Tag: South Carolina

Sheriff: Girl, 16, Fights Off Mother to Save a Sister From Being Drowned After 2nd Sister Killed

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her sister, a sheriff said. Jamie Bradley Brun, 37, was charged with murder and attempted murder after the attack early Friday in their…


Mad Cow Disease Case Detected in the US

An atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also commonly known as mad cow disease, has been detected in South Carolina, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday. The disease was found in an approximately 5-year-old or older beef cow at a slaughter plant in the Palmetto State. “This animal never entered slaughter channels…


Widowed Husband Sues Driver, Bars After DUI Crash Killed Bride on Wedding Night

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride. Four bars gave “copious amounts of alcohol” to a “visibly intoxicated” woman, identified as…


Supreme Court to Consider If GOP Lawmakers Racially Gerrymandered South Carolina District

The Supreme Court will consider whether the South Carolina legislature racially gerrymandered the congressional seat currently held by Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican. The case will be closely watched, given the Republicans’ thin current majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mace was elected to her second term in 2022 with 56.4 percent of the…


GOP Tries to Revive Abortion Ban Bills in South Carolina and Nebraska

GOP lawmakers in Nebraska and South Carolina are renewing their push to strengthen restrictions on abortions two weeks after previous bills were defeated. Nebraska state Sen. Ben Hansen, a Republican, has added a 12-week abortion ban as an amendment (pdf) to a separate bill that seeks to restrict transgender surgeries for minors, known as the “Let Them…


South Carolina Marine Dies During Training at Twentynine Palms

A 20-year-old Marine was killed April 20 during pre-deployment training at Twentynine Palms, California, media reports. Military spokesperson Lt. Olivia Giarrizzo told Fox News Digital, Cpl. Jackson Forringer died when a gun discharged in the back of a truck carrying military personnel. No other injuries were reported and an investigation into the incident is underway,…


9 Injured by Gunfire at South Carolina Party Now Recovering

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Masked gunmen fired without warning into a crowd at a late night teen party at a South Carolina park over the weekend, wounding nine people, a sheriff said. All nine hit by gunfire are expected to live, as well as a woman who was injured when she was run over by a fleeing car…


Bride Dies at Beach When Speeding DUI Driver Slams Golf Cart

FOLLY BEACH, S.C.—A bride leaving her wedding reception was killed when a woman driving under the influence and well over twice the speed limit slammed into the back of a golf cart on a South Carolina beach road, authorities said. Data retrieved from Jamie Lee Komoroski’s rental car indicated she was driving 65 mph (105…


Gender Ideology Rips Apart Family in Rural South Carolina

Gil and Gabriella Reid live on a 48-acre farm outside Anderson, a town in South Carolina where a church and historic courthouse dominate the quaint central square. They raise sheep and chickens and grow rye, clover, and Bermuda grass for feed. It’s where their daughters helped out with collecting eggs and tending the livestock. Life…


LIVE 7 PM ET: Gov. DeSantis Speaks in Spartanburg, South Carolina on His ‘Florida Blueprint’ Trip

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks as a special guest in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at 7:00 p.m. ET on April 19 about the “Florida Blueprint.”   …