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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.

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.

Liquor liability insurers have fled the state, with remaining insurers driving up rates for S.C. bars and restaurants.

Investigators say a Columbus, Ohio man posed as a minor while operating 130 social media accounts, which he used to exploit children.

Automakers Hyundai and Kia have reached a settlement with dozens of states over anti-theft technology in models of their vehicles. In 2021, TikTok and social media videos showed how easily Hyundai and Kia models could be exploited and stolen with as little as a screwdriver and a USB cable, leading to skyrocketing car thefts throughout the country.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that nine more people have gotten sick with measles in the Upstate, bringing the total number of illnesses in the current outbreak to 135.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has arrested Levar Henderson, 38, of Gaston for allegedly threatening to kill a Newberry County official.