Mother allegedly kills 6-year-old son with deer rifle to send him 'to heaven,' police say

A mother in South Carolina is charged with murder after investigators say she shot her 6-year-old son in the chest with a deer rifle, saying she wanted him to go to heaven.

41 states, 1 territory listed on Chicago's Travel Advisory

Chicago removed South Carolina, Texas and the Virgin Islands from its COVID-19 Travel Advisory on Tuesday because they had daily COVID case rates below 15 per 100,000 residents for the past two weeks.

Shark bites floating alligator’s foot in wild video

The shark had been circling the alligator from below before taking a chance and biting the animal’s leg.

Dylann Roof denied death sentence appeal in 2015 SC church shootings

Dylann Roof has lost the next phase of his appeal, with a federal court turning down his request for a new hearing to challenge his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.

Surgeon general: US to 'monitor' whether vaccine exemptions being used properly

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has advised that the Biden administration will "monitor" to ensure no one abuses COVID-19 vaccine exemptions.

17 men arrested in South Carolina for allegedly targeting children online

Seventeen men were arrested as part of the law enforcement operation, and another man is wanted on charges stemming from messages exchanged with law enforcement officers posing as minors on social media apps, according to deputies.

SC mom of 4 dies of COVID-19 complications after giving birth

Sara Caitlin Vilchez, 31, was taken back to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing hours after bringing her newborn home.

SC sheriff warns child predators after 5 sting arrests: 'If you hunt our children you will become the hunted'

After arresting five men accused of using social media apps to look for children for sex, a South Carolina sheriff issued a warning: "Let this send a strong message to any child predator: if you hunt our children, you will become the hunted."

Twin boys found dead inside hot car at South Carolina daycare

Twin 20-month-old boys found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a South Carolina daycare were likely in the hot SUV for more than nine hours, authorities said Thursday.

ACLU seeks to halt South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks

Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities want an immediate halt to a South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks.

SC man arrested for allegedly tattooing child inside McDonald’s

Brandon Presha, 28, of Laurens, was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal tattooing and underage tattooing, police said.

Woman who mistook car for Uber stabbed up to 120 times, expert testifies

There were more than 100 stab wounds on a South Carolina university student killed by a man who attacked her after she mistakenly thought his car was her Uber ride, a pathologist testified Monday.

Over 20 flags stolen from graves at SC cemetery, burned before 4th of July; congressman vows to replace them

Authorities in South Carolina are searching for the suspect or suspects who stole more than 20 American flags from graves at a cemetery and threw them into a pile, then lit them on fire the night before the Fourth of July.

SC man captures video of law-abiding alligator using crosswalk

A bicyclist in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina captured video of a law-abiding alligator using the crosswalk to cross the street.

Boys, 8 and 9, charged in shooting death of S. Carolina man

An 8-year-old and a 9-year-old boy have been charged with killing a man who was shot with a rifle while cutting down brush in a South Carolina field, authorities said.

South Carolina authorities seize six dogs in connection to mauling death of 7-year-old child

Carnell Jackson, Shamar Sherif Jackson's father, said that his sons had gone searching for the family’s Chihuahua, Remi, when the attack occurred. He claimed that the dogs had surrounded Remi and turned to attack his sons.

Pet food recall due to potential salmonella contamination

Freshpet Inc. is recalling a batch of beef-and-egg flavored food for small dogs because of potential salmonella contamination, according to reports.