The video that caused a stir in the Republican presidential race is anything but subtle. It accuses Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of enacting harsh laws that threaten the transgender community, and was shared by DeSantis’s own team to criticize Donald Trump’s stance on LGBTQ issues. Despite its seemingly amateur presentation, this video is part of …
The Department of Justice has discovered that South Carolina may have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by neglecting to prevent the unnecessary institutionalization of adults with serious mental illness. In a report released on Thursday, the DOJ stated that the state failed to offer adequate services to prevent institutionalization, instead opting to subsidize …
When President Joe Biden arrives in South Carolina today to highlight a new solar-energy manufacturing facility, he will bring attention to an interesting trend: some of the biggest beneficiaries of his economic agenda are Republican-leaning areas whose political leaders have consistently opposed his initiatives. Built upon a trio of bills signed by Biden in his …
In South Carolina’s Pickens County, a significant majority of voters, around 75%, supported then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. This support was demonstrated on Saturday when approximately 50,000 Trump supporters gathered on Main Street in Pickens for the town’s Independence Day Spectacular. The event, covered by the Greenville News, was a hot and muggy …
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina faced a hostile crowd at a Donald Trump rally in his home state. Despite the boos from the audience, Graham continued to voice his support for the former president’s re-election campaign. A CNN reporter at the scene reported that some attendees referred to Graham as a traitor. Videos from …
South Carolina’s “heartbeat” abortion ban faced the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, with state attorneys arguing that the law should be allowed to take effect by reversing a lower court’s order. The law, signed by Gov. Henry McMaster last month, prohibits abortions after an ultrasound detects cardiac activity, typically around six weeks. However, a judge …
In a remarkable incident captured on video by a bystander, a man fishing in a pond in coastal South Carolina experienced a startling encounter with an alligator. The footage shows the man reeling in his fishing line and quickly retreating from the water as the medium-sized reptile approaches the shore. Suddenly, the alligator emerges from …
A fire chief in South Carolina is facing a lawsuit filed by the mothers of two teenagers, who allege that his behavior was “utterly intolerable in a civilized community.” The lawsuit claims that Townville Fire Chief Billy McAdams and his son chased the two 17-year-olds at high speeds and held them at gunpoint last summer, …
During Black History Month in February, a high school teacher in South Carolina faced restrictions on teaching about systemic racism. Mary Wood, an experienced teacher at Chapin High School, included Ta-Nehisi Coates’ memoir “Between the World and Me” in her lesson plan on civil debate. However, students complained that the lesson made them feel uncomfortable …
College student Sophia Celentano embarks on a unique journey every Wednesday for her summer internship. While her gig starts at a traditional 9-to-5, she chooses to be a “super commuter” by flying 600 miles one way from her home in Charleston, South Carolina, to her workplace in New Jersey for the one-day-a-week assignment. This fascinating …