Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Weather Officials Confirm Tornado Touched Down in South Carolina
May 23 2008 // The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Bamberg County on May 20. Forecasters say the twister had winds up to 90 mph and moved from just north of Olar to near Ehrhardt in the late afternoon. The...
Authorities Find Insurance Investigator’s Body in South Carolina
May 21 2008 // Authorities searching a wooded area on May 20 found the body of a North Carolina insurance investigator who prosecutors believe was killed by the owner of an agency she was auditing. Police searched for Sallie Rohrbach,...
Report on Fatal S.C. Sofa Store Fire Cites Lack of Water
May 19 2008 // A federal draft report on the mistakes made in the fire at a Charleston, S.C. furniture store that led to the deaths of nine firefighters has renewed calls for the city’s fire chief to step down. But the mayor...
Relatives of 2 Fallen South Carolina Firefighters Sue Charleston Businesses
May 16 2008 // Two more families of Charleston, S.C. firefighters killed in last year’s Sofa Super Store blaze sued the store, furniture manufacturers and other companies. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported May 14 the...
Fire Causes $10 Million Damage in South Carolina Beach Community
May 16 2008 // South Carolina fire officials say a blaze has caused $10 million in damage to a high-priced private community in Georgetown County. The May 13 fire in the DeBordieu Colony destroyed one two-story beach home and damaged...
Charleston Report: South Carolina Fire Department Lacked Tactics, Training
May 16 2008 // A new analysis of the South Carolina furniture store fire that killed nine Charleston firefighters last year says the department inadequately trained and supervised its personnel and exposed the men to excessive risks the...
Fla.’s PURE Expands into South Carolina’s High Value Homes Market
May 13 2008 // Florida-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange expanded into South Carolina, according to its president and chief executive officer. PURE CEO Ross Buchmueller said the program is dedicated exclusively to serving...
Report: Lack of Water Partially Blamed for Fatal South Carolina Fire
May 12 2008 // A federal draft report on the mistakes made in the fire at a Charleston, S.C. furniture store that led to the deaths of nine firefighters has renewed calls for the city’s fire chief to step down. But the mayor...
Update: Charleston Mayor to Release Report on Fatal South Carolina Blaze
May 8 2008 // Mayor Joe Riley said May 6 he would soon release a long-awaited report on the deaths of nine firefighters in last year’s furniture store blaze, after firefighters and the victims’ families criticized waiting...
South Carolina Bill Banning Booze Inhaler Moves to the House Floor
May 8 2008 // A device that turns liquor into a breathable vapor of oxygen and alcohol would be banned from South Carolina under legislation sent to the House floor. On May 6, the House Judiciary Committee voted 10-4 to approve the bill...
South Carolina: Firefighters Union Criticizes Delay of Charleston Report
May 7 2008 // The nation’s largest firefighters union is criticizing Charleston, S.C. Mayor Joe Riley’s decision to delay a report on how nine firefighters died in a fire last June. The report by a city-appointed panel was...
Report on Fire that Killed 9 South Carolina Firefighters Delayed
May 5 2008 // Charleston, S.C. officials say the release of a report investigating the deaths of nine firefighters in a furniture store blaze has been indefinitely delayed. A panel of experts compiling the report hoped to deliver it to...
South Carolina Teens Can Text and Talk while Driving
May 2 2008 // South Carolina lawmakers decided it’s OK for 15- and 16-year-olds to talk and text message on cell phones while driving. The House voted April 30 to send a measure blocking such activities back to a committee, ending...
Recycling Plant Fire in South Carolina Creates Environmental Hazard
May 1 2008 // State environmental officials say runoff from the thousands of gallons of water sprayed on a fire at a South Carolina recycling plant may have killed hundreds of fish. The facility where plastic bottles and cardboard are...
South Carolina House Approves Bill Calling for Fire-Safe Cigarettes
May 1 2008 // Tobacco companies would have to ensure cigarettes meet fire safety standards under legislation that has won key approval in the South Carolina House. Such cigarettes use slow-burning paper and go out when they aren’t...
South Carolina Gov. Names Public Safety Director
Apr 25 2008 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford nominated State Law Enforcement Division Chief of Staff Mark Keel to become the director of the state Department of Public Safety. Prior to becoming chief of staff, Keel, 50, was captain in...
Report: South Carolina Officials Label York Mill Fire as Suspicious
Apr 23 2008 // Officials say they now think the fire that destroyed a more than 100-year-old cotton mill in York, South Carolina is suspicious. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that York Fire Chief Domenic Manera said authorities...
South Carolina Gov. Signs Impaired Driving Bill into Law
Apr 22 2008 // South Carolina Gov.Mark Sanford signed a new law last week to toughen the state’s penalties for driving under the influence and to remove enforcement loopholes. The bill significantly strengthens the state’s...
State-Federal Showdown Over Real ID License Averted … For Now
Apr 21 2008 // The clash between the states and the federal government over nationwide rules to make driver’s licenses more secure has ended — for now. A truce, of sorts, between the 50 states and the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Invasive Weed Adds Fuel to Fire Risk in Parched Southeast
Apr 21 2008 // An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region’s drought makes the highly flammable intruder more...
