South Carolina sets Nov. 1 execution as state ramps up use of death chamber

Voter registration deadline extended in South Carolina due to Helene impacts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- Voters in South Carolina will now have additional time to register to vote in the upcoming general election. The South Carolina Democratic Party filed a lawsuit late Thursday seeking to extend the voter registration deadline to Oct. 14, citing "damage and chaos" caused by Hurricane Helene. "The damage, especially in some areas, is catastrophic in the likes of which he hadn't seen," Mount Pleasant-based attorney Richard Hri…

SC voter registration deadline extended 10 days after Hurricane Helene devastation

South Carolina voters will have an extra 10 days to register to vote after a judge agreed to an extension in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a once-in-a-generation storm that killed at least 41 people in the state.

South Carolina sets Nov. 1 execution as state ramps up use of death chamber

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s high court on Friday set a date of Nov. 1 to put to death a man who killed a store clerk a quarter-century ago, the second of an expected six executions in about six months as the state ramps up its use of capital punishment after a 13-year pause. Richard Moore went unarmed into Nikki’s Speedy Mart in Spartanburg County to rob it in September 1999 and killed James Mahoney in a shootout after taking one of t…

South Carolina Democratic Party, other groups seek to extend voter registration deadline in wake of Helene

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) -- A virtual hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday in Richland County to address a request by the South Carolina Democratic Party to extend the state's voter registration deadline for the Nov. 5 election. The party's lawsuit asks that voter registration deadlines, including in-person, online, and mail-in, be extended to Oct. 14 because of the "damage and chaos" resulting from Helene. A similar request was granted in 201…

Deadline to register to vote in South Carolina just got extended. Here's what you need to know

The deadline to register to vote in South Carolina has been extended until October 14, after a judge granted a request to push back the date due to Helene.

South Carolina Sets Execution Date Amid Controversy and Legal Debates

South Carolina Sets Execution Date Amid Controversy and Legal DebatesSouth Carolina schedules execution for Richard Moore, convicted of a 1999 murder, amid racial discrimination claims and debates over justice. The state resumes executions after a 13-year pause, offering multiple methods.