Michael Allison

1 week ago | live5news.com | Emily Johnson |Michael Allison

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Jail has historically been surrounded by news of inmate deaths, concerns inside the facility and even a federal investigation, but a new administration says they are hoping to make major changes. Charleston County Sheriff Carl Ritchie took office in January and quickly hired a new jail administrator to address and make necessary improvements.

2 weeks ago | live5news.com | Emily Johnson |Michael Allison

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Death penalty cases here in South Carolina have resumed over the last year after a 13-year hiatus, sparking conversations and debate around the act of taking a human life. And with the state’s third execution of the year scheduled for Friday, what lies ahead for capital punishment cases in the Palmetto State? “When it’s a death penalty case, there’s a phrase: death is different,” First Circuit Solicitor David Pasco says.

2 months ago | live5news.com | Michal Higdon |Michael Allison

A Lowcountry roofing company is under scrutiny from state and federal authorities after reportedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients but never doing the work promised.