Deadly South Carolina prison riot exposes staffing...

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - A gang-related melee at a South Carolina prison that ended with seven dead and 17 injured, the deadliest U.S. prison riot in a quarter century, exposed the vulnerability of an understaffed system. Forty-four …

5 charged in teen's death at South Carolina apartment

Five people have been arrested in the shooting death of a teen at an apartment complex in South Carolina. Sumter police spokeswoman Tonya McGirt said in a news release that 21-year-old Jaelon Markell Jackson of Columbia turned himself in Wednesday night. …

With landlords using the courts as de facto bill collectors, North Charleston's eviction rate is the highest in the ...

In a digital drop of Knowlesian proportions, a team of researchers at Princeton University has released the most detailed portrait of American evictions thus far and has come to a stunning conclusion: North Charleston's eviction rate more than tripled …

Bluffton residents will soon have a shorter drive to an emergency room

In response to the Hardeeville area’s budding population, Coastal Carolina Hospital is moving forward with a plan to build a $15 million freestanding emergency department. The proposed 10,000-square-foot facility will operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a …

Cougars roar in South Carolina

The SMS boys celebrating with their championship trophy at the Bonjangles Invitational in South Carolina. (GP) Nine athletes from secondary school boys champions The St Michael School, including CARIFTA gold medallist Jonathan Miller, have been offered …

S.C. legislators value paranoia over common sense

The gun debate in America is boiling over. People are so busy preaching paranoia that we cannot have a true discourse that can result in progress. However, we are fortunate in the United States to have professionally elected politicians whose job is to …

South Carolina Senate passes rate cut, threatening merger

UPDATE: Father who took South Carolina 2-year-old amid DSS investigation spotted in NC

Great patios and a super slaw are Tattooed Senorita's selling points

Overlooking the marsh at the intersection of Old Folly Beach and Folly roads, Tattooed Senorita Cantina is sure to beckon anyone crawling by in sun-worship-related traffic. But this is no mirage, and the casual bar/restaurant offers plentiful seating …

The Agenda: Haley fires back at Trump aide; Gang members moved ahead of prison riot; Clyburn leaving FCC

Post and Courier reports that in the days leading up to the deadly prison riot this week, some 300 inmates including known gang members were transferred from another state prison to Lee Correctional Institution, "concentrating violent offenders in …