Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Pickens, South Carolina, to celebrate Independence Day at 1:00 p.m. ET on July 1. …

Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Pickens, South Carolina, to celebrate Independence Day at 1:00 p.m. ET on July 1. …

Despite nearly three centuries in existence, Drayton Hall (built between 1738 and 1750) on the Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina, lives on and, in fact, is an active archeological site. Seven generations of the Drayton family have lived in the home. The original owner, John Drayton was born in nearby Magnolia Plantation, which the family still…

GOP Presidential Candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a campaign event at 2:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in North Augusta, S.C. …

GOP Presidential Candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a campaign event at 2:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in North Augusta, S.C. …

WINCHESTER, Va.—A wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has been convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia, the attorney general’s office announced Tuesday. Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Frederick County, Virginia, for display and profit at his South Carolina zoo, Attorney General Jason Miyares…

COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Carolina Republicans have set Feb. 24 as the date of their 2024 presidential primary, a move that, if approved, the party says will give GOP White House hopefuls more time to campaign in the first-in-the-South state. The state GOP executive committee voted unanimously to approve the measure on Saturday, party executive director Hope…

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A South Carolina prisoner serving a life sentence for murder orchestrated killing a man he thought robbed a drug runner for a methamphetamine ring the inmate was running from behind bars, federal prosecutors said. Daniel Allen Shannon was sentenced to life in federal prison earlier this month for the killing, but the only way…

A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant waivers to California that allows the state to ban new diesel-powered heavy-duty truck sales in 2035. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird led the group of 19 states that filed the legal action on June 5…

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A store owner in South Carolina charged with murder after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges, authorities said. In 2018, Rick Chow confronted a shoplifter at his Xpress Mart Shell station in Columbia and the…