South Carolina

A small alligator was found being illegally held in a man's book bag during a routine traffic stop by local law enforcement.

The state Supreme Court ruled that Brad Sigmon and Freddie Owens have a statutory right to choose the manner of their execution.

State lawmakers recently passed legislation to force inmates to choose between the electric chair or a firing squad when lethal injection isn't available.

Brad Sigmon and Freddie Owens are scheduled to die in South Carolina's 109-year-old electric chair, in what would be the state's first executions in a decade.

The sheriff's office, coroner, animal control and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating Shemar Sherif Jackson death in the canine attack.

Paul Murdaugh was awaiting trial on a charge of boating under the influence causing death for a crash in February 2019.

The injured dolphin was spotted off the coast of South Carolina.

South Carolina is set to carry out its first executions in a decade due to a new law that compels condemned inmates to choose between the electric chair and a firing squad if lethal injection drugs aren't available.

An enormous alligator was caught on video on Sunday walking around a neighborhood, seemingly trying to find the perfect patch of grass to sunbathe on.

Private First Class Dalton Beals died while he took part in the training exercise known as "The Crucible" in South Carolina.

"You work your whole life in the ocean for a moment like this...It was the last thing I expected to see come up after an hour fight," Captain Richard Pollitzer remarked.

"You know, President Trump and I have spoken many times since we left office. And I don't know if we'll ever see eye to eye on that day. But I will always be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years," Pence said Thursday.

"In the early morning hours of Memorial Day, my home, where I'm raising my two children, was vandalized with Antifa symbols and profanity," Mace wrote.

"We definitely need reform in our detention facility," Council Chairman Teddie Pryor said. "I have been researching that and I'm going to bring some other matters before this council regarding that.

The massive shark broke the 27-year-old high school teacher's fishing rod, forcing her to partially reel it in by hand.

Tyler Terry, wanted as a suspect in the killings of four people, has been arrested after a weeklong manhunt involving 300 officers.

Dana Fisher is accused of sneaking the drugs into Ridgeland Correctional Institution.

Wood lost his bid to become South Carolina GOP chair after Trump's endorsed his rival.

Inmates are now faced with dying via the state's 109-year-old electric chair or by firing squad, options advocates are calling inhumane.

"Upon further reflection, I understand his endorsement of my opponent," said Wood on Sunday, a day after failing to become chair of South Carolina's GOP.

"Is anybody in Russia afraid of hitting us again?" the Republican senator said.

Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood's attempt to convince delegates to make him the next South Carolina Republican Party chairman fell through on Saturday, when incumbent Drew McKissick secured his reelection bid for a third two-year term, The State reported.

The woman driving the car flipped it over, causing the car to ignite. She escaped the vehicle with her clothes on fire.

The South Carolina woman eventually had the surgery done again the next day, but she says the pain is now worse than before.

Jovene Milligan has since filed a lawsuit against Uber, hoping that the company will implement safety protections for people who may feel threatened by their drivers.

Colonial Pipeline halted operations after reporting that a ransomware cyberattack had affected some of its systems.

Montana, South Carolina and Arkansas are stopping the extra $300 unemployment payment benefits as the economy rebounds. Several states have begun requiring those receiving unemployment benefits to show they are actively searching for work.

"There is probably maybe 15 [politicians] that are like President Trump, where it's for the people," the MyPillow CEO said at a Bikers for Trump rally.

Unemployment benefits during the COVID pandemic face scrutiny after job numbers for April grew by only 266,000.

Some of the children used cellphones to call their parents, and one parent flagged down a deputy to inform authorities about the armed man on the bus.