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South Carolina rockets past the rest of the South in growth. What's driving it?
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (653+ words) South Carolina may not have the largest population in the Southeast, but it had the entire country beat from 2024 to 2025. According to a January 2026 United States Census Bureau report, the Palmetto State's population grew 1. 5% from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025. That was…...
Coyotes are highly active during the summer in SC. Here's how to fend them off
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (516+ words) Coyotes are active year-round in South Carolina, but as the middle of summer approaches, the wild canids will become increasingly spottable. They're not necessarily a threat to humans; only in rare instances do they attack people for no reason, according…...
Women killed in early morning house fires, South Carolina coroners say
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (298+ words) A woman was killed Wednesday in an early morning fire at a South Carolina home, according to the Aiken County Coroner's Office. The victim was a 73-year-old occupant of the Golf Course Road home, the coroner's office said in a…...
Cameras. Horses. Drones. Columbia police demonstrate latest crime-fighting tactics
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (793+ words) An inside look at Columbia Police Department's Real-Time Crime Center Tuesday revealed how new programs and technologies " from Shot Spotter gunfire detection to hundreds of city-owned cameras " are reshaping investigations and uncovering statistics that might have gone unnoticed. "The way…...
How safe is your SC drinking water? See what this new nationwide report says
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (311+ words) A new report comparing tap water from communities around the nation found South Carolina's is safe to drink and better than the national average. Purity Map, an independent, data-driven advocacy website, analyzed several water systems serving 676, 179 South Carolina residents that…...
Trans students can be kept out of sports, court says. What it means for SC bans
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (400+ words) South Carolina can restrict transgender students from participating in school sports after the U. S. Supreme Court determined similar laws in two other states were constitutional. South Carolina passed a law in 2022 to keep transgender students out of sports that align with…...
High official at Richland County jail arrested in sweeping alleged crime cover-up
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (466+ words) A top official at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, the large Richland County, S. C. jail, has been arrested as part of a monthslong investigation into a sweeping alleged cover-up of more than 60 crimes involving inmates and guards at the jail, Sheriff Leon…...
21-year-old motorcycle rider dies in overnight crash on I-77, SC coroner says
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (211+ words) A South Carolina man was killed early Sunday morning when the motorcycle he was riding crashed on Interstate 77, according to the Lexington County Coroner's Office. Pablo Marcelo Caballero Molina, a 21-year-old Hopkins resident, died in what Coroner Margaret Fisher called…...
Early holiday fireworks didn't cause rumbling in SC, which was hit by earthquake
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (656+ words) An earthquake was recorded Sunday in a part of South Carolina that has experienced more seismic activity than any other location in the Palmetto State in recent years. A 2. 2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Kershaw County, according to the U. S. Geological…...
3 SC beach towns named best places to retire by water, Southern Living says. Here's where & why
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (438+ words) South Carolina is home to dozens of beautiful coastal communities where you can enjoy the beach to the fullest extent on fun vacations. But some of them are also amazing places to settle down and retire. Southern Living, a lifestyle…...