WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse cases, a long-awaited appearance that brings fresh scrutiny of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear &hellip ...

SLED has charged a woman and a deputy following an altercation at a baseball game in March.  The incident occurred at the conclusion of a baseball game at Pee Dee Academy in Mullins on March 25.

Hazel E. Pierson Wilson, age 97, widow of Frank B. Wilson Jr., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Pocotaligo River Health and Rehab. Born on Oct. 27, 1928, in the Providence ...

Gertrude Oswalt, 90, widow of Audy Oswalt, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2026, at her home. Born Oct. 15, 1935, in Florence ...

Janie Elouise Dargan Robertson, 85, widow of Walter Robertson Jr. and daughter of the late Benjamin Dargan and Susan Lane Dargan, was born on July 25, 1940, in Sumter. She departed this life on ...

Betty Ann Sharper Huell, 74, wife of Louis Huell and daughter of the late Raymond Sharper and Hattie Mae Amos Sharper, was ...

In a major announcement on Tuesday night, Liberty STEAM Charter School’s Board of Directors voted to move Executive Director ...

For several hours Wednesday, more than 40 deputies from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office participated in a search for missing ...

Beverly T. Shipman, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on Feb. 5, 1940, Beverly spent most of her life in Sumter, South Carolina, where she met and ...

Beverly Jane Nicholas Pantoja Beardsley, age 90, died on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Karesh Long Term Care in Camden, South Carolina. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on ...

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