The Latest Breaking News from Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Unable to get enough votes to support a near-total abortion ban, the South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would build on the state’s six-week law but limit the procedure for sexual assault victims up to 12 weeks.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Four of five South Carolina female senators on Wednesday blasted legislation that would ban nearly all abortions in the state and only offer limited exceptions that include if the pregnancy compromises the mother’s life and health.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A state judge has ruled South Carolina’s execution methods of electrocution and the newly installed firing squad are cruel and unusual, therefore both violate the state Constitution.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Hampton banker Russell Laffitte, who faces some 30 years in prison in connection with Alex Murdaugh’s alleged fraud schemes, should not have his current bond conditions relaxed, federal prosecutors said Aug. 31 in a new filing they say shows the seriousness of his crimes.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina women’s basketball team has canceled a scheduled two-game series with BYU in the wake of an alleged racist incident involving a BYU fan, the school announced on Friday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Beer pong was played in front of a thumping bass on College Avenue. Washers were tossed in the shaded grass along Sixth Street. Chicken wings were smoked and burgers were grilled in the prime tailgating spots around Memorial Stadium.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans to sue the New York Attorney General’s office over a leaked tax filing that revealed the names of donors to her policy advocacy group, Stand for America, Inc.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House voted 67-38 to advance a near-total abortion ban with exceptions for rape and incest late Tuesday, sending the bill to the Senate after an hourslong debate.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys on both sides of the Alex Murdaugh case got some of what they asked for from a South Carolina judge Monday after a few fiery courtroom clashes.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two state lawmakers who sponsored a $1.5 million budget earmark for an Upstate Christian organization that has announced plans to build a residential school with the money claim the project has been misrepresented. They insist the nonprofit is not actually building a private educational institution, and one…