A judge has ruled against two Isle of Palms property owners who challenged the state’s authority to stop construction of seawalls that worsen erosion of the public beach. In an unexpectedly ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday told lawyers for a South Carolina inmate scheduled to die in two days that he doesn’t plan to stop the execution because they didn’t have ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - An inmate set to be killed this Friday in South Carolina has lost a last-minute fight to pause his execution after a federal judge decided not to halt executions.

A judge affirmed the Dept. of Environmental Services' authority over SC beaches as the Isle of Palms "seawall" lawsuit against homeowner Rom Reddy continues.

Circuit Judge Edward Cottingham said he readily agreed to the OCSO initiative after the April "Legacy of litter” series in The Times and Democrat.