CRIME & COURTS Boat Dock Drowning: Independent Investigation Launched Into Death Of 13-Year-OldErin ParrottJuly 23, 2026July 27, 2026 by Erin ParrottJuly 23, 2026July 27, 20261 Family obtains legal representation as questions mount over state custody, foster placement and supervision prior to McCormick County homicide...
CRIME & COURTS Former SCDC Officer, Four Others Plead Guilty In $550K Prison Bribery SchemeErin ParrottJuly 23, 2026July 27, 2026 by Erin ParrottJuly 23, 2026July 27, 20260 A veteran corrections officer admitted accepting more than half a million dollars in bribes to smuggle contraband into Lee Correctional Institution, while four co-conspirators also
State House Former S.C. House Judiciary Chairman Passes AwayWill FolksJuly 23, 2026July 25, 2026 by Will FolksJuly 23, 2026July 25, 20262 Ex-judiciary chairman found dead in his North Charleston home...
SC Politics S.C. Succession: Mark Sanford Jumps into U.S. Senate RaceFITSNewsJuly 23, 2026July 25, 2026 by FITSNewsJuly 23, 2026July 25, 202612 Former governor, congressman to seek seat vacated by the late Lindsey Graham...
State House South Carolina 2026-2027 Budget Deal ReachedFITSNewsJuly 22, 2026July 25, 2026 by FITSNewsJuly 22, 2026July 25, 20263 Crony capitalist bailout included, controversial earmarks delayed...
SC Politics S.C. Succession: Another U.S. Senate Poll Shows Ralph Norman LeadingFITSNewsJuly 22, 2026July 24, 2026 by FITSNewsJuly 22, 2026July 24, 20261 Veteran congressman narrowly ahead of Lindsey Graham's sister in new survey... more than a quarter of the likely electorate is undecided.
POLITICSSC Midlands Mayhem: Chapin S.C.’s Governmental Grudge Match Goes Off The RailsJenn WoodJuly 22, 2026July 24, 2026 by Jenn WoodJuly 22, 2026July 24, 20263 Town council members unanimously approve vote of no confidence in mayor Bill Mitchell, urge him to consider resigning…
CRIME & COURTS Boat Dock Drowning: Rural S.C. Teen Charged With MurderErin ParrottJuly 22, 2026July 24, 2026 by Erin ParrottJuly 22, 2026July 24, 20262 Teen held 13-year-old underwater until he drowned at McCormick County dock...
CRIME & COURTS ‘Devil in Disguise’: Fentanyl Kingpin Sentenced to Life in PrisonErin ParrottJuly 22, 2026July 24, 2026 by Erin ParrottJuly 22, 2026July 24, 20261 Upstate jury convicts man on multiple major drug trafficking charges as statewide grand jury crackdown continues...
CRIME & COURTS Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Gets New Date in State Ethics CaseAndrew FancherJuly 22, 2026July 28, 2026 by Andrew FancherJuly 22, 2026July 28, 20260 New hearing follows federal prison sentence for disgraced former lawman.