Surprise Lightning Hits Crowd in South Carolina on Sunny Day

Late Tuesday afternoon a sunny day at the lake turned terrifying for 20 people in South Carolina. A group of swimmers at Lake Murray including 12 children were among those caught off guard by an unexpected lightning strike. A Facebook post from Irmo Fire …

South Carolina legend A'ja Wilson fastest WNBA player to 5,000 points

A'ja Wilson became the fastest WNBA player to reach 5,000 career points. Wilson achieved the milestone with a layup against the Connecticut Sun in her 238th WNBA game. Gatorade released a limited-edition water bottle in Wilson's honor. South …

South Carolina lawmakers won’t get paid while justices determine whether their raise was legal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — All money paid to South Carolina lawmakers while they aren’t in session has been stopped by the state Supreme Court as the justices sort through a lawsuit from one of their members, alleging legislators improperly gave themselves an $ …

Man accused of murder in Kannapolis extradited after serving time in South Carolina

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) - A man suspected in a 2022 homicide but later sentenced to prison in South Carolina was extradited to Kannapolis on a murder charge. Kenon Lamonte Jones, 26, was found dead at 601 South Cannon Boulevard on June 22, 2022. Kannapolis …

Softball umpire dies after suffering heat stroke during South Carolina tournament

SUMTER, S.C. (WBTV) - A youth softball umpire died after he suffered a heat stroke at a tournament in South Carolina this past weekend. Sister-station WIS reported that 61-year-old Mitchell Huggins was umpiring a tournament at Patriot Park in Sumter on …

Biggest LOSER Today Is Planned Parenthood: SCOTUS Rules South Carolina Can Defund PPFA

HUGE decision for the pro-life movement from SCOTUS this morning! BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision in the Medina v. Planned Parenthood case that state Medicaid programs can DEFUND Planned Parenthood. Huge breakthrough for the cause …

Supreme Court Rules South Carolina Can Defund Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that South Carolina has the right to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business. The pro-life state wants to be able to block taxpayer funding for the abortion business under Medicaid, but the abortion company sued to …

Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in ruling allowing states to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in ruling allowing states to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or …

12 taken to hospitals after lightning strike at South Carolina lake

South Carolina declared drought free

BY SC DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES The SC Drought Response Committee (DRC) met on June 24, 2025, to evaluate drought conditions statewide. The DRC is the state’s major drought decision-making entity and determines drought severity as defined by the S.C. …