State troopers say overall fatalities on South Carolina roads in 2014 are similar to last year’s totals, but they are seeing a significant increase in deaths of people on mopeds. Mopeds’ Popularity Raising Safety Concerns Highway Patrol Lt. Kelley Hughes …
Surfside Beach, S.C., is giving residents a firsthand look at being a firefighter. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports the town will hold its first Citizens Fire Academy this fall. It will be an eight- to 10-week course giving …
South Carolina is now the 49th state to ban texting while driving. A statewide ban on writing, sending or reading a text while driving took effect Monday when Gov. Nikki Haley signed the law. It is among dozens of new …
Four months after an ice storm paralyzed South Carolina, some Orangeburg residents say the state has yet to pick up storm debris from their neighborhood. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that residents along two streets that are maintained …
South Carolina lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a statewide ban on texting while driving. Under the ban approved by the state House in a 94-2 vote and by the Senate 42-2 on Wednesday, drivers who violate the law would not receive …
The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season begins Sunday, and officials in South Carolina are enlisting the help of the public in gauging storm damage. The Department of Health and Environmental Control has developed programs allowing people to provide photos and other …
More than 30 people are suing CSX Transportation because of a collapsed bridge over a railroad track in Berkeley County, S.C. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports a train hit the 110-foot bridge on Cypress Gardens Road last month …
The family of a man killed in a boat crash on Lake Murray four years ago is receiving a settlement from the insurer for a friend who operated the vessel. The State newspaper reported the payment of $77,000 is going …
A South Carolina House committee has passed a measure which will allow a Georgetown County community to replace its aging seawall without the help of taxpayer money. The committee on Thursday approved by a 17-1 vote the controversial legislation to …
After years of facing fierce opposition, the idea of South Carolina passing a statewide texting-while-driving ban is becoming a real possibility. Earlier this month the state Senate and House passed separate bills aimed at putting to an end to the …