Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 9:57 PM EDT
|By Sophie Keyes Hoge, Hannah Robinson and Jordan Gartner
A high school in South Carolina is helping to remember one of their students who was reportedly killed in a domestic situation involving her father.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 1:29 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson and Gray News staff
Sheriff Jay Koon said the case started a month ago with a call from the child’s mother from Windsor Academy in Lexington.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 11:19 PM EDT
|By Nevin Smith and Hannah Robinson
Officer Barr was remembered and memorialized by the community
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 8:49 AM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
Another earthquake was reported near Elgin Thursday morning, making it the 20th earthquake to happen in the state in 2022.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 7:48 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
Governor Henry McMaster is set to discuss pay raises for law enforcement.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 2:43 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has released new guidance for schools and daycares in order to transition from Test to Stay (TST) and quarantine to learning without disruptions from COVID-19.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 3:05 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing man with dementia.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2022 at 12:34 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A Sumter couple has been charged with human trafficking and is currently out on bond, according to officials.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 9:22 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A Midlands teacher’s aide has been charged with possession of weed while at school.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 3:04 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A months-long investigation into drone attacks at a local prison has led to more than 20 arrests and more than 100 pounds of contraband being seized.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 1:32 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The pilot cited engine trouble as the reason for the crash.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 12:10 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A former South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles employee has been charged with accepting bribes, according to officials.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 10:26 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
DHEC says it is back on schedule after reporting delays in people receiving their test results.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 11:32 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
Amiridis currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), which he has successfully led since 2015, according to a University of South Carolina press release.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 2:26 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding an escaped inmate.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 11:09 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson and Sophie Keyes Hoge
4-year-old Jessica “Jessie” Guttierez was kidnapped from her home in Lexington on June 6, 1986 and was never seen again.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 10:03 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A Midlands woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraud relating to $1.2 million in coronavirus relief funds.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 2:07 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
Two earthquakes were reported Tuesday morning near Elgin, according to the USGS.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 1:22 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released an annual report showing a decline in the state’s infant mortality rate, however, the numbers show a drop in babies born and a widening racial disparity in infant deaths.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:34 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The group, Carolina for All, is holding the vigil in Remembrance of the January 6th Capitol riots that happened one year ago.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 9:34 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
An eighth earthquake has been reported near Elgin.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2022 at 4:18 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing man who has a medical condition.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 9:01 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
An officer-involved shooting injured one at a home in Lexington County.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 12:01 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A 6th earthquake has been recorded outside of Elgin.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 2:59 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson and Sophie Keyes Hoge
An earthquake was felt throughout the Midlands on Monday.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 9:31 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
Deputies are asking for the public’s help finding a man accused of stuffing video games down his pants and running from the store.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 9:33 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A Sumter woman has been arrested and charged in connection to the death of a toddler.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 11:48 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A Newberry State Representative has been charged with misconduct in office and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to SC Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 4:10 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
Law enforcement and school officials are investigating circumstances surrounding a fight at A.C. Flora Hugh School Wednesday and reports of a gun on campus, according to a district spokesperson.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 12:33 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
South Carolina’s House Ways and Means Committee has approved a measure to send an expansive coronavirus vaccine mandate ban bill to the House floor.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 8:56 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
So far this year, 64 people have reported that someone had filed their taxes for them, making tax fraud the top reported way that consumers had their identities stolen in the state, according to the SC Dept. of Consumer Affairs.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 12:38 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says it is monitoring the new information regarding the Omicron variant.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 10:53 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The Columbia Police Department is addressing the public after reports of a body being found at Vulcan Materials quarry.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 1:26 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A Clarendon County man has been charged with homicide by child abuse, according to deputies.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 12:49 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A UofSC student was reported missing by the Columbia Police Department on Monday.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 2:31 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
The University of South Carolina says it will continue its three-year-long tuition freeze for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 2:43 PM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
Two people have been charged with the fentanyl overdose death of an infant.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 12:44 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer and Hannah Robinson
A Lexington County elementary school teacher is accused of having weed edibles in her student prize box, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.
DHEC says it supports CDC’s approval for children ages 5 to 11, urges parents to get them vaccinated
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 10:46 AM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson and Mary Green
DHEC has announced its support of the CDC’s approval for children aged 5 to 11 and is urging SC parents to get their children vaccinated.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 7:38 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
An earthquake has been reported in the Midlands for the second time this week.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 10:19 AM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson and Drew Aunkst
A Columbia military service member has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of his grandparents in Chester County.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2021 at 2:56 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
The Bishopville Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
A Columbia man was arrested and charged for smuggling weed from a California airport to Columbia.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2021 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
An inmate at the Broad River Correctional Institution held his cellmate hostage on Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has approved a new contract for women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
An Allen University professor was arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 12:03 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
Governor Henry McMaster is asking Congress to reject a piece of legislation that he thinks would discriminate against state auto workers and manufacturers in regard to electric vehicle manufacturers.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
The South Carolina State Fair returns from its pandemic hiatus Wednesday.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
Orangeburg officials are investigating a suspected homicide by child abuse.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Hannah Robinson
State Attorney General Alan Wilson is expressing his support for recent Congressional hearings that are addressing youth social media use.