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.

The game of table tennis, also known as ping pong, is taking over pockets of South Carolina through generations who hope to see the popular sport grow in the region.

From her breakout role as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson on "Orange is the New Black," to her Tony-nominated performance in "The Color Purple," Danielle Brooks has built a career rooted in emotional honesty, discipline, and deep respect for storytelling.

South Carolina and much of the nation is in store for temperatures that will be well above average for Dec. 25.

Meteorological winter began on Dec. 1 while astronomical winter began on Dec. 21. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth's position in connection with the sun.

Lucas Rousso, 30, is charged with making threats online to commit a mass shooting targeting people of the Jewish faith.

Students at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School in Kershaw County have donated more than 1,000 books to children in the Philippines.

The measles virus has sickened nine more people in the Upstate, according to an update released Friday by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. In all, 144 people have become ill in the current outbreak.

Ford is recalling more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away.

The Senate on Dec. 18 confirmed former state prisons director Bryan Stirling to serve as South Carolina's United States attorney, almost eight months after his appointment and swearing-in ceremony.