Community rallies behind 7-year-old in need of heart transplant

After Lamere Johnson found out that he needed a heart transplant in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, his elementary school helped raise funds to make sure the surgery was possible. 

South Carolina bill seeks to put ‘porch pirates’ in jail for up to 15 years

One South Carolina state representative is hoping to put a new law into place that could punish “porch pirates” with up to 15 years of jail time.

South Carolina senators add firing squad as alternative execution method

South Carolina senators added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can't execute inmates by way of lethal injection. The state can't put anyone to death now because its supply of lethal injection drugs expired and it has not been able to buy any more.

‘Symptomatic’ South Carolina elementary student who visited school nurse was held in storage closet

An elementary school student who attends Myrtle Beach Elementary School in South Carolina visited the school nurse for COVID-19-like symptoms and was placed in a storage closet to isolate themselves from other students, district officials say.

Elderly veteran kills home intruder who attacked his wife

After an armed man forced his way into their home and began attacking his wife with a knife, the elderly Vietnam veteran grabbed a shotgun off the wall and beat the suspect multiple times in the face with the handle of the gun until he was unconscious. The intruder later died.

South Carolina House passes bill to ban nearly all abortions after Democrats walk out in protest

Democrats in the South Carolina House of Representatives walked out to protest a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. The bill is expected to pass easily and will head to the governor for his signature.

111-year-old SC woman says secret to long life is wine, beer and getting the COVID-19 vaccine

A 111-year-old South Carolina woman who also lived through the 1918 pandemic credits her long life to drinking a glass of wine with lunch, drinking beer with dinner, and now, getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Darius Rucker treats IHOP diners to free meal, leaves 'very generous' tip

Darius Rucker rocked an IHOP restaurant "like a wagon wheel" when he covered all the diners’ bills and left a big tip for the staff.

SC 17-year-old dies from MIS-C, inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19

A teenager died this week from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Friday.

South Carolina Senate passes 'fetal heartbeat' bill outlawing most abortions

The South Carolina Senate passed a "fetal heartbeat" bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state. The governor says he will sign the bill into law.

Couple arrested again, this time accused of performing sex acts on bench near playground

The couple was busted earlier this month for allegedly having sex on a Ferris wheel in Florida. Now, they've been arrested again, this time accused of performing sex acts in a supermarket parking lot and on a bench near a playground. Police say the couple allegedly filmed their public sexual encounters to share to pornographic websites.

Maskless Santa Claus tests positive for COVID-19, special needs children potentially exposed

A man who played Santa Claus at a sensory event for children with autism tested positive for COVID-19, potentially exposing the children and their families to the novel coronavirus.

Nikki Haley says her sister-in-law died of coronavirus

Nikki Haley's sister-in-law, Rhonda Lee Nelson, is remembered as a singer and piano musician who “ministered to many inside and outside of the church.”