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Sunsets, sea turtles and hippies? Folly Beach in SC makes this national list. Here’s why

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Laid back, eclectic, edge of America, Folly Beach has been called any number of things.

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

South Carolina Supreme Court hears challenge to 6-week ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday from abortion providers and the state regarding their legal dispute over South Carolina’s six-week abortion ban, which has been blocked since mid-August pending the state high court’s decision in the case.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

South Carolina judge sets Thursday hearing as lawyers in Murdaugh murder trial continue to spar

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Following allegations that the South Carolina Attorney General’s office has withheld evidence from the defense in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial, a judge has scheduled a Thursday hearing to sort out differences.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Alex Murdaugh's murder trial in killings of wife, son to start in January

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh will stand trial beginning in late January in the double slayings of his wife and youngest son.

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

Suds? Check. Terror? Check. This new haunted hot spot is a car wash

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- You usually know what you’re getting when you pull into a car wash: The soap, the high pressure rinse, the tire shine, the terrifying monsters covered in fake blood scaring the life out of you.

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

Man accused of killing 5 in SC home allegedly heard voices, was awake for 4 days, sheriff says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Spartanburg man was arrested in Georgia Monday in the deaths of five people at an Inman home, which Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright described as a place where people went to use drugs.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Can South Carolina execute by firing squad, electrocution? State's high court sets new date to decide

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court now plans to hear oral arguments on Dec. 13 on whether the firing squad and electric chair methods of execution are constitutional.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

There’s a new No. 1 in the ESPN SP+ rankings. Is it Ohio State?

There's a new No. 1 in ESPN's SP+ rankings. Yes, you can celebrate if you'd like.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 10, 2022

2 Clemson players were racing before crash that injured SC postal worker, lawsuit says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two Clemson football players were racing each other in the moments before a crash that severely injured a postal worker in July 2021, according to a civil court lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

No. 1 Georgia comes from behind to beat Missouri, 26-22

COLUMBIA, Mo. — In its long and storied history, Missouri has never beaten the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. It still hasn’t as the Georgia Bulldogs erased a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit for a 26-22 come-from-behind win.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022