South Carolina court rejects final death row appeal focused on brain damage from mother's drinking

But the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected that appeal late Monday, writing that even if Bryant’s defense had done more ...

South Carolina Supreme Court denies death row inmate's bid to delay execution

Stephen Bryant is scheduled for execution on Nov. 14 for the 2004 eight-day murder spree of three people in Sumter County ...

Young woman killed, child wounded in drive-by shooting, SC sheriff’s office says

A person of interest has been identified, but the investigation is ongoing. A shooting killed 18-year-old Jaikailah ...

SLED and ATF join Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in suspicious object investigation

Deputies and federal agents are investigating a suspicious object found on North Lake Cherryvale Drive Friday afternoon.
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Scene in Sumter: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025

Look who was spotted across the area during the past week or so, meeting South Carolina elected officials, harvesting his ...

SC chicken plant saboteur charged with DUI before self-reporting to prison

Just days after pleading guilty to releasing chemicals into a South Carolina chicken plant was charged with a DUI by the ...