State Government

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson opened the first Human Trafficking in the Carolinas Conference in Columbia, marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

South Carolina’s annual sales tax holiday will take place from Friday, August 1, through Sunday, August 3.

The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) issued 4,599 home loans totaling $1.6 billion in South Carolina during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, according to the Veterans’…

FOIA Request to Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office regarding a PDF copy of the application used for recruits/applicants on July 29, 2025.

Willie Roger Davis, a 35-year-old resident of Columbia, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

FabLogix, a pipe fabrication company and subsidiary of Kelso Industries, has announced an expansion of its operations in Spartanburg County.

Jackie Jermaine Watson, a 30-year-old Columbia resident, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Bryan Michael Christie, a 49-year-old resident of Simpsonville, South Carolina, has been arrested on a charge related to the sexual exploitation of minors.

Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster have a number of public events scheduled for the week of July 28, 2025.

Attorney General Alan Wilson of South Carolina has joined a coalition of state attorneys general in urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to restore records, titles, awards, and recognitions…

Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster have a busy schedule for the week of July 21, 2025.

Axel Gustavo Calderon-Rosado, a 36-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking.

Malik Jahlil Bell, also known as “Leek Obama,” has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for bank fraud, money laundering, and possession of a firearm by a convicted…

Governor Henry McMaster has appointed Margaret Fent Bodman as South Carolina’s new State Child Advocate.

Kevin S. Murdock, former CEO of Premier Medical, Inc., has consented to a judgment of $27,544,460 for likely liability in a civil action by the United States and the states…

The United States government has initiated legal action against Global Office Furniture, LLC (GOF) and its owner, Malcom E. Smith.

There were 2,434 VA home purchase loans issued in South Carolina in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, totaling $862.6 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans…

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for South Carolina in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $354,388, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in South Carolina have seized 156 pounds of fentanyl during a criminal investigation.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced his leadership in a 17-state effort to support state lawmakers in excluding racially or sexually divisive materials from public schools.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Florence has indicted Brandon Brill, 26, from Berkeley County on multiple charges related to child sexual abuse material and the coercion and…

Latest CDC data shows measles cases in South Carolina for 2025 are now estimated within the range of 1-9, marking no change compared to the previous figures updated as of…

Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced that Jonathan Charping, an Upstate man, was sentenced to 28 years in prison for several sex crimes against children.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Robin C. Hatley, a 61-year-old caregiver from Laurens, S.C., for allegedly abusing a vulnerable adult.