54 h. ago South Carolina executes man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. He was executed for shooting a friend and then cleaning out his bank account in […]

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3 d. ago Prosecutors say Republican South Carolina lawmaker used ’joebidennnn69’ to send child sex material

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Republican member of the South Carolina House who prosecutors say used the screen name “joebidennnn69” has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children. RJ May was arrested at his Lexington County home after a lengthy investigation and was ordered Thursday by a federal judge […]

Politics

6 d. ago Liberals considering arming the Coast Guard amid significant pivot towards new security mandate

Carney's office said Monday that the Coast Guard — which currently reports to the minister of fisheries — would shift to the minister of national defence’s portfolio

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1 week ago South Carolina pastor hires armed guards for contentious wedding ceremony

A South Carolina pastor got married for the third time, just four years after his new wife’s late husband confronted him about an alleged affair days before he drowned to death. John-Paul Miller married Suzie Skinner in a beach ceremony Sunday while armed guards protected the newlyweds, reported CBS affiliate WBTW. Freelance reporter Robbie Harvey […]

Culture

2 w. ago South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection amid firing squad concerns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Stanko on Friday chose to die by lethal injection after his lawyers said he was troubled by what appeared to be a lingering death of the last person in the state who was killed by a firing squad. Stanko, who set to die June 13, […]

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2 w. ago 10 people shot at holiday weekend party on South Carolina boat

LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — Ten people were shot during a fight that started on a private boat holding a holiday weekend party Sunday night on the South Carolina coast, authorities said. No one died in the shooting in Little River around 9:30 p.m., although some of the wounded were in critical condition, Horry County Police […]

Society

3 w. ago South Carolina death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends executed

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After his best friend and four other fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate wants to become his own attorney which would likely mean his own execution in weeks or months. A federal judge has ordered a 45-day delay in James […]

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