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Operation X-Posed, which took place in early November, sought those on the internet who were soliciting children between ages 12 and 14 for the purpose of sex, officials said. Read more
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Airport screening agents across the U.S. are finding firearms in carry-on bags at record rates, even with passenger counts not at pre-pandemic levels. In South Carolina, Charleston International led the state with 30 of the 72 weapons discovered at checkpoints in 2021. Read more
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The first COVID-19 case in South Carolina was detected on March 6, 2020. This new year may be when predictions of a world forever altered begin to take shape. What the future looks like will be dictated by lots of little decisions — policies in schools, rules at concert venues, social norms in bars and restaurants — that add up to our day-to-day lives. Read more
The cost of fixing flooding in Charleston has bloomed to some $3 billion in total, city officials say — a price tag for solutions from cleaning out plugged drainage systems to new, deep tunnels and a wall that could deflect hurricane waves from the downtown peninsula. Read more
Bail for disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh was set at $7 million as he faces dozens of charges accusing him of funneling clients’ money into a personal bank account. Read more
One day after the University of South Carolina's preferred pick dropped out of the running for the school's top job, trustees met to weigh their options Dec. 6. Read more
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