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GAVIN JACKSONLexington County voters in S.C. House District 88 elected Republican John Lastinger to replace former state Rep. RJ May in the lower chamber, and former GOP Sen. Lee Bright returns to the Senate. -
Olivia SissonWhen Chad Kushins was just 15, he wrote to Elmore Leonard, his long-time hero, for the first time. Today, Kushins has completed his final letter to the renowned crime writer – the introduction to Leonard’s posthumous publication, a novella from 1970 hidden amid Leonard's work in the University of South Carolina's literary archives.
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Meteorological winter began on Dec. 1 while astronomical winter began on Dec. 21. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth's position in connection with the sun. -
Lucas Rousso, 30, is charged with making threats online to commit a mass shooting targeting people of the Jewish faith. -
Students at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School in Kershaw County have donated more than 1,000 books to children in the Philippines. -
The measles virus has sickened nine more people in the Upstate, according to an update released Friday by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. In all, 144 people have become ill in the current outbreak. -
Ford is recalling more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away. -
The Senate on Dec. 18 confirmed former state prisons director Bryan Stirling to serve as South Carolina's United States attorney, almost eight months after his appointment and swearing-in ceremony. -
About 90% of South Carolina's eligible high schoolers graduated last year. But the rate of graduation among kids in foster care is below 50%. -
Liquor liability insurers have fled the state, with remaining insurers driving up rates for S.C. bars and restaurants. -
A critical shortage of special education teachers across the state is leaving students and their families without the support they need. Teaching positions remain unfilled, and the demand continues to grow. -
Investigators say a Columbus, Ohio man posed as a minor while operating 130 social media accounts, which he used to exploit children.
