South Carolina is celebrating Independence Day this year with a patriotic flyover performed by volunteer pilots with the Salute From the Shore organization.
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Carolina continues to increase, communities across the state are meeting to discuss possible ordinances requiring people to wear face masks in public places.
Highway Patrol officials say an SUV hit median cables and crossed into westbound lanes and struck a Freightliner tractor trailer and a Volvo tractor trailer before overturning.
Emergency crews are working an accident on I-26 in Orangeburg County that has closed westbound lanes. According to Highway Patrol, the incident is at the 147 mile marker.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says the number of people who have filed their first claim for unemployment benefits continues to grow months after the coronavirus pandemic began having a major impact on jobs in the state.
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division have arrested two people after the Benjamin Tillman monument located at the S.C. State House was vandalized over the weekend.
Since the beginning of April, there has been a 966% increase in newly-reported cases among young people aged 11 to 20 in South Carolina and a 413% increase in cases among people aged 21 to 30.
According to a survey conducted by the South Carolina Department of Education, schools have not been able to make contact with 16,085 students across the state since they were closed because of the pandemic in March.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is urging South Carolinians to avoid large group gatherings for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Lexington Police are investigating a batch of racist posts, which appeared to be written by a Midlands nurse. Several WIS-TV viewers reached out to us about the posts in early June.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control says The Family Health Center will be hosting COVID-19 tests this week at various locations around the Charleston area.
The President of Coastal Carolina University released a statement after the school says a student posted racist and homophobic social media posts recently.
Sunday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 33,221, and those who have died to 712, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Saturday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 31,850, and those who have died to 707, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Investigators said they tracked down these people through Crime Stoppers tips, as well as through the review of hours of surveillance and body camera video.
The governor said issuing a mandate for people in South Carolina to wear a mask and not be able to enforce it gives a false sense of security for those who believe that everybody is following the rules.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office charged 25-year-old Andrew Evins with attempted murder. He was also charged with armed robbery and carjacking in a separate case.
The South Carolina attorney general issued a legal opinion Thursday on the constitutionality of South Carolina's Heritage Act and why it could not have been used to protect Charleston's John C. Calhoun statue from removal.
South Carolinians living in cities that require masks inside businesses will still be able to carry a concealed weapons, according to the State Law Enforcement Division.
Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said he is considering kneeling alongside his players during the national anthem this season in support of the movement against racial injustice.
The South Carolina Department of Education and Workforce says it has paid out more than $2.5 billion in state and federal unemployment benefits since mid-March.
The South Carolina attorney general is clearing up some confusion over whether individual cities can pass ordinances that require people to wear masks in certain places.
By a vote of 109 to 2, South Carolina House members signed off on the allocation plan for a bulk of the CARES Act money the state is receiving from the federal government for COVID-19 response.
The Aiken County Coroner is investigating the death of a Georgia man after he was crushed while working at the Bridgestone-Firestone Manufacturing Facility in Graniteville, SC.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation will participate in a statewide hurricane lane reversal drill on Thursday to make sure crews are prepared in case reversals become necessary this hurricane season.
Summer is officially here, and many are heading to the ocean to cool off. But just last week, two people lost their lives from rip currents in our area.
The program, called “Palmetto Priority,” is a commitment made by restaurants to provide a safe place for staff and customers to demonstrate real precautions that they are taking to prevent the spread of the virus.
Three members of Columbia City Council told WIS they expect the city to pass an ordinance Tuesday that would require face coverings to be work in public.
Gov. Henry McMaster and U.S. Tim Scott addressed a police reform bill Scott introduced in the U.S. Senate at a Monday news conference in North Charleston.
The Fourth of July holiday might be quieter this year as communities have called off fireworks celebrations, but a new study says South Carolina still ranks near the top when it comes to patriotism.
