Trump looms large in Sanford primary

President Donald Trump is a constant presence in Republican primary contests across the nation. South Carolina's June 12 GOP primary in the state's 1st Congressional District is no expectation, with Republicans Katie Arrington and Mark Sanford trading jabs about their support for the president.

What South Carolina’s 2018 governor candidates say about the issues, the office

Candidates for South Carolina governor, from left to right, top to bottom in alphabetical order: Kevin Bryant , Yancey McGill , Henry McMaster , Phil Noble , James Smith , Catherine Templeton , John Warren and Murray-Lasaine Elementary School Montessori primary student Millard Ackerman works independently on his math skills Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Brad Nettles/Staff Trident Technical College offers specialized training programs for advanced manufacturing, such as these students learning aircraft maintenance.

Bobby Miller steps down from Charleston Republican Party after racial Facebook posts

Bobby Miller resigned from his position with the Charleston County GOP on Wednesday following controversial Facebook posts found on his page that some found racially offensive. Charleston County Republican Party Chairman Larry Kobrovsky said he asked Miller to step down from his position after a Facebook post surfaced.

FBI: Mom of kidnapped girl apparently was tied up in home

A 4-year-old girl who disappeared from her South Carolina home where her mother was found badly beaten has been found safe a day later in Alabama, au... CHARLESTON, S.C. - The mother of a kidnapped 4-year-old girl was attacked in her home and apparently tied up before police found her while making a welfare check, according to an affidavit filed in the case Thursday. The girl, Heidi Todd, was found safe hundreds of miles away in Alabama on Wednesday, and the man suspected of kidnapping her was arrested hours later, authorities said.

AP sources: Note in Tennessee church shooting refers to Roof shooting

In this Monday, April 10, 2017, file photo, Dylann Roof enters the court room at the Charleston County Judicial Center to enter his guilty plea on murder charges in Charleston, S.C. Roof, a white supremacist who was sentenced to death in the 2015 massacre of nine black worshippers, has told a federal appeals court he wants to fire his appellate attorneys because one of them is Jewish and the other is Indian. In a handwritten request filed Monday, Sept.

FBI to share information on Brittanee Drexel case at 1 p.m.

Officers with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, state and local agencies will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. to discuss developments in the case of Brittanee Drexel, who disappeared from Myrtle Beach in 2009. David Thomas, special agent in charge with the FBI, will hold the news conference in McClellanville to talk about the case and the FBI's involvement in the ongoing investigation.