Latest South Carolina Headlines
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South Carolina Man Who Slayed Family for Insurance Money Executed
Feb 23 2009 // A Georgia man convicted of killing his wife and son to collect life insurance money has been executed in South Carolina. Luke Williams was put to death by lethal injection Friday. The 56-year-old made no final statement...
Immigrants’ Advocate Protests South Carolina Workers’ Comp Limits
Feb 20 2009 // South Carolina legislators are pushing a bill to cut workers’ compensation benefits for illegal immigrants in an effort to strengthen what’s already one of the nation’s toughest laws aimed at keeping...
South Carolina Jury Awards $4M to Parents of Child with Brain Injury
Feb 19 2009 // A jury has awarded more than $4 million to the parents of a South Carolina infant who died after suffering a brain injury during birth. The family’s attorney told The Herald of Rock Hill that a York County jury ruled...
South Carolina Celebrates Licensing 200 Captive Insurers Since 2000
Feb 18 2009 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance is celebrating issuing its the 200th captive insurance company license. State Insurance Director Scott H. Richardson presented the license to Hardin Construction Co. of Atlanta,...
South Carolina Gets Tougher with Drunk Drivers Starting Today
Feb 10 2009 // Drunken drivers in South Carolina will start facing different penalties depending on whether they’re tipsy or trashed. The new law that takes effect today ties tougher sentences to the amount of alcohol in...
South Carolina Blues Opens Retail Insurance Store Staffed by Agents
Jan 26 2009 // South Carolina BlueCross and BlueShield has opened its first retail insurance store in the state. The new store opened last Friday in Mount Pleasant. The store offers health insurance policies for both adults and children....
La. Ranks High For Safe Driving Laws, Other S.C. States, not so Much
Jan 14 2009 // A new report finds Louisiana is among 15 states to have made progress in enacting key highway safety laws. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas did not fare so well. The 55-page study was done by Advocates for Highway and Auto...
S.C. Governor Wants Workers’ Comp Data
Jan 11 2009 // A federal judge has ordered lawyers seeking to prevent the release of information to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on workers compensation awards and attorney fees to explain their stance. The State of Columbia...
South Carolina Governor Presses for Workers’ Compensation Data
Jan 5 2009 // A federal judge has ordered lawyers seeking to prevent the release of information to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on workers compensation awards and attorney fees to explain their stance. The State of Columbia reports...
South Carolina Coastal Residents Feel Effects of Mini-Earthquake
Dec 18 2008 // A weak earthquake shook parts of the South Carolina coast Tuesday, tipping over people’s Christmas trees, knocking pictures off walls and causing minor injuries. The temblor with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 was...
South Carolina Arson Hotline Tip Solves Arson Case
Dec 17 2008 // A tip to the South Carolina Arson Hotline helped solve a Greenwood home arson case and led to a reward for the tipster, according to officials. Lt. Bobby Shealy of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said the fire...
South Carolina Better Prepared for Disaster; Lags Only on Liability Issue
Dec 11 2008 // The latest report by a health research group shows South Carolina is better prepared for a massive disaster than it was a year ago. The sixth annual “Ready or Not?” report by the Trust for America’s...
South Carolina Sees Slight Drop in Workers Compensation Costs
Dec 1 2008 // South Carolina businesses may see a break on workers’ compensation rates next year. The insurance industry’s National Council on Compensation Insurance told state regulators that loss costs — a key...
South Carolina Holds Earthquake Drill
Nov 13 2008 // The ground may not be shaking, but emergency officials want South Carolina residents to be ready if and when it does. An earthquake drill was held Wednesday as part of South Carolina Earthquake Awareness Week. Emergency...
South Carolina Auto Insurance Rates up Slightly in 2006
Nov 7 2008 // South Carolina auto insurance rates increased slightly in 2006, but remained on average lower than most national rates. A study by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners showed that South Carolina drivers paid...
South Carolina Lab Tests Homes in Wind, Hail
Nov 2 2008 // Property and casualty insurers are hoping a new facility coming to South Carolina will do for home building what crash-test dummies have done for car safety. The Institute for Business and Home Safety announced a $27...
New South Carolina Lab will Test Full-size Homes in Wind, Hail
Oct 23 2008 // Property and casualty insurers are hoping a new facility coming to South Carolina will do for home building what crash-test dummies have done for car safety. The Institute for Business and Home Safety announced a $27...
South Carolina Residents Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Scam
Oct 20 2008 // Two South Carolina residents will each spend up to 10 years in prison for scamming West Virginia’s workers’ compensation system for more than 15 years. Prosecutors said 60-year-old Harriett Miller and...
Southern Drought Creeping Northward to West Virginia
Oct 20 2008 // Extreme drought conditions, the second-worst possible, have now spread into Kentucky, and severe conditions have returned to West Virginia and southwest Virginia, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. “The last...
Authorities Investigating South Carolina Home Fires as Arson
Oct 20 2008 // South Carolina police say a fire that destroyed three houses and damaged two others in Rock Hill is being investigated as an arson. The fire early on the morning of Oct. 17 spread quickly from house to house. Authorities...
