Richland County sheriff’s deputies say copper thieves have hit nine churches in the southeastern part of the South Carolina county since the beginning of the year. Officials estimate it will cost more than $100,000 to replace the damaged air conditioning …
Safe Auto Insurance has abruptly closed its call center in Williamsburg County,S.C., leaving more than 160 people without a job. Safe Auto Executive Vice President Mark LeMaster said it was a hard decision made after the company concluded it needed …
Authorities say a forest fire that destroyed more than 100 homes in a South Carolina condominium complex was likely set by someone. Investigators say the area where the fire started Saturday was trampled by dozens of emergency personnel, so they …
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is allowing drivers with certain types of suspended licenses to come in this week and apply for a new chance. The DMV says it will lift or shorten suspensions for drivers who meet …
A fire in a cart shed at a Bluffton, S.C., golf course has destroyed as many as 75 carts, and authorities say it’s the second such blaze in Beaufort County since last November. The Beaufort Gazette reports the fire ripped …
Although there are more bicycles than ever on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island, the number of accidents involving bikes was down last year. There are plans to make things even safer. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports that bicycle …
South Carolina legislators say they’re willing to spend whatever it takes to prevent another massive security breach in state government, once they have a handle on what’s necessary. House and Senate leaders of both parties say cyber security will be …
A South Carolina judge has sentenced the 58-year-old ringleader of a scheme to cut off the hand of a mentally disabled man to collect insurance money. Federal prosecutors say David Player controlled the man’s affairs and gave him a small …
South Carolina’s high court has left intact a state law that requires a builder’s general liability policy to cover damages from faulty workmanship, but ruled it cannot be applied retroactively to claims filed before the law’s May 2011 effective date. …
Authorities say about 100 firefighters were needed to fight a massive blaze at an abandoned textile mill in Spartanburg County, S.C. Investigators say the fire that started Saturday night at the vacant Saxon Mill appears to be suspicious. No one …