Teachers undergo background checks before they are certified and hired but when criminal charges do pop up, it's up to districts and the South Carolina Department of Education to determine if the offense should disqualify a candidate.
The EPA says in emergency response situations like this, they usually do not hold these meetings, but considering the impact, about 150 residents showed up for answers.
The lawsuit claims the district broke state and federal laws by requiring her to pay for school supplies out of her own pocket and work for free at school-related events.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office arrested 29-year-old Torrence Jenkins of Eutawville and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
The former superintendent for Florence School District Four was issued a public reprimand by the South Carolina Board of Education for unprofessional conduct during her tenure.
A crowd of around 300 voters piled into a sweltering Hartsville-area fellowship hall Sunday to hear from the latest Democratic nominee hopeful to visit the Pee Dee.
In a letter to the Catholics of Charleston dated Friday, Bishop of the Charleston Catholic Diocese Robert Guglielmone remained resolute in his innocence in the face a child sexual abuse allegations against him.
Hundreds of dogs and cats destined for euthanasia across several Lowcountry shelters are getting a second chance at life and adoption, thanks to the Mutt Mates and Meow Mates program at Allendale Correctional Institution.
Police released dashcam footage and new details about a bank robbery that led to a wild police chase and an officer-involved shooting in northeast Columbia.
It has been a month since former Congressman and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford announced he would consider running against Donald Trump in a 2020 presidential primary.
Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating an incident in Orangeburg County where a mechanic was run over and killed by a tractor-trailer.
South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham said that, after spending the weekend with President Donald Trump discussing the tragic shootings in El Paso and Dayton, he plans to propose a bi-partisan red-flag bill in the next month.
Leigh Perkins Greene, 51, is charged with attempted indecent liberties with a student by school personnel other than a teacher, administrator, disseminate obscene picture, third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and providing alcohol to underage persons.
A Conway man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a minor, according to a news release from the Horry County Solicitor’s Office.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department, along with several law enforcement agencies, have made several arrests as part of Operation: Relentless Guardian.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet on Monday that they are responding to reports of a suspicious package at the Hilton Head Island Post Office.
Orangeburg County paid out $205,000 in damages and more than $56,000 in expenses to a man court records state pleaded guilty to not pulling over for police in June 2014.
A disabled teen committed suicide after being subjected to constant bullying from faculty and classmates at Aynor Middle School, according to a lawsuit.
A 19-year-old woman is setting the tone for other women by being the first in South Carolina’s history to take advantage of a change in the United States military and she’s from the Grand Strand.
A former South Carolina Department of Transportation Commissioner was sentenced to 45 days of house arrest and 18 months probation Wednesday on an obstruction charge
Wednesday morning, outside of the apartment where Sharee Bradley was murdered, her family gathered to thank the public for their concern and thank police for their continued search efforts.
Daunte Johnson, 28, is charged with one count of murder in death of Sharee Bradley, 29, after investigators found her body in her apartment Monday night.
The harsh reality of mass shootings in public areas, including schools, has some parents thinking about safety precautions for their children, which includes buying bullet resistant backpacks.
