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- South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom holds up a book he wanted to present to his new Chief of Staff James Holly during his introduction at the Budget and Control Board meeting, Aug. 13, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. Pressure is mounting for Eckstrom after a $3.5B accounting error. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
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South Carolina's top accountant to resign after $3.5B error
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,03/23/23-9:49AM , 506 Reads
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.
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- Danny Murdaugh talks about life, outside the Colleton County Courthouse during Alex Murdaugh's trial, Friday, March 3, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate, in June 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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After Murdaugh trial 'circus,' Walterboro welcomes normality
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,03/03/23-11:15PM , 624 Reads
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Walterboro native Danny Murdaugh is ready for his small South Carolina town to return to normal following the double murder trial of a distant relative that drew global attention and sullied his family’s surname.
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- In court, Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman says he was notified by a member of the public that one of the jurors had violated his orders by discussing the case outside of court.
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Lessons about the human psyche from the Murdaugh trial
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,03/02/23-12:13AM , 274 Reads
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh has now been convicted of murder in a trial that attracted intense public attention to the Southern depiction of privilege and deceit.
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- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster holds up a bill banning almost all abortions in the state after he signed it into law on Feb. 18, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina ban on abortions after cardiac activity is no more after the latest legal challenge to the state’s 2021 law proved successful. The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, that the restrictions violate the state constitution’s right to privacy. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
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South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,01/05/23-10:36AM , 320 Reads
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on abortion after six weeks, ruling the restriction enacted by the Deep South state violates a state constitutional right to privacy.
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