South Carolina
Statewide preparedness campaign highlights flooding, storm surge and inland hurricane risks as McMaster declares May as Hurricane Preparedness Month
Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina is using the month of May to send a clear message before the skies darken, the wind rises,...
South Carolina burning ban remains in effect despite scattered weekend rain, fire danger has not ended
Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina’s statewide burning ban is still in place, and officials are warning residents not to mistake a little weekend...
Senate leaders weigh reversal as liquor liability law fails to lower costs for businesses
Columbia, South Carolina - Less than a year after South Carolina lawmakers approved a major change to the state’s liquor liability system, senators are...
South Carolina farmers watch budget talks after Senate backs emergency support: $35 million one step closer
Columbia, South Carolina - Farming in South Carolina has entered a difficult and uncertain moment, with growers warning that the pressure on their operations...
AG Wilson seeks immediate ban: Terrifying new super-opioid deadlier than fentanyl already killing Americans
Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is urging federal health officials to move quickly against a new synthetic opioid that...
Tobacco agreement sends another major healthcare funding installment worth $63 million to South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina has received more than $63 million from the annual tobacco Master Settlement Agreement payment, adding another major installment...
1,000 jobs, $675 million project: South Carolina lands Ferrara’s first Palmetto State manufacturing operation in major economic win
South Carolina - Ferrara Candy Company is bringing a major new manufacturing operation to Orangeburg County, marking the company’s first location in South Carolina...
South Carolina AG Alan Wilson scores major legal win in fight over concert industry power and rising ticket costs
Columbia, South Carolina - A courtroom fight that began as a challenge to one company’s reach across the live entertainment business has now turned...
Fire officials lock down outdoor burning across South Carolina amid worsening conditions
Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina entered a more dangerous stretch of fire weather Friday morning as the South Carolina Forestry Commission moved to...