Beaufort police arrested Jaheim Tyberous Watson on murder charges in connection with the September 2025 shooting death of 28-year-old Christopher Jamal Burton.

Robert Smalls’ dynamic life story – his daring escape from slavery, his pivotal role in the Civil War, and the political career that ensued – was almost lost to history. But now there are plans to ...

Detroit-born screenwriter Rob Edwards has written a graphic novel detailing a little-known figure of America’s Black history: Robert Smalls. One Detroit’s Chris Jordan caught up with Edwards to talk ...

COLUMBIA — A walk around the Statehouse grounds is a walk through South Carolina history itself. Tucked among the shaded groves and broad avenues of the layout are dozens of monuments and memorials to ...

US Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-SC, (right) discusses his new book, “The First Eight,” with University of South Carolina civil rights professor Bobby Donaldson at the USC School of Law. John Monk ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Residents at a small apartment community in Spartanburg say they have been living in unsanitary conditions due to a sewage leak from a septic tank, sending dirty water into ...

Residents at a small apartment community in Spartanburg say they have been living in unsanitary conditions due to what they believe is a sewage leak from a septic tank, sending dirty water into the ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...

SPARTANBURG — Around a dozen legal actions — mostly lawsuits — have been filed against companies affiliated with the rent-subsidized Robert Smalls Apartments, accusing management of failing to pay ...

A plan by Novant Health to build a 17,000 square-foot medical complex on an undeveloped wooded lot in Beaufort, the backyard of competitor Beaufort Memorial Hospital, ran into complications this week.

We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re… getting used to it. In 2025, LGBTQ Americans faced yet another surge of fierce attacks targeting their human rights and legal protections. Those same groups were ...