Updated: 10 hours ago
|By FOX Carolina News Staff and Steven Ardary
A woman accused of hitting a golf cart with her car, killing a woman, and injuring three others while intoxicated was indicted by a South Carolina Grand Jury on four charges.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 3:09 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A South Carolina Grand Jury on Sept. 12 returned an indictment on four charges for a woman accused of hitting a golf cart with her car, killing a woman and injuring three others while intoxicated.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 9:04 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Five South Carolina Senators are being recognized for their efforts attempting to block a near-total abortion ban earlier this year.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Disgraced former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that he stole millions of dollars from his clients.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 8:32 AM EDT
|By Pilar Briggs, Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and Emily Johnson
Joint Base Charleston confirmed Monday night that found a debris field now believed to be the site of an F-35 crash two hours northeast of the base.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT
|By Pilar Briggs, Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and Emily Johnson
Teams from various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies worked together to locate the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and James Pollard
A judge has sentenced the former South Carolina attorney who pleaded guilty to state charges ranging from breach of trust with fraudulent intent, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 9:30 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
One lucky player in Ravenel is holding a Powerball ticket worth $2 million after Wednesday night’s drawing.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A series of public service announcements from the South Carolina Department of Social Services is highlighting the services the agency offers and the need for foster parents in the state.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Jordan Gartner
A newborn was recently surrendered to health care providers at a South Carolina hospital.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 9:23 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Aquarium on Tuesday released four sea turtles from their care and back into the wild.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Democratic candidate for president Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be in the Lowcountry on Wednesday for a town hall.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 7:19 PM EDT
|By Melissa Rademaker, Steven Ardary and Blair Sabol
A judge handed down a sentence to a former Lowcountry attorney who pleaded guilty in May after being accused of conspiring with Alex Murdaugh to take money from the estate of Murdaugh’s former housekeeper.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 12:16 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Hilton Head Island will not sign off on permits for a new development until an ongoing property dispute is resolved.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 2:05 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A South Carolina state senator was injured during his National Guard deployment in Africa, a National Guard spokesperson said.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 7:24 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Melissa Rademaker
A federal judge spent much of Tuesday listening to arguments before handing down a sentence for the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank for his role in a series of financial crimes.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 11:02 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and FOX Carolina News Staff
The woman charged in an April crash that killed a newlywed and seriously injured the groom and two others will make an appearance in bond court Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Meredith Blair
A man who led law enforcement agencies on a four-day manhunt before being captured in Berkeley County in May escaped a Pennsylvania jail, authorities said.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Caitlin Ashbaugh
A 33-year-old Colleton County man has been charged in the murder of his 11-year-old daughter and a 50-year-old woman after six people were found dead following a house fire in the Green Pond community, authorities announced Monday.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 4:56 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
President Joe Biden will be in the Palmetto State this week.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 4:23 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Caitlin Ashbaugh
A murder investigation is underway after six people were found dead and another in critical condition in Colleton County Sunday, authorities said.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2023 at 9:32 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary, Blair Sabol and Ainslie Lycans
Records show Clinton Sacks was hired by the Charleston County Aviation Authority just days after resigning from the sheriff’s office.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2023 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Jordan Gartner
The South Carolina Aquarium released two loggerhead sea turtles back into the ocean this week.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2023 at 5:35 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
An Awendaw-McClellanville Fire District fire station got an unexpected reptile visitor.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2023 at 11:20 AM EDT
|By Marissa Lute, Steven Ardary and Gray News staff
A 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2023 at 8:28 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A woman accused of assaulting infants at a West Ashley daycare will not have to spend any time in prison.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Aquarium released two loggerhead sea turtles back into the ocean.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 6:48 PM EDT
|By Mary Green, Patrick Phillips and Steven Ardary
Gov. Henry McMaster is calling on state lawmakers to create stiffer penalties for illegal gun possession and reform the state’s bond process.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 5:20 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
South Carolina attorney general Alan Wilson will join 17 other top lawyers in suing the Biden administration over the president’s immigration policy.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 5:18 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
An argument between two sisters led to guns being drawn and shots fired early Friday morning, authorities said.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 6:52 AM EDT
|By Marissa Lute, Steven Ardary and Gray News staff
Deputies found one person inside a vehicle who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Lawyers for the woman charged in connection with an accident that killed a newlywed bride on Folly Beach have filed a motion for bond claiming she is not a threat to the community or a flight risk.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 7:58 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Jimmy Buffett announced on Facebook that his Charleston concert scheduled for Saturday is getting postponed.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 5:21 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A man involved in a Folly Beach crash on his wedding night that killed his bride and injured him and two others has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the accused driver and several Lowcountry restaurants and bars.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 7:25 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Melissa Rademaker
Attorneys representing the family of Alex Murdaugh’s former housekeeper are expected to provide details about an ongoing lawsuit against Murdaugh and the settlement their clients never received.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 2:07 PM EDT
|By Brad Dickerson, Nikki Hauser, Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and Debra Worley
The driver accused of crashing into a golf cart and killing a bride just hours after her wedding reception was very unsteady and almost fell when asked to complete a field sobriety test, authorities said.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Melissa Rademaker
A search for a missing child that began Sunday has continued through Monday afternoon but law enforcement has released no details about the child they are looking for or the circumstances of the disappearance.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Blair Sabol, Steven Ardary, Dylan Leatherwood and Patrick Phillips
The family of a Charleston man murdered in 2002 will speak at the State House in Columbia Tuesday morning to demand lawmakers take up a judicial reform package this year.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 1:10 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A new poll from Winthrop University shows support for former president Donald Trump is high among registered Republican voters in the Palmetto State.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Jordan Gartner
A dog missing for three years is finally back home.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 11:05 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
When an 18-year-old dog named Binky arrived at a Lowcountry animal shelter it was clear he was in desperate need of medical attention.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 12:18 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of an early-morning fire that has devastated a childhood development center in Summerville.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 9:50 AM EDT
|By Marissa Lute, Steven Ardary and Amanda Alvarado
Stephen Smith was 19 years old when he was found dead on the side of a road in Hampton County, South Carolina, in 2015.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 12:38 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The former CEO of Palmetto State Bank is once again requesting a new trial. This time based on Alex Murdaugh’s testimony in his murder trial last month.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 1:02 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Dylan Leatherwood and The Associated Press
For more than 80 years, Alex Murdaugh’s father, grandfather and great-grandfather tried cases as elected prosecutors in the same court where Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins and James Pollard
The defense attorneys who represented disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh during his murder trial plan to speak with reporters Friday morning.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 12:09 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and Gray News staff
Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh received two consecutive life sentences Friday morning.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:46 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Gray News staff
The 12 jurors and two alternate jurors assembled Wednesday morning for a trip to the Colleton County property where Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were shot to death in June of 2021.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 7:30 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Much was made about a blue raincoat during day 11 of the Alex Murdaugh murder trial.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:07 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and The Associated Press
A pair of videos recorded by Paul Murdaugh the night he and his mother were killed was a focus of testimony as his father, Alex Murdaugh, stands trial for their deaths.