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First, we hope all of our Upstate readers are safe from the Table Rock wildfire that has spread to more than 4,000 acres, prompting surrounding evacuations. Gov. Henry McMaster with state and emergency leaders are scheduled to share an update on the Table Rock wildfires at 11:15 a.m. You can watch that livestream via SCETV.

A high-pressure system located just over the state and slowly moving to the northeast will continue to bring winds mainly from the south-southeast. These winds will bring warm temperatures, with the highest forecast to reach the low 80s across much of the state on Friday afternoon.

Senators worked late Wednesday and gave key approval to tort reform legislation during Week 4 of the upper chamber's debate on S. 244.

The Atlantic hurricane season is still officially two months away but already one forecast is out, warning of a potentially volatile year in which storms could form early.

(RNS) — When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina for the murder of his then-girlfriend's parents, it was the first time in 15 years that an execution in the United States had been carried out by a firing squad.

The South Carolina House will soon welcome a new member. Tuesday, voters in the North Charleston-area House District 113 elected Democrat Courtney Waters to fill the seat formerly held by Rep. Marvin Pendarvis. Waters ran unopposed.