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South Carolina ETV partners with WORLD to expand news and documentary programming

South Carolina ETV partners with WORLD to expand news and documentary programming

South Carolina ETV (SCETV) announced a new partnership with WORLD, a public media destination for news and documentary programming. In addition to broadcasting live legislative coverage and local public affairs programming, this collaboration will...

South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race's first ad

South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race's first ad

CHAPIN, S.C. — (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is playing up her connection to President Donald Trump in the first TV campaign ad of a hotly contested gubernatorial race, highlighting the Republican candidates' heated pursuit of the...

South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race’s first ad

South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race’s first ad

Deadly Hit and Run: Person using wheelchair fatally struck in South Carolina

Deadly Hit and Run: Person using wheelchair fatally struck in South Carolina

Deadly Hit and Run: Person using wheelchair fatally struck in South Carolina The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after someone operating a wheelchair was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. TOTAL FROM A YEAR AGO -- WITH 28...

Reward offered after 18 dogs found abandoned on South Carolina street

Reward offered after 18 dogs found abandoned on South Carolina street

Reward offered after 18 dogs found abandoned on South Carolina street One dog, believed to be linked to the case, was found dead in the street close to where the other dogs were recovered, possibly hit by an oncoming car. TOTAL FROM A YEAR AGO --...

Police: One person injured after accidental shooting at South Carolina Walmart

Police: One person injured after accidental shooting at South Carolina Walmart

Police: One person injured after accidental shooting at South Carolina Walmart The investigation is ongoing. TOTAL FROM A YEAR AGO -- WITH 28 GAMES LEFT. THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS, KEEP IT HERE. THIS MORNING ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS AT 6-- ANOTHER...

Man charged with reckless homicide in death of South Carolina Trooper Dennis Ricks

Man charged with reckless homicide in death of South Carolina Trooper Dennis Ricks

Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced Friday the new charge against 45-year-old Anthony Aydlette. ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A suspect is now charged with reckless homicide in the highway death of South Carolina State Trooper Dennis...

South Carolina Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Transgender Bathroom Ban for 13-Year-Old Student

South Carolina Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Transgender Bathroom Ban for 13-Year-Old Student

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Carolina officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce the state’s transgender bathroom ban against a 13-year-old student, challenging a lower court decision that allowed the boy to continue using boys’ restrooms...

18 dogs found abandoned, running in road in South Carolina; one hit, killed by car

18 dogs found abandoned, running in road in South Carolina; one hit, killed by car

18 dogs found abandoned, running in road in South Carolina; one hit, killed by car FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH PROGRESS ON INTERSTATE 40 IN NORTH...

South Carolina joins multistate effort urging Supreme Court review of parental rights case

South Carolina joins multistate effort urging Supreme Court review of parental rights case

Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina | Attorney General Alan Wilson, SCAlan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina | Attorney General Alan Wilson, SC South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 21 states...

Special election slated for 2026 to fill vacant Michigan Senate seat

Special election slated for 2026 to fill vacant Michigan Senate seat

By Paula Wethington Paula Wethington Web Producer Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the...

Iowa Republican Joni Ernst Won't Run for Senate in 2026 Midterm Election

Iowa Republican Joni Ernst Won't Run for Senate in 2026 Midterm Election

By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston...

Illegal transshipment, double invoicing and misclassification in US government’s crosshairs

Illegal transshipment, double invoicing and misclassification in US government’s crosshairs

The US government is continuing to crack down on customs fraud, targeting illegal transshipment, double invoicing and the misclassification of goods. Earlier this month, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it had uncovered more than...

S.C. attorney general asks Supreme Court to protect bathroom privacy law

S.C. attorney general asks Supreme Court to protect bathroom privacy law

COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block an injunction forcing the state to abandon its longstanding bathroom privacy protections, the attorney general’s office says. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Education...

What’s priority for MAGA in ’26, keeping the House or winning governorships?

What’s priority for MAGA in ’26, keeping the House or winning governorships?

Several of President Donald Trump's allies are running for governor in 2026. They include Rep. Byron Donalds in Florida, Sen. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee, Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio, Rep. Andy Biggs in Arizona and Rep. Nancy Mace in South Carolina.

Candidates: City can improve - forum held for Orangeburg mayor’s race

Candidates: City can improve - forum held for Orangeburg mayor’s race

Three of the five Orangeburg mayoral candidates shared their visions for Orangeburg during a Monday evening mayoral candidate forum. The Orangeburg County Historical Society held a forum for the City of Orangeburg's mayoral candidates on Monday,...

Speaker pro tempore, senator resign from student senate

Speaker pro tempore, senator resign from student senate

The speaker pro tempore and a senator from the 117th student senate resigned on Aug. 26. Senator Donnie Lapsley and Speaker Pro Tempore Sy’Mone Miles submitted letters of resignation effective immediately. Lapsley filed Articles of Impeachment...

5 South Carolina podcasts to listen to this fall

5 South Carolina podcasts to listen to this fall

GREENVILLE — Want to learn about South Carolina history? Get an inside look at Statehouse politics? Listen to local leaders tell their stories? There’s a podcast for that. From sports to politics to friends talking, there’s a podcast for just...

South Carolina Schools to Get Digital Safety Maps by 2026 to Boost Emergency Response

South Carolina Schools to Get Digital Safety Maps by 2026 to Boost Emergency Response

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina officials have launched a new initiative to provide digital safety maps for every public school, a move aimed at improving law enforcement response times during critical incidents. Governor Henry McMaster and...

South Carolina secures funds for school resource officers in every public school

South Carolina secures funds for school resource officers in every public school

COLUMBIA, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Every public school in South Carolina will now have a full-time, armed school resource officer, thanks to final funding secured by state leaders. “For years, we have made it our mission to ensure that every...

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