Crossroads 2026: South Carolina Votes
Track the votes, the results and the fallout as our team covers a momentous day of decision in the Palmetto State......
Jenn Wood
Murdaugh Retrial: Defense Seeks Dismissal of Indictments Over False Evidence
Attorneys challenge grand jury testimony, revive blood-spatter dispute and accuse prosecutors of using secret proceedings to build their retrial case…...
Dirty Water, Falsified Records: Guilty Plea In Saluda Pollution Case
Wastewater manager failed to repair treatment systems while sludge and untreated sewage flowed into the Little Saluda River....
Newberry County Murder: A Trail of Stolen Property Leads to a Buried Body
Richard Cribb charged in Edwin Geer’s death as court records reveal decades of drug and property cases....
S.C. Senator Josh Kimbrell Faces Default Judgment
Following repeated discovery violations, a Greenville County judge has struck the lawmaker's responses in a contentious business fraud lawsuit......
South Carolina Deputy Shooting: Another ‘Catch And Release’ Reckoning
Suspect’s record included manslaughter, attempted murder and concurrent 15-year sentences. Sheriff says he belonged in prison....
Murdaugh Jury Tampering Files: Where Are They?
Prosecutors supported disclosure - and a judge agreed. Inexplicably, obtaining the investigative files to a key component of the Murdaugh saga could require another lawsuit....
‘Rose Petal Murder’: Former Prosecutor’s Account Fuels New Trial Bid
Defense attorneys say a former solicitor reviewed disputed evidence months before Hughes' murder trial — and shared his findings with the office prosecuting the case....
Ladson Tragedy: Social Services Knocked Twice. No One Answered.
Records document unanswered DSS visits, supervisory review and another welfare request before the September 29 discovery…...
Higher Ed Watch: Clemson’s Budget Reckoning Reaches Faculty and Staff
Nine months of pay offered to eligible Clemson faculty and staff as Tigertown’s spending problems hit home…...