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South Carolina ramps up patrols for Labor Day weekend to curb impaired driving incidents
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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The Sober or Slammer campaign over the holiday weekend is focused on getting everyone home safely in a state that ranks in the top five when it comes to deadly crashes involving an impaired driver. According to a report by Forbes.com, South...
South Carolina Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for Aug. 28, 2025
Bluffton Today - South Carolina
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The South Carolina Education Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Aug. 28, 2025, results for each game: Winning Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL numbers from Aug. 28 drawing Midday: 4-7-7, FB: 3 Evening: 8-9-7, FB: 9...
US government denies role in Rhea County man’s in-custody death
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 28, 2025
The federal government denies malfeasance in a wrongful death suit filed in U.S. District Court in South Carolina in connection with the in-custody death of a former county executive from Rhea County. George Thacker, the county's longest-serving...
Attorney General asks U.S. Supreme Court to protect SC bathroom privacy law
Fox News - South Carolina
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August 29, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - 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...
South Carolina could lose $1.6M in funding over sex ed materials containing 'gender ideology'
WLTX 19 - South Carolina
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August 28, 2025
Federal officials told South Carolina to cut gender identity lessons from sex education programs or risk losing $1.6 million in funding. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina could lose $1.6 million in federal funding for sexual education programs if it...
South Carolina schools to get new digital safety maps for emergencies
WLTX 19 - South Carolina
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August 28, 2025
State leaders say new digital maps will help first responders navigate schools quickly during emergencies and could save lives. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina emergency responders are set to have a new tool at their disposal when responding to...
South Carolina man freed from prison after 15 years as evidence of his innocence mounted
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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In 2023, when investigators with the 3rd Circuit Solicitor’s Office and Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office interviewed him, told him that his codefendant had confessed and cleared Pearson’s name, and that they believed he was innocent, he again was...
South Carolina asks Supreme Court to lift block on transgender bathroom law
Washington Examiner
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August 28, 2025
South Carolina filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court this week requesting that the state be allowed to enforce its law requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to his or her biological sex.The emergency request came on...
South Carolina Appeals to Supreme Court Over Transgender Bathroom Ban
Mezha
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August 28, 2025
South Carolina state officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court for permission to allow them to enforce a ban on transgender students using bathrooms in schools in line with their gender identity, noting that courts would soon hear a high-profile...
South Carolina asks Supreme Court to keep bathroom ban in place for transgender student
AOL
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WASHINGTON – South Carolina wants the Supreme Court to let it prevent a transgender boy from using boy’s restrooms in his high school. In an emergency request filed Aug. 28, the state and school district asked the court to pause a court order that...
South Carolina asks Supreme Court to keep bathroom ban for transgender student
Asheville Citizen Times - North Carolina
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WASHINGTON – South Carolina wants the Supreme Court to let it prevent a transgender boy from using boy’s restrooms in his high school. In an emergency request filed Aug. 28, the state and school district asked the court to pause a court order that...
South Carolina asks Supreme Court to let it enforce trans bathroom ban
KVIA - Texas
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August 28, 2025
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina officials urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a ban on transgender students using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity, noting that the justices are set to take up a...
South Carolina turns to Supreme Court in transgender student's bathroom case
CBS News
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Washington — South Carolina officials asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to fully enforce a measure that makes some education funding contingent upon school districts complying with a rule prohibiting transgender students from using...
South Carolina: Rabies cases confirmed in Anderson and Florence counties
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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August 28, 2025
South Carolina: Rabies cases confirmed in Anderson and Florence counties 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 A DEADLY SHOOTING AT A CATHOLIC SCHOOL MASS...
Hands Free: New driving laws go into effect in South Carolina in September
WJCL TV - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
Drivers in South Carolina will soon be required to drop the phones, tablets and other electronics and go hands free with a new state law. It's all part of the Hands Free SC campaign. The new statewide law was passed in May of 2025 and goes into...
City of Orangeburg candidates say they’re prepared to be mayor
The Times and Democrat - South Carolina
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The incumbent mayor of Orangeburg says he has the tools to continue the city’s growth and development. Four challengers say the tools needed to develop downtown and boost business growth need sharpening. Voters will head to the polls on Sept. 9 to...
BREAKING: South Carolina rushes emergency petition to U.S. Supreme Court over trans student’s bathroom use
The Advocate
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August 28, 2025
South Carolina is pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately reinstate a policy that bars transgender students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity, escalating a fight that could set national precedent for the rights of LGBTQ+...
'It feels good to be free' | South Carolina man who says he was wrongly convicted released from prison
WLTX 19 - South Carolina
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August 28, 2025
Michael Pearson was convicted of a 2010 crime. Prosecutors now believe other suspects are responsible. MANNING, S.C. — Michael Pearson, a South Carolina man who said for years he was wrongly convicted of a crime that put him behind bars for over a...
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‘Your purchases killed civilians’: Who is Lindsey Graham, the US senator slamming India over Russian oil?
Firstpost
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August 29, 2025
Following the Trump administration’s narrative, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has also tied together US tariffs, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and India’s role in the energy market. On Wednesday, Graham reacted sharply to reports of a deadly...
South Carolina leaders release statements urging unity after Minneapolis school shooting
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — In response to the tragic mass shooting that occurred at Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic school, several South Carolina groups and leaders have released statements expressing remorse for the victims and community...