SC school district won’t let Yale University test playgrounds for toxic chemicals

The Darlington County School District won’t let Yale University researchers test the soil at a school playground for toxins.
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Student killed in shooting at school bus stop in South Carolina, coroner says

There was a deadly shooting at a school bus stop Wednesday morning, according to South Carolina officials. Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr., a 17-year-old Gaffney High School student, was shot and killed ...
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Who is Ralph Norman? 5 things to know about SC’s GOP U.S. Senate hopeful

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman shakes a constituent's hand Tuesday evening at Hobo's in Rock Hill, S.C. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@charlotteobserver.com U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman will compete in a runoff for the ...
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Who is Darline Graham? 5 things to know about SC’s GOP U.S. Senate hopeful

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham advanced to a runoff for the Republican Senate nomination in South Carolina on Tuesday evening. The nomination was left open by the sudden death of longtime senator Lindsey ...

Darius Gray has done everything right so far at USC. Will he earn a starting job?

The Gamecocks’ freshman offensive lineman is getting rave reviews despite being on campus less than three months.
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Multimillion dollar winning lottery ticket sold in SC. Check your numbers

A lottery ticket was sold at a South Carolina store that was one number shy of winning Tuesday’s $80 million Mega Millions grand prize, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials. But ...
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Columbia man with criminal record goes to prison on new conviction, official says

A South Carolina man is going to federal prison after being found guilty of drug and gun crimes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Paubon Ojo, a 27-year-old Columbia resident, was sentenced to ...
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Mandatory retirement age for SC judges to increase under bill headed to governor

Chief Justice John Kittredge, Justice John Few, Justice George James and Justice Garrison Hill attend the State of the State address by S.C. Governor Henry McMaster on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. The ...
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Where Darline Graham and Ralph Norman performed well in SC GOP Senate primary

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman advanced to a U.S. Senate runoff. Tracy Glantz U.S. Sen. Darline Graham finished in first or second place in each of South Carolina’s 46 counties in ...
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This bustling area near Columbia is getting a new national restaurant location

A new Wendy’s restaurant is being prepped in the 100 block of Community Road, near Wilson Boulevard and Westwood High School in the Blythewood, SC area. Chris Trainor chtrainor@thestate.com One of the ...

Tuskegee University receives dress code donation from sorority

Tuskegee University students as conversations continue around the school's dress code and professional expectations. The ...
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DNA, prior testimony? Friday’s Alex Murdaugh hearing to air swarm of contested issues

Alex Murdaugh arrives for a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, South Carolina. Murdaugh will be retried in the June 7, 2021, shooting ...