Sweetheart deal releases connected accused serial rapist who threatened to bite officer's finger off

A suspected serial rapist got a sweetheart plea deal and spent 483 days behind bars despite accusations of three brutal rapes and violating his bond conditions over 50 times to shop and play golf. 

South Carolina auto mechanics find 8-foot albino boa constrictor in engine: 'Is someone missing their pet?'

Auto mechanics in South Carolina made a startling discovery when they opened the hood of a vehicle brought in for a check engine light issue. Inside, they found an unexpected passenger—an 8-foot albino boa constrictor.

F-35 pilot's 911 call: 'I'm not sure where the airplane is'

A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety.

South Carolina trooper wrangles 4-foot snake from woman's car on interstate

A South Carolina trooper, Sergeant Jonathan Oxandaboure, became an unexpected snake wrangler when he rescued a four-foot-long snake from a woman's car on Interstate 20 in Kershaw County.

Alex Murdaugh seeks new trial, alleges jury tampering in bombshell motion

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh requested a new trial Tuesday in an explosive motion filed in Columbia, South Carolina, that alleges that the court clerk tampered with jurors so she could secure a book deal.

South Carolina abortion ban with 'fetal heartbeat' limit creates confusion, doctors say

The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week but left undecided the question of when, exactly, the “fetal heartbeat” limit begins during pregnancy.

South Carolina woman dies after alligator attack near golf course

Authorities say a South Carolina woman died Tuesday after she was attacked by an alligator while walking her dog near a golf course.

SC prisoner faces 2nd life sentence for using cellphone to arrange killing

Daniel Shannon ran his drug ring from prison using contraband cellphones. The director of SC's prisons has spent more than nine years trying to convince the federal government to allow states to jam cellphone signals inside prison walls.

South Carolina store owner charged with teen boy’s murder shot at suspected shoplifters before

Police say the store owner charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy he thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges.