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In rural Colleton county, South Carolina has obviously sparked such ruminating in my mind. Beyond that, though, it has sparked intense societal speculation across the state – and the nation – as to who may have been responsible for these savage slayings (and what may have motivated their actions). In...

South Carolina’s judicial branch of government – which regular readers of this news outlet will recall is under the thumb of its legislative branch of government – is allegedly “intimidating” its employees into receiving vaccines against the Covid-19 virus. My news outlet received a tip on this situation earlier this...

Earlier this week, I submitted what I thought would be a routine Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the office of South Carolina attorney general Alan Wilson. This request sought all records related to the office’s work in connection with a February 2019 boat crash in Beaufort county which killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach.

The good news is continuing to pour in for the South Carolina tourism economy – which took it on the chin in 2020 as the societal shutdowns tied to the coronavirus pandemic led to a massive $5.5 billion loss (at least). Momentum from a solid Memorial Day weekend appears to...

– agreed earlier this week to plead guilty to making false statements to federal investigators in connection with their ongoing inquiries into this debacle. He faces up to five years behind bars and a potential fine of up to $250,000. As I noted in my prior coverage, this announcement came...

In case you haven’t noticed from all the different hat pictures at the end of my articles, I am a huge baseball fan. And while I mostly cover politics, sometimes these streams cross – although I confess to becoming a bit ornery whenever our national pastime gets politicized. If you...

The double homicide of Paul Murdaugh and his mother Maggie Murdaugh in rural Colleton County earlier this week sent shockwaves throughout South Carolina. Now, in the aftermath of their deaths, a cloud of unsettled air hangs above the Lowcountry — where the Murdaugh family’s power has loomed large over law enforcement and local courtrooms for nearly a century.

Former South Carolina fourteenth circuit solicitor Randolph Murdaugh III passed away on Thursday afternoon, multiple sources familiar with the situation confirmed to this news outlet. Murdaugh died at his home – which is located approximately two-and-a-half miles southeast of Varnville, S.C. The 82-year-old attorney had been battling heart disease and...

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster had to be dragged across the finish line in his bid for a full, four-year term in office back in 2018. Seriously, had this 74-year-old career politician – who was gifted the governorship in 2017 by former U.S. president Donald Trump – not received a last-minute presidential endorsement in that race, he would have likely lost his party’s nomination to Upstate businessman John Warren.

South Carolina first circuit solicitor David Pascoe is considering campaigning for the office of attorney general in 2022 – setting up a potential battle royale against his longtime nemesis, S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson. Sources close to Pascoe told me late Wednesday he had been approached by several solicitors and...

Funeral arrangements have been set for Paul and Maggie Murdaugh, both of whom were violently murdered in Colleton county, South Carolina on Monday. Paul and Maggie Murdaugh’s graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 11 at the Hampton Cemetery, according to an obituary posted by the Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton, South Carolina.

A potential turf war is brewing as to which prosecutorial agency will handle any charges that may result from an ongoing investigation into a brutal double homicide that took place earlier this week in Colleton county, South Carolina. The crime – which is still under investigation – involves one of the Palmetto State’s most powerful families: The Murdaughs of Hampton county.

A conservative activist and Republican party official from Laurens county, South Carolina is requesting a “full forensic audit” of last year’s election results, according to a letter obtained by this news outlet. The letter – dated July 9, 2021 – specifically asks the S.C. Election Commission (SCVotes.org) to conduct an audit of “the November 2020 election and the June 2020 primary election for every county in South Carolina.”

At least two long guns – one rifle and one shotgun – were reportedly used to carry out a brutal double homicide in Colleton county, South Carolina earlier this week. This case has attracted statewide and national attention as the victims are members of one of the Palmetto State’s most powerful families.

Former South Carolina state representative Mandy Powers Norrell lost her bid for reelection to the S.C. House of Representatives in 2020, falling victim to a “red storm” that nationalized many local elections in the Palmetto State. Despite her defeat, the Lancaster, S.C. attorney – who occupied a seat in a staunchly Republican district for eight years – remains a viable candidate for statewide office in the future.

The city of Rock Hill, South Carolina is pushing an ordinance which would delay some of its scheduled October 2021 municipal elections while officials wait for updated local population data from the U.S. Census. These new numbers are needed to draw updated district lines – political boundaries which would purportedly better reflect the extent to which population shifts have impacted representation on city council.

Sources familiar with the investigation of a brutal double homicide in rural Colleton county, South Carolina say that a family member of the victims is a “person of interest” in their ongoing inquiries. However, they stopped short of calling this person a suspect in the case. R. Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh...

Law enforcement officials confirmed that the person who jumped off the Broad River bridge in Beaufort County, South Carolina Tuesday was not at all related to the double homicide of two members a powerful South Carolina family. Yesterday, FITSNews founding editor Will Folks first reported that 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh of...

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster said this week that the Palmetto State’s stunningly mismanaged government-run power company had “no plan” to address its multi-billion dollar mountain of debt – a situation which could pave the way to future discussions about selling state-owned Santee Cooper to the highest bidder. Which, frankly,...

The family of Mallory Beach – the 19-year-old Hampton, South Carolina woman who lost her life in a violent boat crash in February 2019 – has issued a statement responding to the brutal double homicide that killed 21-year-old Paul Murdaugh and his mother on Monday evening. At the time of...