It took a few weeks, but the first earthquake recorded in South Carolina in 2026 made an impact, as hundreds of people reported feeling the rumblings early Tuesday morning. A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was confirmed near Elgin , according to the U.S. Geological Survey . That’s in Kershaw County , where more seismic activity has been recorded than any other spot in the Palmetto State since 2021. … Continue reading Rumbling from SC’s first earthquake of 2026 wakes hundreds in the Columbia area

TED CLIFFORD In January 2024, a partial skeleton was found in a sandpit in Elgin, South Carolina. The grim discovery was the answer to an over decade-long mystery: what happened to Adrianna Laster? The last time anyone had seen Laster was as she walked to church on Labor Day weekend, 2011. For the next 13 years, suspicion swirled around her partner, Freddie Grant. Warrants described Grant … Continue reading Two years after a woman’s body was found in a Elgin, where does the case stand?

COLUMBIA — Felt shaking? You’re not alone. The United States Geological Survey has confirmed there was a small earthquake about 2.9 miles from Elgin the morning of Jan. 20. The earthquake was recorded at a 2.2 magnitude, which is well below what USGS considers a moderate earthquake at 5.3 or a strong earthquake at 6.3. While magnitude records the size of the earthquake, USGS also measures the … Continue reading Did you feel it? An earthquake was reported in Northeast Columbia

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Ashley Ridge 58, Pinewood Prep 30 Gray Collegiate Academy 64, Andrew Jackson Academy 51 Holly Hill Academy 57, Ridge Christian Academy 12 Marietta, Ga. 51, First Baptist 48 North Myrtle Beach 63, Mullins 22 W.J. Keenan 69, Lugoff-Elgin 55 Westside 59, Dallas Faith Family, Texas 42 Wilson 44, Marion 32 ___ Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/ January 20, 2026 | Associated … Continue reading Monday’s Scores

LUCY VALESKI Every South Carolina child would receive free breakfast when they show up to public school, regardless of their family’s income, under a proposal from Gov. Henry McMaster. The plan, which would cost the state about $8.7 million annually, would help improve student focus and performance in school, McMaster said. “Eating breakfast improves their cognitive performance, attention, memory and behavior and thereby improving everything … Continue reading Free breakfast for all SC students proposed by Gov. McMaster.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Abbeville 28, GREEN Upstate 22 Ashley Hall 41, North Charleston 33 Ashley Ridge 53, Summerville 50 Atlantic Collegiate 32, Kingstree 26 Beaufort 62, May River 32 Ben Lippen 54, Hammond 36 Berkeley 56, Wando 53 Bishop England 53, Bluffton 41 Broome 57, Greer Middle College 24 Camden 46, Lancaster 28 Cane Bay 54, Stratford 37 Carolina Forest 54, Myrtle Beach 36 Chapin … Continue reading Friday’s Scores

In January 2024, a partial skeleton was found in a sandpit in Elgin, South Carolina. The grim discovery was the answer to an over decade-long mystery: what happened to Adrianna Laster? The last time anyone had seen Laster was as she walked to church on Labor Day weekend, 2011. For the next 13 years, suspicion swirled around her partner, Freddie Grant. Warrants described Grant as being … Continue reading Two years after a woman’s body was found in a SC sandpit, what happens next?