Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins
Evidence collection and preservation continued as the main theme during day five of the Alex Murdaugh trial.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:59 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary, Jeffrey Collins and Blair Sabol
The prosecution called a deputy who responded to the scene of the June 7, 2021, double killing at Alex Murdaugh’s family property as its first witness in the murder trial of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Marissa Lute
Opening statements from each side show vastly different interpretations of what the state is calling key evidence in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:31 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Marissa Lute and Patrick Phillips
A busy second day in the Alex Murdaugh trial saw the judge rule on three motions and qualify a fourth pool of jurors to return for actual jury selection.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 7:51 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Steven Ardary
The trial of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh will begin in Walterboro this week with jury selection set to begin Monday morning.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 1:22 PM EST
|By Cameron Bopp and Steven Ardary
Just days before disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh is set to face trial for charges in the murders of his wife and youngest son, his defense team is calling for a state expert’s testimony to be excluded from the trial.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:36 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
An annual filmmaking contest for South Carolina high school students has opened submissions for the 2023 contest.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:22 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is searching for a 35-year-old man in connection to a December killing in Orangeburg.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 4:08 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary and Jordan Gartner
Officials at an animal shelter in South Carolina say a cat that was brought in for lifesaving surgery has died.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 10:00 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A bill referred to the House Ways and Means Committee would give South Carolinians the opportunity to take a ride to space.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 7:21 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Two inmates helped a South Carolina corrections officer who was being assaulted Monday night, the state’s department of corrections said.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 7:22 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The United States Geological Survey is reporting a small earthquake hit the Midlands on Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 12:40 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is making it easier to get outside and walk off the extra calories.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:34 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary and Anna Harris
A candlelight vigil will be held on Wednesday at the Woodland High School Football stadium to honor the life of one of the three University of Virginia students killed in a shooting.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 12:23 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Highway Patrol said one person was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Orangeburg County.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 12:56 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Nick Reagan
A federal lawsuit claims Facebook radicalized Dylann Roof culminating in the 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The United States Justice Department on Wednesday announced they will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against two former Charleston County deputies for the death of Jamal Sutherland.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The University of South Carolina on Wednesday announced a new logo and a new spirit mark.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary, Blair Sabol, Nick Reagan and Patrick Phillips
A state circuit court judge mostly sided with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Thursday, denying motions filed by the defense team of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 1:28 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A judge will weigh three motions filed by the defense team of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh against claims from the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office that they are “without merit.”
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Gray News staff
Four of the eight students on the bus and the driver were taken to the hospital, along with the student who had been hit.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to search for information in a July hit-and-run crash that killed a 22-year-old man.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Wildlife officials in South Carolina are looking to learn more about the distribution of a non-native species of crab.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 8:56 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The United States Geological Society reported an earthquake in Dorchester County Thursday night.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Melissa Rademaker
The lawyers for Alex Murdaugh said in a statement they expect to receive evidence from the state in their client’s murder trial on Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary, Blair Sabol and Lauren Quinlan
A Colleton County judge granted motions from the state and the defense concerning evidence in the murder trial of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh Monday.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 6:46 AM EDT
|By Lauren Quinlan and Steven Ardary
A judge will hear testimony from four agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in the murder case of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh as part of discovery on Monday.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 8:19 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
First responders across the Tri-County area went beyond the call of duty Thursday for a young girl who unexpectedly lost her older brother this month.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 8:14 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Emily Johnson
North Charleston Police responded to a large fight that broke out at the North Charleston Chuck E. Cheese restaurant Saturday night, arresting three and temporarily detaining a fourth person.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 6:02 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A reported shooting near South Carolina State University placed the school on a two-hour lockdown early Monday morning.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
An automotive parts manufacturer specializing in car floor mats has announced plans to establish operations in Orangeburg County.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 9:23 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Jordan Gartner
A police officer in South Carolina is being recognized for helping save a woman from a burning car.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 11:33 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Debra Worley
The Charleson County Sheriff’s Office said Jennings was walking on the road when he was hit by a vehicle that drove away from the area then hit again by a second vehicle that also left the scene.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 9:01 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina State Fair has opened submissions for competitive exhibits.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:39 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Dylan Leatherwood
After two earthquakes were recorded in the morning, two more were recorded Thursday night in Kershaw County.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Live 5 Web Staff
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said 10 people were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Charleston late Monday night.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Charleston Police Sgt. Elisabeth Wolfsen said “multiple people” were struck by gunfire.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Ports Authority says they will not extend the homeport cruising contract in Charleston beyond 2024.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 11:53 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is offering boaters a chance to avoid tickets on the water during Memorial Day weekend.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 12:30 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The number of first-time unemployment claims in South Carolina rose above 2,000 for the second time in a month.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 11:37 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced extended Medicaid coverage for new and expecting mothers.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 5:55 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Women, Infants and Children Program is extending an increase of benefits for fruit and vegetable purchases through September, state health officials announced Friday.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 12:46 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Visitors to federal courthouses in South Carolina will still need to wear a mask, even if court employees do not.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 6:41 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The state department of education will use federal funds to expand two programs and add a third in an effort to combat the state’s teacher shortage.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Drivers who had their driver’s license suspended in South Carolina may have an opportunity to clear their suspension this week.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 2:22 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A report from state health officials Tuesday shows a more than 50% increase in drug overdose deaths in South Carolina in 2020 over 2019.
Claims totaling $65M filed against estates of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh by victims in 2019 boat crash
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 9:04 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Victims of a 2019 boat crash have filed claims against the estates of Paul Murdaugh and his mother, Maggie Murdaugh.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2022 at 11:29 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Sunday said the new guidelines are for teachers and other school staff that have been exposed to COVID-19 but are not showing symptoms during a “crisis staffing condition.”
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A duck killed by a hunter in Colleton County tested positive for a bird flu not found in the United States since 2016, scientists say.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 4:18 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh have filed a motion to the state grand jury asking for a reduction in the bond for the suspended Lowcountry attorney.
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