GOP congressman Joe Wilson hospitalized with ‘stroke-like symptoms’ after collapsing at DC event
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GOP congressman Joe Wilson hospitalized with ‘stroke-like symptoms’ after collapsing at DC event

South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson (R-Springdale), 77, was hospitalized Tuesday night for “stroke-like symptoms” following a fall at an event in Washington DC. “Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) was taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC,” the longtime politician’s office posted to X. Wilson, who…

SC sports reporter Matt Vereen arrest on sexual exploitation of a minor charges
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SC sports reporter Matt Vereen arrest on sexual exploitation of a minor charges

A local South Carolina sports reporter was arrested last week after authorities discovered child sexual abuse material involving an underage girl on his laptop, according to prosecutors. Matt Vereen, 28, was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor on Wednesday and subsequently suspended from his on-air job at WACH Fox…

Florida woman, Jessica Rapsys, found after car abandoned on South Carolina train track
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Florida woman, Jessica Rapsys, found after car abandoned on South Carolina train track

South Carolina authorities on Friday announced they found a 27-year-old Florida woman three days after she went missing in a rural area of Allendale County on Aug. 13. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said Jessica Rapsys, of Jacksonville, had been found “safe” but did not provide further details about where or how…

Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and catastropic flooding to Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina
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Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and catastropic flooding to Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina

The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part of the state before stalling over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina. Debby…

Several staffers fired after ‘Insensitive’ Mexican display at South Carolina school sparks outrage
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Several staffers fired after ‘Insensitive’ Mexican display at South Carolina school sparks outrage

Several South Carolina elementary school staffers were canned after photos emerged showing employees posing as Border Patrol agents and wearing stereotypical Mexican clothing at a school event this week, officials said. Staff members at Royall Elementary School in Florence donned the offensive outfits for an “Olympic Parade” event on Wednesday…

Woman bitten in rare shark attack on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina
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Woman bitten in rare shark attack on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina

A beachgoer suffered a “likely shark bite” on Hilton Head Island Monday — marking a rare shark encounter on the South Carolina shore. The woman was chomped on while swimming in the waters at the Sea Pines Resort, a sprawling hotel along the island’s south shore, News 3 reported. She…

University of South Carolina fraternity bus crashes in Mississippi injuring 11
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University of South Carolina fraternity bus crashes in Mississippi injuring 11

Eleven people were injured when a bus carrying University of South Carolina students blew a tire and hit a concrete barrier in Mississippi. Mississippi state troopers said the driver and a student were critically injured and taken by helicopter to hospitals after the crash Friday, while nine other students were taken…

Trump poised to hand Haley a ‘smackdown’ in South Carolina primary: poll
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Trump poised to hand Haley a ‘smackdown’ in South Carolina primary: poll

Donald Trump is dominating in South Carolina, leading White House hopeful Nikki Haley in her home state primary by a substantial margin, according to internal polling conducted by the super PAC backing the former president. “President Trump is set to deliver a South Carolina smackdown to Nikki Haley” reads the…

Stephen Smith’s body exhumed in Murdaugh-linked homicide investigation
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Stephen Smith’s body exhumed in Murdaugh-linked homicide investigation

The body of Stephen Smith, a South Carolina teen whose unsolved 2015 murder has gained new traction thanks to the Alex Murdaugh case, was exhumed over the weekend, the family’s lawyer confirmed. Smith’s body was removed from his grave, re-examined in a second autopsy and returned to his final resting…

South Carolina store allows teenage shoplifters to work instead of pressing charges
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South Carolina store allows teenage shoplifters to work instead of pressing charges

Two South Carolina teenagers stole from a store at a mall in Greenville, but the business elected to turn the incident into a learning opportunity and a chance to give back to the community instead of pressing charges against the shoplifters. The teenage boys were caught by Greenville Police on surveillance video…