Over 20 flags stolen from graves at SC cemetery, burned before 4th of July; congressman vows to replace them

Authorities in South Carolina are searching for the suspect or suspects who stole more than 20 American flags from graves at a cemetery and threw them into a pile, then lit them on fire the night before the Fourth of July.

Kamala Harris visits South Carolina in US COVID-19 vaccine push

Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Greenville as part of the Biden administration’s effort to promote its ongoing coronavirus vaccination campaign.

South Carolina police capture man wanted in 4 killings after a week on run

Police arrested Tyler Terry Monday morning after seven days on the run and more than 300 officers assigned to help search for him. Terry is linked in four killings this month across two states, police say.

Army trainee arrested after hijacking school bus full of children in SC, officials say

An Army trainee boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun Thursday and held the driver and elementary students hostage before letting them off the bus, authorities said.

Community rallies behind 7-year-old in need of heart transplant

After Lamere Johnson found out that he needed a heart transplant in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, his elementary school helped raise funds to make sure the surgery was possible. 

South Carolina senators add firing squad as alternative execution method

South Carolina senators added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can't execute inmates by way of lethal injection. The state can't put anyone to death now because its supply of lethal injection drugs expired and it has not been able to buy any more.

Nikki Haley says her sister-in-law died of coronavirus

Nikki Haley's sister-in-law, Rhonda Lee Nelson, is remembered as a singer and piano musician who “ministered to many inside and outside of the church.”

5 sisters from two families graduate Marine Corps training together

Two sets of sisters -- five in all -- graduated from the Marine Corps recruit training together over the weekend. The Department of Defense called them "sisters by blood, now sisters-in-arms."

South Carolina: Lindsey Graham holds Senate seat, fends off Jaime Harrison

His platform included expanding Medicaid and replacing current U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Harrison became the first African American to chair the South Carolina Democratic Party in 2013.

Fundraiser for family of SC police officer killed in line of duty raises more than $21K

A South Carolina-based nonprofit is raising money to support the family of a Myrtle Beach police officer who was fatally wounded in the line of duty over the weekend.

South Carolina governor orders flags at half-staff after loss of Chadwick Boseman

Boseman, best known for his role as King T'Challa in Marvel's 'Black Panther' movie, passed away at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side.

Fourth-grader who wants to be a Navy SEAL starts service by helping veterans

Greyson Winfield and his father Greg explained that they started Helping Footprint -- their mission to serve their community -- because it was the “right thing to do in times of need.”