Category: South Carolina

Store That Sold Alex Murdaugh’s Son Beer Must Pay $15 Million to Family of Teen Killed in Boat Crash

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The family of a teen killed in a boat crash, which prosecutors say began the financial downfall of double murderer Alex Murdaugh, has reached a $15 million deal to settle a lawsuit against a convenience store chain that sold Mr. Murdaugh’s son alcohol while underage. Sunday’s deal came after a judge refused to allow…


Man Recaptured After Running When Deal Cutting 16 Years Off Murder Sentence Was Revoked

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Police on Wednesday captured a man who had been on the run for 11 weeks after the South Carolina Supreme Court revoked an unannounced deal that cut 16 years off his 35-year murder sentence. Jeroid Price was captured without violence at a New York City apartment after a tip to South Carolina investigators, the…


Olympic Gold-Medalist, Former South Carolina Assistant Nikki Mccray-Penson Dies at 51

Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51. McCray-Penson was an assistant women’s basketball coach at Rutgers last season and the school on Friday confirmed her death. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. She joined coach Dawn Staley as an assistant at South Carolina from 2008–17. She…


South Carolina May Violate ADA in Its Treatment of Adults With Mental Illness: DOJ

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on July 6 that there is reasonable cause to believe the state of South Carolina violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by unnecessarily segregating adults with mental illness in adult care homes. The DOJ conducted an extensive investigation in response to a complaint lodged on Jan. 12, 2022….


Victims Identified After Fiery Plane Crash in South Carolina Resort Town Killed All 5 People on Board

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Five people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed over the weekend in a South Carolina coastal resort town. Officials said Sunday’s fiery wreck near a golf course in North Myrtle Beach killed all four passengers and the pilot, The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported. The Monday update raised the death toll…


Man Charged With Murder in Deaths of Daughter, Sister-in-Law After 6 People Found Dead in House Fire

GREEN POND, S.C.—A man has been charged with murder in the killings of his sister-in-law and daughter after South Carolina authorities found six people dead while responding to reports of a house fire and stabbings, officials said at a press conference Monday. Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone identified a 50-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl…


At Least One Person Dead in Fiery Small Plane Crash in South Carolina Beach Resort

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—A single-engine plane carrying five people crashed Sunday near a golf course in the South Carolina coastal resort community of North Myrtle Beach, killing at least one person, police and federal officials said. The Piper PA-32 went down northwest of the city’s Grand Stand Airport shortly after 11 a.m., the Federal Aviation…


Massive Crowd Invades Small Town to Support Trump Despite Indictment

PICKENS, S.C.—This tiny city of about 3,000 people burgeoned to about ten times that size as throngs welcomed former President Donald Trump to a pre-July 4 celebration—possibly a once-in-a-lifetime event for residents. Trump, in a July 1 speech at his first rally since being federally indicted in Florida, spent several minutes dissecting that case. He…


Massive Crowd Comes to Small Town to Support Trump Despite Indictment

PICKENS, S.C.—This tiny city of about 3,000 people burgeoned to more than ten times that size as throngs welcomed former President Donald Trump to a pre-July 4 celebration—possibly a once-in-a-lifetime event for residents. The city’s Police Chief Randall Beach said that estimates of the crowd put the number of supporters who showed up to hear…


LIVE 1 PM ET: Trump Campaigns in South Carolina to Celebrate Independence Day

Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Pickens, South Carolina, to celebrate Independence Day at 1:00 p.m. ET on July 1. …