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SC Superintendent Ellen Weaver visit Midlands' schools to recognize students' achievements for 2025 SC Ready

State Superintendent Ellen Weaver visited Midlands schools Tuesday.

Suspects identified after chase leads to deadly shootout

Friday afternoon Sheriff Leon Lott provided further details in a traffic stop that lead to a shootout between deputies and suspects near the int…

20-year-old Sumter man murdered, body set on fire by gang members, says sheriff

"We're coming to get you. I promise you that. We will identify you and we will have you taken into custody and prosecute you to the fullest," sa…

Hundreds honor the life of Lexington County Master Deputy Jillian Olson

"She didn't watch life, she jumped in literally and figuratively," says her dad Jim, adding, "What we'll remember most isn't just what Jillian a…

Deputies: Man arrested after guns found in baby's room, one in the crib

Richland Co. deputies say a man is in custody after guns were found hidden in his 10-month-old child's bedroom during a search warrant.

Lee corrections officer pleads guilty to accepting over $500k in bribery scheme

Authorities say she would then receive a portion of the cash proceeds and bribes -- and use the money on high-end items including $50,000 on des…

June 1 trial date set for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in his US drug trafficking case

The motorcade believed to be carrying former Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, travels along FDR drive after leavin…

US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) WA…

Israel's Netanyahu says he agrees to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Israel agreed Thursday to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, a truce that could pause fighting with the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts…

Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax charges, a surprise move meant to spare his family another painful and…

Biden honors US war dead with a cemetery visit ending a French trip that served as a rebuke to Trump

President Joe Biden closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump notably skipped when…

Far-right gains in EU election deal stunning defeats to France’s Macron and Germany’s Scholz

(Alice Weidel, center, and Tino Chrupalla, center rught, both AfD federal chairmen, cheer at the AfD party headquarters during the forecast for…