State, and it allows anyone over the age of 21 with a concealed weapons permit to openly carry their firearms.
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The city of Charleston’s Special Commission on Equity, Inclusion, and Racial Conciliation has released it’s 545-page draft report of on ways to promote racial justice and racial equity in the Holy City.
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Firefighters with the Mount Pleasant Fire Department found a person dead inside a house fire early Saturday morning, according to Captain Matthew Tidwell.
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Charleston Co. sheriff hopes to model new mental health program on Florida agency’s specialized unit
Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said she plans to change how her deputies respond to calls involving mental health issues to help prevent another tragedy under her watch.
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Sheriff Kristin Graziano said she is changing her agency’s policies and procedures to better protect those in her care who are suffering from mental illness.
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is still working on its new guidelines for how schools can reopen safely in August without masks being required.
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As COVID-19 infections rise once again in South Carolina, some doctors warn we could be dealing with the coronavirus for years to come.
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South Carolina’s Opioid Emergency Response Team has issued a warning about a new counterfeit pain pill blamed for hundreds of opioid overdoses across the state.
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A Charleston County lawmaker has asked Gov. Henry McMaster and Attorney General Alan Wilson to weigh in on the firing of five employees with the Medical University of South Carolina.
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Days after state leaders announced South Carolina had the fewest number of inmates returning to prison after three years in the nation, a free clinic to help connect previously incarcerated individuals with attorneys happened in North Charleston on Thursday.
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MUSC Health is now operating under a new set of “normal” conditions across all of its facilities as safeguards against COVID-19 continue.
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MUSC Health officials confirmed Wednesday that five employees have been fired from the hospital system for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with a new policy established in April.
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Ashley Ridge High School’s educational farm is facing thousands of dollars of debt after financial challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Court documents filed Wednesday revealed new details about the Beaufort County boat crash that led to the death of a teenaged girl in 2019.
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Issues existed for months between Summerville’s former town administrator and the town’s council members and mayor before Rebecca Vance was fired from her job, according to her personnel file.
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A Freedom of Information Act request revealed new details about some of the conversations and changes that have happened within the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office since Jamal Sutherland’s death.
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Florida’s deadly building collapse highlighted a common problem for the structural integrity of so many properties, Lowcountry building experts say.
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The South Carolina General Assembly overruled the governor on providing state funds for a memorial to the victims of the 2015 Charleston church shooting.
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A critical blood shortage is on the cusp of crippling hospitals across the country, and some Lowcountry healthcare centers are feeling the impact in blood supply as well.
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Charleston officials confirmed Thursday that the city is involved in ongoing discussions with the South Carolina State Museum about the future of the John C. Calhoun statue.
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Summerville Town Council will meet Wednesday night to discuss the process to hire a new town administrator after council members voted on Saturday to terminate the town’s contract with its former administrator.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina is questioning the intention of the Charleston Police Department’s new “Critical Incident Briefing Project.”
Some state lawmakers have requested $4 million from the South Carolina budget to help construct a memorial in honor of the nine black parishioners killed inside Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.
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Nearly six years after the tragedy inside Mother Emanuel AME Church, the Charleston loophole remains intact.
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A Lowcountry mother is calling for answers almost two and a half months after her son was gunned down and killed at an apartment complex in Summerville.
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With just about three weeks until President Joe Biden’s goal to have 70 percent of Americans at least partially vaccinated, many wonder how likely it is the US can reach that target.
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Three amendments to the House’s version of the South Carolina budget could strip state funding from public schools if they enforce mask mandates or require COVID-19 testing or COVID vaccines after July 1.
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As law enforcement officers across South Carolina face increasing trends of violent crimes, most agencies are also struggling to hire and keep officers on the job.
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Almost five months after a ransomware attack, Georgetown County officials said Thursday their computer systems are mostly back up and running after a complete rebuild.
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After months of waiting, emergency cash could soon be on the way for venues, like independent theaters and live music halls, that have lost money during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Medical University of South Carolina will soon be the first in the state to use its trauma center to find ways to prevent violence in the community.
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has cited Palmetto Behavioral Health for failing to report the incident that led to Jamal Sutherland’s arrest.
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New efforts are underway to address safety concerns around some downtown Charleston businesses, especially those along King Street.
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Many business owners and managers on Kiawah Island said Thursday they have seen more customers and more dollars coming into their shops and restaurants because of the PGA Championship.
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The PGA Championship kicks off Thursday, and many of the people helping pull off one of golf’s major events are volunteers.
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Charleston area public officials are responding in anticipation of the potential release of footage that captured the final moments of a mentally ill man inside the Al Cannon Detention Center.
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Many teachers argued that the timing of the action had put them in a difficult and frustrating position because they were required to sign their contracts just a day before the change was announced.
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The South Carolina Department of Education says they will be lifting mask requirements, but primarily to avoid contradicting Governor Henry McMaster’s executive order.
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The 2021 Championship will be employing several COVID-19 health and wellness protocols to keep everyone safe.
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LGBTQ advocates fought another bill focused on keeping transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports in South Carolina. The legislation went before lawmakers Thursday with more than a dozen people signed up to testify.
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Georgetown County Fire and EMS officials are reorganizing their resources as they struggle to hire and keep paramedics on the job.
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While the project is set to bring homes, shops, a concert venue and more to the historic area, a Lowcountry preservation group has partnered with the development firm to make sure the area’s history lives on.