South Carolina defender Kyle Kennard (5) during a 2024 game against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Joseph Field Special to The State Since Shane Beamer took over the South Carolina ...

While FBI data shows violent crime in South Carolina went down by 8.5% from 2024 to 2025, the state still has the 12th highest rate in the nation. In 2025, 436.7 violent crimes were committed for ...

A collision between a Freightliner tractor trailer and a sedan left one dead in Orangeburg County Sunday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol The driver of a 2018 Dodge sedan died ...

South Carolina lawmakers passed an expansion of the 2000 Heritage Act that would prevent local governments from adding plaques, signs or QR codes to monuments without General Asse ...

Some stores will be closed for Memorial Day. Check out what’s open & closed in the Columbia area this holiday weekend.

Class 5A Division I Girls: Wando 1, JL Mann 1 (Wando wins in PKs, 2-1) Class 5A Division I Boys: Clover 1, Wando 0 (2 OT) Class 5A Division II Girls: Chapin 4, Eastside 0 Class 5A Division II Boys: ...

Eastside prevented a Chapin soccer championship sweep in a marathon match that didn’t end until early Sunday morning.

Seismic activity returned Friday, as South Carolina’s fourth earthquake of May was recorded near the Palmetto State’s capital ...

Deputies got involved when they saw a vehicle that was reported to be connected to a homicide in Cayce, according to the ...

A side-by-side utility vehicle collided with a car at an intersection, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The South Carolina Senate adjourned for the long weekend, which could weaken support in the upper chamber for new congressional maps.

The wait was worth it for the Chapin Eagles girls soccer team. After back-to-back runner-up finishes the last two seasons and ...