USDA allocates nearly $570 million to cover agricultural losses in Georgia and South Carolina

Just a day before a lack of bipartisan consensus triggered a government shutdown, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced two aid packages aimed to support recovery efforts in the states of Georgia and South Carolina after...

Military commanders discuss key concerns at annual SC governor briefing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Military commanders from South Carolina’s eight military installations and Fort Gordon, Georgia, briefed Governor Henry McMaster and South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Todd B. McCaffrey on key issues...

West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair Named Chair of Council of State Governments Southern Office

This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant **From CSG Press Release** CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R- Berkeley County) was unanimously elected as the 2023-2024 chair of CSG South on July 11,...

Calls Grow to Reconsider Milwaukee Police Pursuit Policy After Crash Kills Family of Three

MILWAUKEE, WI - On September 16, a mom and her two sons were killed when their car was struck by another vehicle fleeing police. In that same incident, two other children were seriously injured, and now, residents and officials are weighing in on...

‘Deeply un-American’: Democrats slam Trump for politicizing military in speech 

Brendan Rascius / The Seattle Times (TNS) Congressional Democrats accused President Donald Trump of politicizing the U.S. military in a recent speech, denouncing his remarks as alarming and “deeply un-American.” Twenty-five House Democrats...

National Guard members supporting ICE, operations working without pay during government shutdown

U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard scan the District of Columbia monorail system during a patrol at Dupont Circle on Sept. 29, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Shane...

'Let's be done with it': Sen. Lindsey Graham on continuing government shutdown

WASHINGTON (WCIV) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has seen enough of the continuing government shutdown. The Republican senior senator from South Carolina, when speaking with CNN, said he wants Democrats to provide the votes to pass the continuing...

Upstate South Carolina continues to be ‘magnet’ for advanced manufacturing, logistics users

As a manufacturer’s expansion fills a nearly 500,000 square foot space at an industrial park in the Upstate, the region’s industrial market remains one of the hottest in the nation. JLL, a global commercial real estate and investment management...

South Carolina now in the thick of federal government shutdown. Here’s what Day One looks like.

Some 25,000 federal workers in South Carolina awoke Oct. 1 to find the government had shut down over the congressional budget impasse. Not all of those employees are being furloughed and told to stay home, though, only those deemed “non-excepted.”...

Government shutdown impacts largest flood insurance program

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The government shutdown has caused an expiration for the largest flood insurance carrier in the country. The National Flood Insurance Program serves tens of thousands of South Carolinians, and the Lowcountry is no...

Supreme Court takes Second Amendment case challenging Hawaii gun law

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court will review a case regarding Hawaii's laws restricting where people are able to carry firearms. Hawaii's...

Military leaders discuss housing and traffic challenges with Gov. McMaster

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina military commanders met with Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday to discuss challenges facing service members and their families, along with broader issues affecting military operations across the state. During...

South Carolina Deputy Sheriff Draws Gun On Terrified Teens, Shocking Video

A Beaufort County sheriff’s deputy could be seen pulling a firearm on teens during a recent incident on Hilton Head Island. The altercation was later shared in a video on social media. Since then, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has also...

PHOTOS: South Carolina constituents gather to share testimony, protest at S.B. 323 hearing

On Oct. 1, 2025, Senate Bill 323, also known as the "Unborn Child Protection Act," was heard by the SC Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee. Outside the hearing, a rally of people, including the organizations Planned Parenthood and the South...

Some SC officials want to give bonuses for law enforcement officers helping ICE

COLUMBIA — Local law enforcement would get bonuses for helping find and arrest immigrants living in the country illegally under a grant program U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he planned to propose. Nationwide, the number of law enforcement...

South Carolina pushes one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans

(WACH) — A new bill introduced in South Carolina’s legislature would ban nearly all abortions in the state, eliminate long-standing exceptions for rape, incest, and fatal fetal conditions, and expose doctors and others who assist with abortions to...

Zohran Mamdani's rise in the New York City mayoral race sparks anti-Muslim vitriol

WASHINGTON -- Zohran Mamdani 's swift rise in New York City's mayoral race has made him into a national symbol - both as a point of pride among many Muslim Americans and a political foil for the right. His campaign has been met by a surge in...

Mamdani's rise in the New York mayoral race sparks anti-Muslim vitriol

VOL. 49 | NO. 41 | Friday, October 3, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Zohran Mamdani 's swift rise in New York City's mayoral race has made him into a national symbol — both as a point of pride among many Muslim Americans and a political foil for the...

Protesters and supporters clash at South Carolina Statehouse over proposed abortion ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — At the South Carolina Statehouse, hundreds gathered to protest or testify for a Senate Bill that creates new definitions for human life, contraception and makes abortion a felony. The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs...

There is a high chance of a La Niña event in the fall, and a medium chance for the winter, so what could this bring for South Carolina?

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, also known as ENSO, is a phenomenon that occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean. When average water temperatures are above average, it dictates that an El Niño is present; when temperatures are below average, La...