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On Monday afternoon, Democrat Gerald Malloy, who served as the state senator for District 29 for 22 years, withdrew his protest against a recount that showed his Republican opponent, J.D. Chaplin, narrowly winning the race.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.