Category: South Carolina

First Officer: Alex Murdaugh Didn’t Cry Over Dead Wife and Son

The first officer to arrive after Alex Murdaugh called 911 to report his wife and son were seriously hurt noted at the attorney’s double murder trial Thursday that the suspect was upset but that he had no tears in his eyes. During the first day of testimony, jurors watched Colleton County Sgt. Daniel Greene’s body…


Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial Starts With Cellphones, Bullets

After 19 months of speculation, prosecutors finally laid out their evidence Wednesday that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the double murder trial for the disgraced South Carolina attorney. There was gunshot residue on a seat belt, bullets pulled from bodies that matched ammunition boxes from around the home and cellphones…


Police Seek Why 72-Year-Old Gunman Shot Up LA Dance Hall

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—The search for the motive behind the shooting massacre at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance hall led police to a mobile home community as they probed the past of the 72-year-old suspect Monday and his relationship to the club. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 11 after health officials announced that one of…


Death Toll From California Shooting Rises to 11 as Police Look for Motive

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—An 11th victim died on Monday from injuries suffered in a weekend shooting rampage at a Los Angeles-area dance hall, as investigators searched for a motive behind one of California’s bloodiest shootings. Police identified Huu Can Tran, 72 as the lone suspect in a shooting that unfolded Saturday night in the midst of…


Alex Murdaugh Goes on Trial in 2021 Killings of Wife, Son

As his life unraveled over the past two years, disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh didn’t fight giving up his law license and said he made plenty of mistakes tied to missing client money and a financial mess that led to 100 criminal charges. But he has adamantly insisted, from the moment he found the…


Mass Shooter’s Motive Elusive as Monterey Park Mourns 10 Dead

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—Investigators scrambled on Monday to discover why a 72-year-old man opened fire in a California dance hall popular with older patrons and killed 10 people before fatally turning a gun on himself hours later. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the reasons behind the massacre carried out by Huu Can Tran on…


Trump to Host First 2024 Campaign Event With Graham, McMaster in South Carolina

The campaign of former President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Gov. Henry McMaster will join Trump on Jan. 28 as the Republican will make the first public appearance of his 2024 White House run. Last week, campaign spokesman Steven Cheung confirmed with the Associated Press (AP) that Trump will…


Passengers Stuck on Amtrak Train for 37 Hours

More than 500 passengers on an Amtrak train traveling from the Washington D.C. area to Florida had to spend 37 hours on board their train due to a rail derailment on its route. The Amtrak Auto Train departed at 5.30 pm Monday from Lorton, Va., and was expected to reach its destination in Sanford, Fla.,…


South Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Heartbeat Abortion Ban

The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down the state’s ban on abortions performed after a fetal heartbeat is detected—typically at around six weeks gestation—ruling that the law violates the right to privacy as outlined in the South Carolina Constitution. The 3-2 decision, handed down Jan. 5, came nearly two years after Republican Gov. Henry…


Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Plant Joins ‘Battery Belt’ in South Carolina

A Nevada-based electric vehicle (EV) battery startup company has announced its plans for a $3.5 billion recycling, refining, and remanufacturing battery plant in Berkeley County near Charleston, South Carolina. Redwood Materials, started by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, was referenced among key players in mineral production in President Joe Biden’s Feb. 22 Fact Sheet on Securing…