South Carolina

Brad Sigmon, a death row inmate in South Carolina, was the first person to die by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years.

Firing squads have a long history in the U.S., dating back to 1608, though they have been rarely used in modern times.

Larger wildfires were reported in areas such as Mott State Park in New Jersey, Polk County in western North Carolina and Horry County in South Carolina.

A convicted murderer in South Carolina has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.

Alligators brumate in the winter -- the equivalent of mammal hibernation -- which can last from November to February.

President Joe Biden will spend his last full day in office in a place that holds special meaning for him.

George Garner II, a South Carolina mayor, died in a vehicle crash just days after his town's entire police force resigned, officials say.

A woman who admitted to drinking and driving over twice the speed limit, killing a bride at a South Carolina beach, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Susan Smith, a South Carolina mother convicted of drowning her two young sons in 1994, was up for parole for the first time in 30 years. Here's what to know.

Officials in South Carolina have recaptured over half of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped from the Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee last week.

Officials say one of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed.

On Wednesday, 43 monkeys escaped from a primate research facility in South Carolina.

Dozens of young, female monkeys have escaped from a primate research facility in South Carolina.

South Carolina inmate Susan Smith shared a victim's contact information with a documentary filmmaker, who deposited money in Smith's account.

Emanuel Robson Planco, Anton Conway Bennett, Kyonne Marquise McLeod and De’Shawn Malik Fox reportedly worked together to break out of the Chesterfield County jail.

A 50-year-old woman from South Carolina has been charged with unlawful conduct towards a child after allegedly giving a milkshake to a 17-year-old girl with diabetes, who later died.

Marcia and Jerry Savage are two of the more than 150 people killed because of the storm and its aftermath.

Susan Smith watched as her two young sons drowned in a lake for six minutes in 1994.

Hurricane Helene’s remnants have caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast.