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If you have filed taxes in South Carolina, you should have already received a payment from the state or you can expect it this month. Last year, Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill to approve refunds as well as an income tax rate cut. It will be a full refund for those who paid $800 or less, which includes 33% of taxpayers.

Three children and one man were killed in an apparent domestic mass shooting in South Carolina, authorities said. A second man, who authorities believe was the shooter, was also found dead at the scene Tuesday night, the Sumter Police Department said. Additional information was not immediately available. Police in Sumter, about 45 miles east of Columbia, said they didn't believe there's a threat to the public.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s embattled top accountant will step down next month after a $3.5 billion error in the year-end financial report he oversaw, according to a resignation letter written Thursday that was obtained by The Associated Press. Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom’s decision to leave...

Barbecue is one of America’s favorite cuisines. But it's also the one we like to most like to argue about.

Well, this is a little awkward. If you’re here then that title may have gotten your attention a little bit I am sure. We’re talking cannabis (or weed) friendly states in the U.S. Yes, there are some states that are pro-cannabis and all smoking both medically and recreationally. Those states are considered the “best” and most cannabis-friendly states. Well, we’re down in the south so you know what that means.

A Charleston-based beverage company is opening what it claims to be South Carolina’s first cannabis-themed bar. The team behind High Rise Beverage Co. will be opening a “cannabis dry bar” — the first of its kind in the state of South Carolina, according to a High Rise news release. The concept will be situated within a new Charleston Hemp Collective location and will serve a wide variety of hemp-derived THC-infused mocktails, the release stated.

Comforted by her father, she says for the last eight weeks, her life was turned upside down after receiving death threats from another student.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A new bill in the South Carolina House would negatively affect the Grand Strand’s LGBTQ community, according to a local activist. If the bill is passed, Ryan Thompson, a board member of the group Grand Strand Action Together, said the next few years could be troubling for local businesses that […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The story with more twists & turns than a Lifetime movie. Lori Vallow & her husband are accused of killing her two young children. An Idaho judge decided the death penalty is off the table. Does this news make you feel relieved or angry?. Plus, it’s...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) –  Getting food into the hands of families in order to end hunger in 25 counties is now becoming a bit harder for Golden Harvest Food Bank and many others.  The USDA announced this month that SNAP emergency allotments are ending in all states. That means the extra dollars given during the […]

GALLIVANTIS FERRY, S.C. (WNCT) — Graupel fell on the Carolinas on Monday, March 20, the first day of spring. Multiple residents of North and South Carolina reported graupel falling in their backyards on Monday morning, according to a local meteorologist. The graupel would be light and no accumulation was expected, said the National Weather Service. Footage posted by local […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — "It's a day I've been waiting for. The best news I've heard in eight years," Sandy Smith said to News 4 about her son Stephen's case becoming a homicide investigation. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) made the official announcement on March 21, following...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A bill referred to the Senate Committed on Education would allow lottery tickets to be purchased with a debit card. The bill, first introduced to the Senate on March 21, says sales must be for cash or debit card payment only. Payment by checks, credit cards or other form of deferred payment are prohibited.

ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) held a public meeting to look at possible plans to fix a major interchange in Anderson where a popular travel center is expected to be built. The focus was to show three different plans for what to do...

- Layoff rate: 1.2% (0.2 percentage points above the national rate) - Number of layoffs: 26,000 (1.8% of all layoffs nationwide)

A shortage of Spanish-English courtroom interpreters has led to the latest delay in this 2016 high-profile murder case.

Visitors will be able to buy traditional fair food and drinks, including Fiske fries, funnel cakes, lemonade and more.

Two South Carolinians, who survived being kidnapped while traveling to Mexico earlier in March, had their attorneys release a statement on their behalf Tuesday afternoon.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina State Budget has passed the House which means thousands of South Carolinians could walk away with more money in their pockets if it clears the Senate and Gov. Henry McMaster's desk. The big takeaways in the budget come down to education, infrastructure and...

A Georgia couple was arrested on tax fraud charges March 22 by agents from the South Carolina Department of Revenue. Agents charged one person with preparing false income tax returns in others' names and accused the couple of diverting more than $65,000 in refunds to their separate bank accounts, according to a news release.