Category: South Carolina

Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

Oklahoma Republicans will sort through 10 candidates to select a candidate to run for U.S. Senator, two Mississippi GOP congressional incumbents face runoffs, and controversial Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is being challenged by a party rival in her first re-election campaign. Those races are among the dozens of local, state, and congressional races on…


LIVE: Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

3 p.m. ET HARRAH, Okla.—In Harrah, a town of 6,620 located 30 miles east of Oklahoma City, a steady stream of traffic poured into the voting precinct at the Harrah Board of Education. Outside, Mike and Bernice, a retired married couple, agreed that American values are on the line in this election. “Values centered around…


South Carolina Lawmaker in Leaked Audio Strategizes ‘Sleepers,’ ‘Dope Money’ to Finance Senate Campaign

A South Carolina state lawmaker who was on the June 28 ballot in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary runoff has been heard in leaked audio strategizing on how to utilize Democratic “sleepers” to run as Republicans in local elections, as well as requesting drug money from a state prison inmate. Project Veritas, the watchdog organization that…


South Carolina Rep. in Leaked Audio Strategizes ‘Sleepers’ and ‘Dope Money’ to Finance Senate Campaign

A South Carolina state representative on the ballot for the Democratic primary runoff on June 28 for the U.S. Senate has been heard in leaked audio strategizing on how to utilize Democrat “sleepers” to run as Republicans in local elections, as well as requesting drug money from a state prison inmate. Project Veritas, the watchdog…


South Carolina Attorney Alex Murdaugh Likely to Lose License

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who faces more than 70 criminal charges after police scrutinized his finances in the aftermath of the unsolved shooting deaths of his wife and son last year, is likely going to permanently lose his law license. The South Carolina Supreme Court said Murdaugh’s attorneys said Tuesday they would…


5 South Carolina Waterfalls With Spectacular Views and How to Find Them

By Patrick McCreless From The Charlotte Observer Summertime is in full swing, opening the doors for hiking and camping trips on trails and through parks in South Carolina. With the summer heat in full swing too though, it would be nice to reach a cool waterfall or two at the end of those hiking and…


1 Killed, 7 Injured, Including 5 Minors, at South Carolina Graduation Party Shooting

A drive-by shooting at a graduation celebration in South Carolina left one adult female killed and seven others wounded, including multiple minors, authorities said. “There were at least 60 to 70 rounds fired at this incident. It is not clear, as of yet, if some of these rounds may have been returning fire from some…


South Carolina Transgender Sports Bill Becomes Law

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday signed a bill into law banning transgender students from playing in gender-based sports teams at schools and colleges, saying it was common sense that “boys should play boys sports and girls should play girls sports.” “The Save Women’s Sports Act is now the law of the land in…


NY Teen Found Dead After 13 Years; SC Sex Offender Charged

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The body of a 17-year-old girl from New York who disappeared while visiting South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach on spring break 13 years ago has been found and a sex offender has been charged with murder, kidnapping, and rape, authorities said Monday. Brittanee Drexel was last seen April 2009 when she was walking between hotels…


NY Teen Found Dead After 13 Years; South Carolina Sex Offender Charged

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The body of a 17-year-old girl from New York who disappeared while visiting South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach on spring break 13 years ago has been found and a sex offender has been charged with murder, kidnapping, and rape, authorities said Monday. Brittanee Drexel was last seen April 2009 when she was walking between hotels…