Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Officials: South Carolina Day Care Linked to 8 E. Coli Cases, One Child Death
Jun 11 2015 // South Carolina health officials say an eighth case of E. coli has been traced to a daycare center that’s now temporarily closed. Officials announced the eighth case Monday night. They say at least one child appears...
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers’ Comp Alternative Bandwagon
Jun 10 2015 // A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer their own injury benefit plan to employees. The state is the second one...
South Carolina Lawmakers to Debate Uber Bill in Special Session
Jun 8 2015 // Debate on a bill allowing Uber to continue operating in South Carolina will extend into the Legislature’s special session. The House refused June 5 by a vote of 81-23 to accept the Senate’s changes to the bill....
South Carolina Lawmakers Fail to Pass Road Funding Bill
Jun 5 2015 // Getting more money to South Carolina roads was a top priority of the governor, lawmakers and businesses for this year. But with one day left in the 2015 session, the road funding bill appeared dead on the Senate...
South Carolina Woman Accused of Arson for Insurance Money
May 26 2015 // A Union, S.C., woman is accused of setting fire to her mobile home with her two cats still inside. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports the Union County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 28-year-old April...
South Carolina City Paints Patrol Car Like Taxi to Discourage Drunk Driving
May 20 2015 // The Spartanburg, S.C., Police Department has come up with a unique way to draw attention to the cost of drunk driving. The department announced last month that it will be stationing a police car in the downtown area with...
Update: North, South Carolina Coastline Warned on Subtropical Storm Ana
May 8 2015 // The National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Warning from South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina due to subtropical storm Ana. A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Edisto Beach,...
Overturned Truck Scrambles South Carolina Highway with Spilled Eggs
May 8 2015 // The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a truck overturned on Interstate 85, spilling 47,000 pounds of liquefied eggs onto the highway. WSPA-TV reports the accident happened Tuesday morning in Spartanburg County. The driver...
People – Southeast
May 4 2015 // Nationwide independent wholesaler All Risks Ltd. has added Steve Skaletsky to its Jupiter, Fla., office as a casualty broker. Skaletsky will target commercial risks in Florida and throughout the Gulf Coast, providing...
South Carolina Prosecutors: DUI Cases Should Rely Less on Police Video
May 1 2015 // South Carolina prosecutors want state law to de-emphasize video in drunken driving cases, saying too many are being dismissed because of imperfect recordings. But defense attorneys counter the solution is better officer...
South Carolina Men Indicted for Train Wreck Insurance Scheme
Apr 17 2015 // Two men face seven federal charges after authorities say they parked a car on train tracks in Allendale County, S.C., causing an Amtrak train to derail, then came back and claimed they were injured in the...
Trunk Joins Lighthouse Property Insurance in the Carolinas
Apr 15 2015 // Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. has hired George Trunk as senior marketing representative of both North and South Carolina. George Trunk Trunk comes to Lighthouse with more than 28 years of experience in the insurance...
Lawsuit: South Carolina Discriminates Against Black University
Apr 8 2015 // As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial...
South Carolina Court Rules Stripper Shot at Club Entitled to Workers’ Comp
Apr 6 2015 // An exotic dancer who was shot at a Columbia, S.C., nightclub is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injury, according to a ruling by the state’s highest court. The State newspaper reported that...
South Carolina Lawmakers Look to Close Moped DUI Loophole
Apr 2 2015 // A Senate panel moved to close a loophole this week in South Carolina law that seems to allow moped operators to drive while intoxicated. “A person can be literally falling drunk and be riding a moped down the road,...
South Carolina Court Rules Stripper Shot at Club Entitled to Workers’ Comp
Mar 23 2015 // An exotic dancer who was shot at a Columbia, S.C., nightclub is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injury, according to a ruling by the state’s highest court. The State newspaper reported that...
A.M. Best Downgrades South Carolina Farm Bureau Group Members
Mar 23 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings to “bbb-” from “bbb” of South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and Palmetto...
South Carolina Mayor’s Death Settlement Reduced to $10M
Mar 16 2015 // A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the town of Cottageville over the shooting death of the former mayor by a police officer. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported the $97 million awarded by a...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of South Carolina Farm Bureau Group Members
Mar 11 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings to “bbb-” from “bbb” of South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and Palmetto...
South Carolina Law Enforcement Looking for Killers of Chickens Worth $1.7M
Mar 2 2015 // South Carolina law officers are hunting for the chicken killers who have sabotaged farmers several times over the past two weeks, leaving 300,000 birds dead at a cost of as much as $1.7 million. Multiple media reports say...
