The state’s Drought Response Committee upgraded drought classifications for several Lowcountry counties this week ahead of anticipated rainfall Saturday from Tropical Storm Nestor.
Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon joined other law enforcement leaders at a national summit in Washington DC focused on opposing a proposed encryption plan Facebook is considering for its Messenger service.
Authorities say a fifth grade student had to be taken to the hospital by a helicopter after hurting himself on swings at a South Carolina elementary school playground.
Recent periodic rain has not been enough to make a significant change to South Carolina’s extended drought, which means there is an extreme risk of fire.
The state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control say a person is being treated for a possible rabies exposure after being bitten by a fox on Johns Island.
