Associated Press
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Republicans in the South Carolina General Assembly have taken the rare move of rejecting the only remaining candidate in a race to be a circuit judge. Some Republicans in recent days had become unhappy with James Smith's positions on abortion during his two decades in the South Carolina House and his unsuccessful 2018 Democratic run for governor.
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South Carolina has no losses, and maybe not enough love. The unbeaten Gamecocks seem to be sliding under the radar at this year's Final Four, where Iowa star Caitlin Clark and UConn's Paige Bueckers are getting most of the attention.
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A South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial is resigning. Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill said Monday that her resignation was effective immediately.
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After months of just talking among themselves, lawmakers in South Carolina are finally debating making changes in how the General Assembly chooses judges. Senators on Thursday tool up a bill altering the procedure for picking who sits on the bench.
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Dozens of open judgeships in South Carolina will go unfilled indefinitely amid an unresolved debate over the state’s selection process.
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley poked fun at herself over a campaign misstep over the Civil War and slavery, but her primary target during a “Saturday Night Live” appearance was Donald Trump.
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The mayor of the small South Carolina town of Summerton was killed in a weekend car crash, authorities said Sunday.
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Darlington Raceway is going back to NASCAR's racing roots. The track announced that its latest throwback weekend in May will celebrate grassroots racing and how racers at the NASCAR's top national series began on local track.
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A longtime former Columbia city council member will soon be joining the state Senate. Democrat Tameika Isaac Devine is the winner of a Tuesday special election to replace the late John Scott.
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State police in South Carolina are investigating fatal police shootings this week in North Charleston and in Greenville. Authorities said the suspects in both cases were armed.