Death penalty: US man faces death in first of five executions over next week
A man convicted of the murder of a store clerk is to be put to death by lethal injection.
Activists deliver petition asking Gov. McMaster to grant clemency to Freddie Owens
Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...
Gov. Henry McMaster announces retirement of SCDHHS director Robert Kerr
Governor Henry McMaster announced on Monday South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) director Robert ...
SC man set for execution Friday is innocent, says witness who helped convict him
A South Carolina man scheduled to be executed on Friday was never at the crime scene, according to a key witness, who said he ...
Why are flags flying at half-staff in South Carolina?
Section 53-3-165 of the South Carolina Code of Laws designates the third Friday in September of each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day in South Carolina and provides that flags be flown at half-staff. S ...
McMaster should spare Owens from the death penalty; here's why
Letter writer urges Gov. Henry McMaster to spare the life of inmate Freddie Owens, whose execution is schedule on Sept. 20.
South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain ...
McMaster, South Carolina should stop execution of Owens; here's why
Letter writer says if Gov. Henry McMaster and South Carolina really want to protect life, they should stop the scheduled ...
Governor McMaster to attend groundbreaking for new psychiatric facility
Governor Henry McMaster is set to attend a groundbreaking for a new psychiatric facility on Monday.The groundbreaking will ...
McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
The state is scheduled to execute Freddie Owens on Sept. 20, which will be South Carolina’s first execution carried out since ...