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SC woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison
Jeffrey Collins/Associated Press
| December 02, 2024
A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
Closing the books on the 2024 hurricane season, one of the costliest on record
Leslie Hudson
| November 30, 2024
Today marks the end of the 2024 hurricane season. And in a season of firsts, the 2024 hurricane season had plenty. Seasonally, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is the first season to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes since 2019 and one of the costliest in history.
Strong cold front for South Carolina for Thanksgiving, freezing weekend for many
Irene Sans
| November 28, 2024
Thanksgiving Day will be dominated by a strong cold front pushing through the Palmetto State. Expect a line of storms to enter the upstate region overnight into Thursday. By midmorning, the line of storms will be moving through the Midlands, and by the early afternoon, it will be passing by the Pee Dee and Lowcountry.
USDA investigates new allegations against Lowcountry research center where monkeys escaped
| November 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is looking into new “detailed allegations” against Alpha Genesis, the primate research facility where 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped earlier this month in Yemassee.
A 'conservation milestone,' red-cockaded woodpecker taken off endangered list
| November 27, 2024
Attributing the change to conservation efforts throughout the Southeast, South Carolina wildlife enthusiasts on Monday celebrated the red-cockaded woodpecker's official removal from the federal endangered list.
McColl Mayor George Garner killed in collision with 18-wheeler in Darlington County
| November 27, 2024
McColl Mayor George Garner, 49, died Tuesday in an automobile crash with an 18-wheeler in Darlington County.
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