Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, ...

A firing squad executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's highest court on Monday rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi, who is ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the ...

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall writes that this week’s state Senate confirmation hearing for the governor’s Department of ...

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As South Carolina's longest-serving governor, McMaster is known for his dedication in boosting the state's economy, notably through investing in the automotive industry. South Carolina continues ...

Mahdi is to be put to death with three bullets to the heart at 6 p.m. on April 11 at the Broad River Correctional Institution ...