Latest South Carolina Headlines
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Johnson & Johnson Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in South Carolina Cancer Suit
May 30 2018 // A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial in a case against Johnson & Johnson alleging that exposure to asbestos in its Johnson’s Baby Powder caused a woman’s fatal cancer. Jurors in Darlington County...
Brightway Insurance Opens New Stores in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee
May 18 2018 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion with the opening of five new stores, four of which are located in the Southeast. The new stores that opened in the region include in Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee:...
Charter Bus Carrying High School Chorus Crashes in South Carolina, 17 Injured
May 1 2018 // Authorities say 17 people were hurt, two seriously, when a charter bus carrying a high school chorus team crashed in South Carolina. Colleton County Fire-Rescue Chief Barry McRoy tells WCIV-TV the crash happened early...
American Airlines Accused of Negligence in Suit Over South Carolina Woman’s Death
Apr 30 2018 // The family of a South Carolina woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against American Airlines, accusing the company of negligence in her death following a medical emergency during a flight two years ago. In a lawsuit...
1 Person Killed in South Carolina Apartment Fire
Apr 30 2018 // Authorities say one person is dead in a fire at an apartment complex in South Carolina. Fire officials say they were called to the Court Ridge apartments in Greenville around 6:45 p.m. Friday. Authorities say the fire...
150-Year-Old South Carolina Church Heavily Damaged in Fire
Apr 25 2018 // A church near the South Carolina coast that is more than 150 years old has been heavily damaged in a fire. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the St. Andrews Church in Mount Pleasant. The fire department and...
Brightway Insurance Opens New Agencies in Florida, South Carolina
Apr 25 2018 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion across the country with the opening of two new stores in Florida and South Carolina: Jeff Howard has opened Brightway, The Howard Agency in Charleston, S.C. Troy Novotny has...
South Carolina High School Coach Files Whistleblower Suit Over Firing
Apr 24 2018 // A basketball coach is suing a South Carolina school district, saying he was fired because he blew the whistle on issues such as grade-changing and covering up sexual harassment. The Morning News of Florence reports Andre...
Spring Storm Brings Tornadoes, Floods to Southeast
Apr 18 2018 // A mid-April storm that pushed across the U.S. created a tornado in North Carolina that killed a person, caused widespread power outages in North and South Carolina and caused flooding emergencies in West Virginia and...
South Carolina Apartment Fire Destroys 16 Homes, Injures 7
Apr 16 2018 // People jumped from their balconies and at least one family tossed a baby to a teen, as fire swept through an apartment complex near the South Carolina coast Thursday night. At least seven people were hurt and the homes of...
Worker Killed at South Carolina BMW Plant
Apr 5 2018 // Authorities say a contract worker at BMW’s South Carolina factory was killed immediately from massive head injuries in the plant’s paint shop. Batesville Fire Chief Phill Jolley said there was no life saving...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 4 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
Liquidation Order Issued for Auto Insurer with More Than 42K Policies in Pennsylvania
Apr 2 2018 // A Texas court has issued an order of liquidation for Access Insurance Company, an auto insurer that has 42,785 policies in Pennsylvania. This means Pennsylvanians that currently have auto insurance through Access Insurance...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 2 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
Staged Car Crashes in South Carolina a Growing Problem
Apr 2 2018 // Officials in South Carolina say a rising number of staged automobile crashes are becoming a problem in the state. The Post and Courier of Charleston cited authorities who said faked crashes were part of a scam that...
Ammonia Leak at South Carolina Meat Plant Forces Evacuation of Nearby Residents
Mar 27 2018 // Neighbors of a South Carolina processed meat plant are breathing easy again after being ordered to run from their homes ahead of a chemical leak. Multiple media organizations reported that the leak of anhydrous ammonia...
South Carolina Insurance Dept. to Allow Employees to Bring Babies to Work
Mar 26 2018 // One state agency in South Carolina is getting an early start on Bring Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the South Carolina Department of Insurance announced this week it will...
Liquidation Order Issued for Auto Insurer with More Than 42K Policies in Pennsylvania
Mar 23 2018 // A Texas court has issued an order of liquidation for Access Insurance Company, an auto insurer that has 42,785 policies in Pennsylvania. This means Pennsylvanians that currently have auto insurance through Access Insurance...
Texas Moves to Liquidate Non-Standard Auto Insurer, Access
Mar 19 2018 // Texas insurance regulators placed into receivership and started the process of liquidating a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that the insurance department says is...
Personal Info of 3K South Carolina Scholarship Recipients Posted Online
Mar 14 2018 // A state agency is telling 3,000 college scholarship recipients in South Carolina that their personal information was posted online for 10 months. The Commission on Higher Education sent a letter to students who earned...
