On Wednesday, the University of South Carolina’s athletic department changed in a major way as Associate Athletics Director Charles Waddell retired. The long-time Gamecock had been with the athletic department in Columbia for nearly 20 years.

A man is facing several charges including kidnapping and attempted murder after leading law enforcement on a dangerous high-speed chase along I-77 in South Carolina.

When asked by reporters in Los Angeles Monday if the real reason behind his trip had anything to do with South Carolina being an early primary state, the governor said, "you don't know that, and I don't know that and so that's why I would suggest it's what it is.

Tropical Storm Chantal began to weaken as it barreled inland across South Carolina early Sunday, July 6, after making landfall, though the storm still brought a threat of flash flooding, possible tornadoes and dangerous rip current conditions.

Deputies have confirmed a murder-suicide took place after a man and woman were found dead outside a Jackson County, North Carolina, home. Around 1 p.m. July 3, deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Broom Road in Tuckasegee regarding a shooting.

The Buchanans, who ran a sprawling farm and store about 40 miles outside Raleigh, died on Monday. Four members of a family who ran a large farm in North Carolina that supplied markets and hosted local vendor festivals were killed on Monday afternoon when the small plane they were in crashed, officials said.

Republicans say this is a huge step towards limiting waste, fraud and abuse, while Democrats warn of potential harm to public services.