Articles by Jeffrey Collins

South Carolina Reopening Committee Leader Wants Business Liability Protection

The leader of governor’s committee studying how to best reopen South Carolina after the coronavirus said one of the most critical pieces of unfinished business is protecting businesses from lawsuits if they follow safety recommendations. Freeing businesses and others from …

South Carolina Allows Gyms, Barbers to Reopen; Hires 1,800 Contact Tracers

South Carolina moved closer to fully reopening its economy on Monday as restaurants reopened with restrictions and the state’s governor announced that public pools as well as gyms, salons, barbershops and other close contact businesses can resume operation next week. …

South Carolina Reports Damage to 900 Homes from at Least 16 Tornadoes

More than 900 homes were damaged and 111 houses were destroyed by a series of tornadoes and strong winds that moved across the state Monday, emergency officials said. Damage from the storms were reported in 21 counties, the South Carolina …

South Carolina Begins Clean Up After At Least 9 Tornadoes Hit State

South Carolina continued to clean up Tuesday from the state’s deadliest tornado outbreak in 36 years. Nine people were killed as a series of twisters moved from one end of the state to the other Monday morning. Meteorologists have counted …

Mom Asks South Carolina Lawmakers To Require Balcony Inspections After Son’s Death

Jennifer Mykytyn has been fighting to honor her son for five years and finally got a hearing to ask South Carolina lawmakers to require inspections for balconies so no one else would die the way her son was killed. Mykytnn’s …

Can Historic Towns Along Southeast Coast Endure Sea Rise?

Historic cities and towns along the Southeastern U.S. coast have survived wars, hurricanes, disease outbreaks and other calamities, but now that sea levels are creeping up with no sign of stopping, they face a more existential crisis. With a total …

70-Year-Old Pipe Break in South Carolina Causes 30M Gallon Water Spill

Much of one of South Carolina’s largest counties was left without water after a 70-year-old pipe broke, sending a torrent of water over a main highway and closing schools, businesses and county offices. A 20-inch (51-centimeter) iron pipe that carries …

South Carolina High School Arson Case Cracked After 23 Years by Fingerprint

A 40-year-old man was charged Tuesday with burning down his South Carolina high school more than 23 years after authorities say he set books and other papers on fire in the hallways. Daniel Scott Harris, 40 left his fingerprints in …

South Carolina Farmers Say Crops In Danger as Drought Grows

Many farmers in South Carolina say a growing drought is threatening to devastate their crops right at harvest time and officials said there are plenty of indications the dry weather will spread. A special committee that reviews drought in the …

Hurricane Dorian Means 4th Evacuation in 4 Years for Many Southeast Residents

It’s become a hurricane-season ritual in the Southeast: When a storm threatens, coastal residents board up homes, load up SUVs and fill highways where the traffic lanes are reversed to offer a speedy escape inland. For some people, Hurricane Dorian …