Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:30 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary and The Associated Press
Prosecutors at Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial are asking a judge to allow jurors to hear from the son of the family's housekeeper who says Murdaugh promised to take care of them when she died in a fall, but kept a $4 million settlement for himself.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:19 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins
A judge is expected to hear additional testimony from banking officials Friday morning as he decides whether the jury in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial will hear it.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 9:42 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary, Blair Sabol, Cameron Bopp and Jeffrey Collins
The judge presiding over the Alex Murdaugh murder trial is allowing testimony on Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes, but so far, not with the jury present.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:54 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins
Some of the testimony in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial Thursday was heard without the jury being present.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:07 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and The Associated Press
A pair of videos recorded by Paul Murdaugh the night he and his mother were killed was a focus of testimony as his father, Alex Murdaugh, stands trial for their deaths.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:11 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins
State prosecutors claim a video taken on the night Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were killed at their Colleton County home puts Alex Murdaugh at the scene despite his telling investigators he wasn’t there.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:04 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Steven Ardary
The trial of Alex Murdaugh continued Tuesday morning with the defense cross-examining a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigator.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:06 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins
In a Colleton County courthouse Monday, prosecutors continued to present their case in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 9:36 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Marissa Lute, Blair Sabol and Jeffrey Collins
The former lawyer accused of murdering his own wife and son returned to the courtroom as the state continued to present its case against him Monday.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 7:25 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary and Patrick Phillips
The first week of the Alex Murdaugh murder trial wrapped up Friday after a three-day jury selection, fiery opening statements and first responders detailing their response on the night his wife and son were killed.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:00 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins
Evidence collection and preservation continued as the main theme during day five of the Alex Murdaugh trial.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:32 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and Blair Sabol
Six witnesses took the stand Thursday in the first day of testimony in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:59 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary, Jeffrey Collins and Blair Sabol
The prosecution called a deputy who responded to the scene of the June 7, 2021, double killing at Alex Murdaugh’s family property as its first witness in the murder trial of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:47 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Blair Sabol, Michal Higdon and Steven Ardary
Attorneys on both sides in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial insist the evidence will either clearly show or clearly call into question his role in the deaths of his wife and son.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Marissa Lute
Opening statements from each side show vastly different interpretations of what the state is calling key evidence in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:44 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Marissa Lute
After instructing more than 100 potential jurors to return Wednesday, the judge in the Alex Murdaugh murder case moved on to motions to suppress evidence from being heard during the trial.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:31 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Marissa Lute and Patrick Phillips
A busy second day in the Alex Murdaugh trial saw the judge rule on three motions and qualify a fourth pool of jurors to return for actual jury selection.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary, Michal Higdon, Blair Sabol, Raphael James and Cameron Bopp
Before the start of jury selection in the murder trial of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh, his defense team had already filed a motion seeking to block testimony on potential blood evidence.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 7:51 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Steven Ardary
The trial of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh will begin in Walterboro this week with jury selection set to begin Monday morning.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 4:15 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Officials at Joint Base Charleston say an altercation between two people led to a brief lockdown of the base Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:08 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
An investigation by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Bluffton man for the sale and distribution of narcotics.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 11:18 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Georgetown County deputies are investigating after a vehicle was struck by gunfire while taking out the trash Thursday night.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 11:07 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office says a home was struck by gunfire for the second time in a month Thursday night.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:55 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Arthur Ravenel, Jr. died Monday at 95.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 1:22 PM EST
|By Cameron Bopp and Steven Ardary
Just days before disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh is set to face trial for charges in the murders of his wife and youngest son, his defense team is calling for a state expert’s testimony to be excluded from the trial.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 11:34 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The Transportation Security Administration says a record number of firearms were discovered in travelers’ carry-on luggage by officers in 2022.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 10:48 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The Summerville Police Department is investigating a Thursday morning attempted robbery at a retail store.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 6:46 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary and Melissa Rademaker
The pair will tour Charleston Classical School in North Charleston and visit classrooms beginning at 10 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 12:54 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The town of James Island Board of Zoning Appeals approved the removal of two grand trees to make way for the construction of a traffic roundabout Tuesday night.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:36 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
An annual filmmaking contest for South Carolina high school students has opened submissions for the 2023 contest.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:14 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A nearly four-year search for a missing dog ended in happiness for one Lowcountry family.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:15 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The North Charleston City Council is holding a public input session for proposed changes to city council districts.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 12:32 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A Charleston County Public Library program that provides free fruit and vegetables to areas of higher food insecurity received $10,000 in grant and donation funds.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 12:16 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A Charleston woman is celebrating a milestone birthday, turning 100 years old on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:06 AM EST
|By Marissa Lute and Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person was killed and another was taken to a hospital after a crash near Bonneau Monday night.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 8:22 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Steven Ardary
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office says a missing teen may have switched vehicles after they found the vehicle he was believed to be driving was recovered in Florence County.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 5:57 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Authorities said two people traveling into Charleston International Airport were arrested after several pounds of marijuana was found in their luggage.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 1:04 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Officials said a firefighter was taken to the hospital after overheating while battling a Friday morning fire.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 12:59 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
An investigation is underway after shots were fired into two homes in Georgetown County Friday morning.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 12:51 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says a 15-year-old boy reported missing from his home Friday has been found safe.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 4:13 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office says two people were arrested after an investigation into criminal activity and stolen property.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:56 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Deputies are working to identify a vehicle of interest in a pair of trailer thefts in the Awendaw area.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:49 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Authorities said one person was injured in a shooting at a North Charleston gas station Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 11:01 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A “serious collision” is causing traffic issues heading into downtown Charleston Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 3:16 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary and Dylan Leatherwood
North Charleston Police say a 22-year-old pedestrian killed in a Saturday morning crash illegally crossed the road.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 4:23 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
An investment in Dorchester County by a cold storage warehousing and logistics company will add 59 jobs.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 12:33 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The Moncks Corner Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a person in connection to two December armed robberies.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 12:23 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Troopers say one person was killed in a head-on collision in Berkeley County Monday.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 12:23 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Charleston firefighters said a fire that displaced the residents of a home Sunday night was accidental and related to unattended cooking.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 11:33 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary and Marissa Lute
Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting incident at North Charleston motel that left one person dead in October.
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