South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, 1st in US in 15 years

A convicted murderer in South Carolina has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.

Here's how Biden is spending his final full day in office

President Joe Biden will spend his last full day in office in a place that holds special meaning for him.

Drunk driver who killed bride in wedding dress sentenced to 25 years

A woman who admitted to drinking and driving over twice the speed limit, killing a bride at a South Carolina beach, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Susan Smith denied parole after serving 30 years for drowning her children

Susan Smith, a South Carolina mother convicted of drowning her two young sons in 1994, was up for parole for the first time in 30 years. Here's what to know.

Escaped monkeys update: More than half safely recovered, several still on the loose

Officials in South Carolina have recaptured over half of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped from the Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee last week.

Escaped monkeys update: 1 safe, 42 still loose

Officials say one of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed.

Manhunt underway in South Carolina for 4 inmates who escaped from detention center

Emanuel Robson Planco, Anton Conway Bennett, Kyonne Marquise McLeod and De’Shawn Malik Fox reportedly worked together to break out of the Chesterfield County jail.

Woman charged after diabetic teen drinks milkshake, causing death

A 50-year-old woman from South Carolina has been charged with unlawful conduct towards a child after allegedly giving a milkshake to a 17-year-old girl with diabetes, who later died.

Helene latest: 84 dead, over 1,000 people unaccounted for in western NC

The death toll continues to climb and some 2.5 million people remained without power Sunday as recovery in the Southeast US begins from devastating Hurricane Helene.

Helene aftermath: Social media pleas turn tragic as death toll climbs

Jessica Drye Turner begged on Facebook for someone to rescue her family from a North Carolina rooftop. Help didn’t arrive in time to save her parents and her 6-year-old nephew.

Helene latest: Death toll climbs to 56, millions without power

Helene's path of destruction has left at least 56 people dead and entire homes and neighborhoods washed away in the Appalachian Mountains.