Evacuations continued Thursday night in parts of Horry County even as hundreds of residents and vacationers returned to their homes in Barefoot Landing after being forced out overnight by a massive wildfire.

The curtain rises on the Spoleto
Festival USA in little more than a month and its South Carolina
host is gearing up for the internationally known arts festival.

Nearly 700 animals got free vaccinations
in Myrtle Beach, thanks to a veterinarian who said he wanted to
give back to the community.

A Medical University of South Carolina
clean lab is being used for a treatment that sounds more like
science fiction.

Two South Carolina women have been arrested after a 4-year-old girl ate cocaine.

Jurors are expected to begin deliberating
soon the fate of four sheriff’s deputies accused of beating a
federal death row inmate while he was being held in a South
Carolina jail.

For the second time this session, the State Senate has passed monumental legislation cracking down on crime in South Carolina.

New state laws that get tough on drunken drivers go into effect Tuesday and bring larger fines and longer jail sentences for first-time convictions.  Also, repeat offenders will now be required to install Breathalyzers in their cars to get their licenses back.

Coca-Cola Co. is opening the world’s largest bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in South Carolina.  The Atlanta-based beverage maker is holding the grand opening
Wednesday for the plant it built with United Resource Recovery Corp. of Spartanburg.

Defending champion Serena Williams will be back at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston this spring.

A South Carolina man has been arrested and charged with keeping bomb-making materials in his Charleston home.

South Carolina’s budget problems will likely get worse.
    The director of the Office of State Budget said Thursday that an
additional $567 million may need to be cut from spending plans that
are being considered now.

Tourism is a key to South Carolina’s economy, but the state will no longer welcome visitors on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

A South Carolina state senator wants to require jail for anyone convicted of causing serious injury to children.

A sharp decline in South Carolina traffic deaths is being attributed to an increase in people buckling up and more troopers on patrol.