Murdaugh Denied New Trial After Judge Hears Jury-Tampering Claims January 31, 2024 By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his...
South Carolina Education Chief Wants Police to Have Maps of Schools for Response December 15, 2023 By Jeffrey Collins GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million to put a digital...
South Carolina Grand Jury Adds Tax Evasion to Murdaugh Charges December 19, 2022 By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney accused of killing his wife and son, was indicted Friday by...
Federal Judge Overturns South Carolina School Mask Ban; Dept. of Education to Comply September 30, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins A federal judge Tuesday suspended South Carolina from enforcing a rule that banned school districts from requiring masks for students....
South Carolina Lawyer Who Arranged Own Death Turns Himself in on Insurance Fraud September 17, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins A prominent South Carolina lawyer who found the bodies of his wife and son three months ago plans to turn...
South Carolina Supreme Court to Hear Pair of Mask Mandate Lawsuits August 31, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins South Carolina’s highest court will hear two challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students...
Tennessee Rescue Search Continues After Historic Flooding August 23, 2021 By Jonathan Matisse and Jeffrey Collins At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of...
South Carolina Bill Stopping COVID Suits Against Businesses Signed July 19, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state...
South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Preventing COVID Suits Against Businesses June 28, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state...
South Carolina Lawmaker Expects Medical Marijuana Bill to Pass April 6, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins A bill that would allow medical marijuana use in South Carolina has again made it to the Senate floor, and...