South Carolina prepares for its first execution in 13 years
South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.
South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
In South Carolina, the governor has the lone ability to grant clemency and reduce a death sentence to life in prison. However, no governor has done that in the state’s 43 executions since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976.
South Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
If it moves forward, it will be the state's first execution in 13 years and the 14th execution in the nation this year. It's also the first of five executions the United States is carrying out in a six-day period between Sept.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection.
Death row inmate's innocence plea rejected as South Carolina Supreme Court refuses to stop execution
Freddie Owens' execution is set for Friday at 6pm at a Columbia prison for the killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk in 1997 after the SC Supreme Court refused to stop it
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeals
South Carolina’s highest court struck down appeals from death row inmate Freddie Owens, who argued that Greenville prosecutors had cut a secret deal with a witness.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just days before inmate Freddie Owens is set to die by lethal injection in South Carolina, the friend ...
Five final thoughts and a score prediction ahead of South Carolina vs. Akron game
The SEC has a new policy enforcing mandatory “availability reports” before every conference game. But because South Carolina ...
Body found by officers who were responding to a shooting, South Carolina coroner says
An Aiken Department of Public Safety officer was responding to a report about a shooting on Columbia Avenue Northeast when a ...
Over 60 threats made against South Carolina schools since Sept. 4, SLED says
There have been over 60 threats targeting schools in 23 different South Carolina counties since Sept. 4, a South Carolina Law ...
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21 teens in South Carolina charged in connection with making school threats
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is charging multiple teens in connection with making school threats around ...
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Week 3 'College GameDay' schedule at South Carolina from Darius Rucker to Dawn Staley
COLUMBIA — For the first time in 10 years, ESPN's "College GameDay" will be live from Columbia, ahead of South ...
This South Carolina travel guide will spark joy for visitors looking for beautiful beaches, historic tours
South Carolina is packed with destinations that make for an exciting vacation. Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head are two popular ...
South Carolina looks to go 3-1 for first time since 2017 as MAC’s Akron pays a visit
South Carolina will try and start 3-1 for the first time in seven years and bounce back from a heart-breaking, 36-33 defeat ...
South Carolina proves vs LSU it can compete in SEC but not that it can handle success there
What South Carolina football's 36-33 loss to LSU means going forward in the SEC gauntlet of Alabama, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
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WATCH LIVE: Activists hold anti-death penalty vigil in downtown Columbia
South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty has released a schedule of execution vigils across the state of South Carolina.