The Latest Breaking News from Charleston

SC death row inmate chooses firing squad for state’s first execution since 2011

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina courts gave Richard Moore eight days to decide exactly how he wants to die, and on Friday he made his choice.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

SC death row inmate chooses firing squad for state’s first execution since 2011

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina courts gave Richard Moore eight days to decide exactly how he wants to die, and on Friday he made his choice.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

SC GOP candidate Katie Arrington sues Defense Department, wants records to clear name

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington wants the Department of Defense to hand over all public records that discuss the suspension of her security clearance so that she can "expose the misconduct and inappropriate actions" taken by the federal agency where she previously worked.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

SC Democrat withdraws from congressional race, narrowing the primary field

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Democrat running for a South Carolina congressional seat announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the race, all but ensuring that Charleston's U.S. House seat will continue to be represented by a woman.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022

'Robert E. Lee is not a war' SC city argues to remove marker

Lawyers for the city of Charleston say a marker honoring a Confederate general is not protected from removal under South Carolina law because of the way the 2000 act was written

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Confederate marker fight may send SC and Charleston to court

South Carolina’s top lawyer and Charleston appear to be heading to court to figure out if the city broke a state law protecting Confederate memorials when it removed a marker commemorating a rebel general from the front lawn of a public school

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stalls

South Carolina remains one of only two states without a hate-crimes law, and proponents worry that efforts in the Legislature are stalling to increase penalties for crimes committed against minorities and others victimized by prejudice

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2022

Trump planning South Carolina rally to boost 2 congressional hopefuls and oust GOP incumbents

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump is planning to hold a rally in South Carolina as early as this month or this spring, where he can champion two Republican congressional candidates while also making a visit to an early presidential primary voting state, according to four sources with direct…

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Appreciation: How George Crumb became one of America's most surprisingly consequential composers

George Crumb, who died Sunday at 92, was an all-American composer — one of our best, most original and most important. He was as American as apple pie, this shy, unpretentious West Virginian born in Charleston on Black Thursday, Oct. 24, 1929, the day of the great Wall Street crash.…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2022

Removed slavery backer Calhoun's statue still without a home

A statue of segregationist and former U.S. Vice President John C

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022