Tiffany Tan

Four prisoners next in line to receive death warrants requested last week the winter holiday pause, following the state's resumption of executions in September.

Investigators said the boy shot a 14 year old multiple times during a Nov. 11 argument in Columbia and is charged in a robbery that occurred earlier in the day.

Jeffrey Benjamin's sentencing brings to a close a long-running federal investigation into the criminal behavior behind the failed plan to build two new nuclear reactors in Jenkinsville.

A swastika and the words “get out” were spray painted on the exterior of Muhammad Mosque #38 in Columbia, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

of 3 COLUMBIA — The Richland County jail shut its juvenile wing in October, sending youth detainees to state-run facilities that are already overburdened.

COLUMBIA — A cat found with its eyes glued shut at a Columbia housing complex in July has recovered from its serious injuries.

COLUMBIA — Timothy Sherard Jr.'s opportunity at parole could have opened Dec.13. Instead, he received life in prison for sexually assaulting a prison officer.

Investigators said the incident happened at a Hopkins home, and the suspect was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter and illegal weapons possession.

Attorneys for death row inmate Marion Bowman filed a petition asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to reconsider his case, alleging prosecutorial misconduct.

Samir Ousman Alsheikh was originally charged with lying to U.S. immigration authorities about his ties to recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.