South Carolina's hands-free driving law will begin Sept. 1 with a six-month warning period.

South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources said it has made its first arrest under a new state law that aims to remove and dispose of abandoned boats from state waterways.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear made a two-day swing through South Carolina as he joins a growing list of potential 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls visiting the key nominating state.

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette on July 14, 2025, launched her bid for South Carolina governor. Evette is the third Republican to join the race.

State leaders and electric utility executives say South Carolina is headed toward a "nuclear renaissance" as both try to keep up with the state's growing population and needs.

July 10, 2025, marks 10 years since South Carolina lowered the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds. The flag was taken to the Confederate Relic Room and Military History Museum in Columbia.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom finished the first of a two-day multi-county tour traveling around rural South Carolina.

Gov. Henry McMaster has deployed a South Carolina search and rescue team to assist with response in Texas after devastating floods killed more than 100 people.

South Carolina state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, a Georgetown County Republican, has entered the 2026 race for attorney general.

Roland Smith, a longtime Aiken County lawmaker who was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1988 and retired in 2014, died June 30. He was 92.