Thad Moore

SC clerks in Barnwell, Chesterfield, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper and Williamsburg counties have gotten extra pay from funds meant to enforce child support orders.

Senators voted to include a Hampton County forensic audit in the state budget after the county’s leaders admitted they couldn’t account for millions of dollars.

OSHA found a "willful" violation by the shipyard, a Navy contractor, contributed to the death of a worker who fell to his death on USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus.

Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Patricia Grant, who held the office until 2020, to replace Hill, who became mired in controversy after the Murdaugh murder trial.

Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Patricia Grant, who held the office until 2020, to replace Hill, who became mired in controversy after the Murdaugh murder trial.

Federal authorities said they don’t think Murdaugh is being honest about $6 million that are missing and the role of another lawyer in his criminal schemes.

The first-term Colleton County clerk of court was accused of jury tampering and plagiarism after promoting a book about the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial.

Libby Murdaugh was a prominent figure in Hampton County for decades. She became internationally known when her son used her as an alibi in the Murdaugh murders.

The sentence Murdaugh receives for his federal financial crimes will not affect the state prison sentences he is already serving for charges including murder.

Sheriff Anthony Russell asked the State Law Enforcement Division in January 2023 to audit “missing equipment” he discovered after taking office that month.

Sheriff Anthony Russell asked for a forensic audit into “missing equipment” months before the state started investigating Hampton County’s former administrator.

Some 45% of Alex Murdaugh’s remaining assets will go to victims of Paul Murdaugh’s 2019 boat crash, including the family of Mallory Beach, a court decided.

Decisions haven’t been made on how to divide Murdaugh’s assets, who should pay for his actions and whether to grant Russell Laffitte and Cory Fleming’s appeals.

Former S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal makes her ruling after testimony about whether Becky Hill tried to sway the jurors who convicted Alex Murdaugh.

Former S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal says she will look to the case of Fabian Green as she decides if Murdaugh’s jury-tampering allegations warrant a new trial.

Jean Toal is expected to hear testimony about alleged jury-tampering at Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial after attorney of key witness suffered a heart attack.

Agents were already investigating accusations that Colleton County clerk of court Becky Hill tried to influence the jury that convicted Alex Murdaugh of murder.

The S.C. Supreme Court decided the Colleton County clerk of court, accused of jury-tampering in the Murdaugh murder trial, will not handle work related to his motion for a new trial.

Emails show the elected court official set aside extra pay for herself along with bonuses for staff, a practice that officials have said may violate state law.

The past year brought a measure of clarity to the long, winding saga of Hampton’s most infamous native son, ensuring once and for all that he will spend most of