A former Charleston County deputy accused of causing a crash that killed a Colleton County woman and her two daughters spent less than two hours at the county jail before her release on bond.
This month, the state ethics commission updated its list of debtors which includes elected officials and candidates on the hook for late or missing filings, misuse of campaign funds and more.
He was depressed and needed to get out: that’s the explanation from a lawyer legislator about why his client violated his bond dozens of times in the span of four months.
As population booms in the Lowcountry, the demand for housing is following the same trend.County officials in the Lowcountry say homebuilders are working to meet that need.
A former Lowcountry resident says he was arrested for using a bad word one too many times around a sheriff’s deputy. Now, he’s received a hefty payout.
Some of the charges and corresponding public records for Bowen Turner--the Orangeburg County teenager accused of multiple sexual assaults in multiple counties—do not show up online in South Carolina’s Public Index, even after Live 5′s attorneys have tried to intervene.
When it comes to ensuring defendants are being properly monitored while out on bond, there is little oversight of bond companies—who are responsible for monitoring defendants with GPS anklets—and little reason for them to report any violations, leaving victims and their loved ones suffering.
The mindfulness room at Moutrie Middle School was established before the pandemic but has now become the template for calming rooms going up all across the Charleston County School District.
An Orangeburg County family is taking action after they say prosecutors wrongfully dismissed their daughter’s sexual assault case because she died before she could testify against the man accused of the crime.
A South Carolina bail bondsman could face a charge of contempt of court for failing to report alleged bail violations of a man who later pleaded guilty in an assault case.
The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission has been investigating a complaint against a Charleston principal who was recently placed on leave just days after being promoted to her position.
Over the last year, the City of Charleston spent six figures in COVID testing through a private vendor as opposed to insurance. But the city reports, taxpayers saved money.
Every prospective employee at the Charleston County School District undergoes a criminal background check that uses national databases, such as the sex offender registry. But the district says that just isn’t cutting it these days.
Judges sometimes grant bond to those suspected of committing crimes. But if suspects are accused of committing additional crimes while out on bond, victims' families may face an additional fight for justice.
An Orangeburg County man is accused of two sexual assaults will face a judge Friday after court documents allege he violated his bond and the terms of his house arrest dozens of times.
A Charleston County governmental department said the county sheriff failed to follow the rules when she hired a consulting company to produce a report.
In a major shakeup at the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office this month, the agency’s termination of its former chief deputy Joyce Smith last Friday was “effective immediately.”
A lawmaker representing Charleston County has filed a bill in the state legislature to prevent car rental companies from charging customers for damage the customers did not cause.
The Avis-Budget Group released a statement on an investigation into stolen rental cars and a South Carolina lawmaker who said he received a bill for more than $20,000.
A family in Mt. Pleasant is accusing the town of stealing land that has been in their family for more than 100 years, and the entire dispute may hinge upon the way a document was filed 30 years ago.
Custom live edge tables with inlaid resin sounds like something you’d find in a magazine or maybe a showcase home. But Live 5 Investigates found them in a local conference room, and your tax dollars paid for it.
The Colleton County School District, through the Insurance Reserve Fund, paid out $67,500 after rumors of an adulterous illicit affair between two employees allegedly damaged the reputation of one so badly, she lost her job and moved away from the area.
The ethics of several South Carolina law enforcement officers from across the state are now in question after an audit from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
The Lowcountry’s cities and suburbs have seen a sharp growth in population and development in recent years, with Census Bureau estimates showing a 23 percent increase in residents across the tri-county area over the last 10 years.
A day before the first scheduled hearing in the MUSC lawsuit against Trident Medical Center for intellectual property infringement, the former settled with six doctors originally listed as defendants.
When Felix Butler sought to become a firefighter in St. Stephen in 2020, he put in his application that his salary was negotiable and that he could start working “ASAP.”
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A sergeant with the Summerville Police Department pulled money out from his pants after being confronted about missing evidence funds, a newly released incident report says.
