Carolina News and Reporter

Cotton Branch, a sanctuary in Leesville, S.C., rescues pigs from hoarding, neglect and abuse.

When Chad Kushins was just 15, he wrote to Elmore Leonard, his long-time hero, for the first time. Today, Kushins has completed his final letter to the renowned crime writer – the introduction to Leonard’s posthumous publication, a novella from 1970 hidden amid Leonard's work in the University of South Carolina's literary archives.

Once a pastime of empty nesters and retirees, pickleball is transitioning to a younger crowd. Nearly 19% of the U.S. population, or 48.3 million adults, have played the sport in the past year, a 35% increase since 2022, according to the Association of Pickleball Professionals.

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors has secured $1.3 billion from South Carolina to build its only North American Scout Motors plant near Columbia, but its push to sell directly to customers has created controversy across the state.

Nov. 25, 2024

After years of rising drug overdose deaths in South Carolina, newly released data shows a hopeful change. This comes as South Carolina has made more of an effort to increase availability and educate people about naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug.

“Isolated,” “lonely,” “disconnected” — these are words older adults in Richland County used in suicide letters to describe how they felt before taking their lives.

The tonic, which comes in a container about the size of a miniature alcohol bottle, is mainly made from kava root extract and includes ground kratom leaf.

Xylazine, a large animal tranquilizer, is making its way into South Carolina's illicit drug supply. But no one is sure how much is out there.

While gambling in South Carolina is illegal – sort of – the reality is that betting on sports isn’t difficult in the Palmetto State.