JANUARY Omicron surge Cities around the country and around the world suffered a new surge of coronavirus cases fueled by the omicron variant in late 2021 and into early 2022. Deaths and infections hit new records. One-year anniversary of Capitol riot A…
2021 in review
JANUARY Capitol riots Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen show of force on Jan. 6, as Congress met to certify the 2020 election. Lawmakers were forced to run for safety as the building was ransacked by radicalized …
Lindsey Graham calls delay in Senate leader elections until after GA runoff ‘appropriate’
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has joined a growing chorus of Republican senators who want to hold off on leadership elections until a winner is declared in the Georgia runoff Dec. 6 between incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel W…
No compromise: How new restrictions on abortion died in South Carolina for the year
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A legislative effort to further restrict abortions in South Carolina has died for the year after Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate failed to reach a compromise in time. On Wednesday, a day after the midterm elections, t…
Defense lawyers say Eddie Smith failed polygraph about Alex Murdaugh’s wife, son
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Defense attorneys for accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh say in a new court filing that Curtis “Eddie” Smith, not their client, likely killed Murdaugh’s wife and son in June 2021. The 11-page motion, filed Friday in Colleton County,…
Rare wolves headed to South Carolina from Ohio as fight to prevent extinction ramps up
By next spring, visitors to a South Carolina nature preserve may get a glimpse of one of the world’s rarest animals. Brookgreen Gardens expects three red wolves to be shipped from a zoo in Ohio to the Georgetown County nature center as part of an effor…
Hurricane Ian brings half a foot of rainfall to the Lowcountry
Over six inches of rain fell in Summerville, as Hurricane Ian hit South Carolina, according to the United States Geological Survey. Columbia and Richland County were spared the worst of Ian’s rain, which fell mostly on the coast. Data from the USGS sho…
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina, targeting coastal areas
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Carolina Friday just after 2 p.m. Eastern time, hours after its rain and wind began whipping across coastal areas of the state leading to power outages, localized flooding and heavy rain. The storm …
With Category 1 hurricane bearing down on South Carolina, McMaster warns Ian will be a ‘serious storm’
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina officials stressed Thursday now is the time to finalize preparations as Ian heads toward the Palmetto State, forecast to make landfall Friday afternoon around Charleston as a Category 1 hurricane. Ian was downgraded…