South Carolina to carry out first US execution of 2025 despite innocence claims
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the first execution in the US this year.
Marion Bowman Jr. is set to be executed in South Carolina today. What to know.
Bowman was sentenced to death for the Feb. 16, 2001, shooting death of 21-year-old Kandee Martin five days before her son's second birthday.
South Carolina set to execute third death row inmate since September 2024
Friday, 44-year-old Marion Bowman Jr. is set to die by lethal injection after he was convicted of killing 21-year-old Kandee Martin in 2001. However, Bowman has
South Carolina prepares for third execution since September
South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn't find lethal injection drugs.
'I did not do it': South Carolina man set for execution argues innocence, racial bias
Marion Bowman Jr. is set to be executed on Friday for the shooting death of Kandee Martin in 2001. Martin's body was found in the trunk of her burned car.
US Supreme Court rejects likely final appeal of South Carolina inmate a day before his execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car.
South Carolina to carry out first US execution of 2025
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is set to be put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the first execution in the US this year.
SLED investigating inmate death at South Carolina state prison
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating an in-custody inmate death.
South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won't ask for clemency
After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate, he decided not to ask the governor for clemency, saying he didn't want to spend the rest of his life in prison for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit.
Get your culture fix at these 6 Columbia-area events this February
The circus, a Valentine's Day jazz concert, "Romeo & Juliet" from the SC Ballet and more events are on the culture calendar ...
Senators approve bill to reinstate SC’s private school voucher program
A push to reinstate South Carolina’s private school voucher program cleared a major hurdle at the State House on Thursday.
U.S. Supreme Court denies final appeal for SC man on death row, clearing way for execution
Marion Bowman Jr. was 20 years-old when he shot and killed Kandee Martin in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
South Carolina’s McMaster is now the longest serving governor at the job he loves
Wednesday is a big day for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. He is giving his eighth State of the State address, but the 77 ...
SC politicians send condolences as new details emerge in deadly D.C. air collision
Gov. Henry McMaster reacted to a deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet.
If SC utilities can’t provide enough energy, big companies want OK to look elsewhere
With state utilities saying they need to build more power plants, some of South Carolina’s largest energy users are offering another option that they say could decrease the urgency to establish new ...
A caboose, an alpaca farm, Hogwart's castle. Here are 14 quirky rentals in South Carolina.
South Carolina has dozens of hidden gems if you want a local vacation, including a treehouse in Greenville, a former church ...
Rain returns to South Carolina on Friday
Our next disturbance arrives Friday, bringing with it a round of rain. A warm front will lift through Friday morning, helping ...