Latest South Carolina Headlines
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2 Workers Die in Separate Falls from South Carolina Roofs in Span of 3 Days
Aug 1 2019 // A 47-year-old worker has died after falling four stories from the roof of a retirement village under construction in South Carolina. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said Vicente Lopez of Spartanburg was...
Investigators Blame CSX Safety Lapses for Fatal Amtrak Collision in South Carolina
Jul 24 2019 // CSX Corp.’s lax approach to safety caused a fatal collision between a passenger train and one of the company’s parked freight trains last year, U.S. accident investigators concluded Tuesday. The National...
South Carolina Fire Crew Dodges Explosions at Fireworks Stores
Jul 9 2019 // Firefighters had to dodge exploding rockets to douse a spectacular fire that destroyed containers of fireworks stored for sale on the Fourth of July. The blaze provided for an impressive, though sparsely attended show...
South Carolina Governor Looks to Tackle State’s Flooding Woes
Jun 20 2019 // Gov. Henry McMaster started his Saturday in a South Carolina town devastated by flooding twice in three years to try to help make things better in the short and the long term. McMaster and other volunteers helped clean...
Researchers Try to Pinpoint Cracks that Can Cause Quakes in South Carolina
Jun 5 2019 // Scientists at the College of Charleston are getting ready for a project to map cracks deep underground and get a better idea where earthquakes may happen in South Carolina. The project will fly a plane in a grid pattern...
Johnson & Johnson Hit with $25 Million Talc Verdict; Also Cleared by Another Jury
May 22 2019 // Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay at least $25 million to a woman who said she contracted a rare asbestos-related cancer through decades of daily use of J&J’s Baby Powder or its other talc product, Shower...
Country Star Travis Tritt’s Tour Bus Involved in Fatal Wreck in South Carolina
May 21 2019 // Country music star Travis Tritt says his tour bus was “sideswiped” in a multi-vehicle crash that left two people dead in South Carolina. News outlets report the crash occurred early Saturday on Highway 22 in...
Hurricane Florence 9th Most Destructive Storm, Caused $24B in Damage
May 20 2019 // Hurricane Florence killed 22 people across three Southeastern states, was the ninth most destructive storm in terms of property damage in U.S. history and spawned 44 tornadoes, according to a report from the National...
Arrest Made in Arson Fires to Homes Owned by South Carolina Gov
May 17 2019 // A 21-year-old man has been charged with intentionally setting a fire that damaged two Columbia rental properties owned by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Frank John...
South Carolina Passes Ridesharing Safety Bill Prompted by College Student’s Murder
May 13 2019 // Legislators passed a ridesharing safety act that requires those services to display their license plate numbers on the front of their vehicles. The bill requires ridesharing drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft to...
Harford Mutual Insurance Opens Office in South Carolina
May 8 2019 // Harford Mutual Insurance Co. has opened a new office in Fort Mill, South Carolina to serve its expanding Southern territory, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Director of the South...
NHC: Hurricane Florence 9th Most Destructive Storm, Caused $24B in Damage
May 7 2019 // Hurricane Florence killed 22 people across three Southeastern states, was the ninth most destructive storm in terms of property damage in U.S. history and spawned 44 tornadoes, a report from the National Hurricane Center...
South Carolina Lawmakers Weigh Rideshare Safety Measures
May 2 2019 // South Carolina lawmakers are considering another proposal to improve ridesharing safety. A bill that would create a new misdemeanor crime of impersonating a rideshare driver was approved Tuesday by a House subcommittee....
Ferber Named CEO of South Carolina-Based Dovetail Insurance
Apr 24 2019 // Dovetail Insurance, an insurtech company serving independent agents providing small commercial insurance, has appointed Michael Ferber as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Dovetail is a member of Victor, the...
Murder of South Carolina College Student Prompts Uber Safety Changes
Apr 22 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. said it was rolling out new safety features to help riders avoid fake rideshare drivers, two weeks after the murder of a college student who got into her killer’s car mistakenly believing it...
Sponsor of S.C. Bill Requiring Lighted Uber Signs Say Just First Safety Step
Apr 12 2019 // A lawmaker sponsoring a bill in South Carolina requiring Uber, Lyft and other ride sharing drivers to have a lighted sign said he knows it isn’t a foolproof way to keep riders safe. But Rep. Seth Rose said it is an...
Southeast States Push Industry Over Cleanup of Toxic Coal Ash Ponds
Apr 11 2019 // It’s the other dirty problem for U.S. coal — one that could cost utilities billions to clean up. Even as the Trump administration tries to revive the industry, some states are pushing utilities including Duke...
Cabrillo Coastal Launches Flood Endorsement for South Carolina Homeowners
Apr 2 2019 // Cabrillo Coastal General Insurance Agency has launched a flood endorsement for new or existing Safe Harbor Homeowners policies in South Carolina. The coverage, according to Cabrillo, was built from a different rating...
State Farm to Cut Auto Insurance Rates in South Carolina
Mar 18 2019 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Companies, the largest auto insurer in South Carolina, will cut its auto rates in the state for the second time in two years, according to a statement from the insurer. Overall...
Storm-Lashed South Carolina Reassesses Role of Global Warming
Mar 7 2019 // When he took the job 15 years ago, Horry County Emergency Manager Randy Webster figured his biggest disasters would be wind and surge rolling over his county’s beaches, South Carolina’s top tourist...
