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As DEI is scrutinized, this Christian university created a program emphasizing MLK's lessons

17 hours ago | postandcourier.com | Caitlin Herrington

ANDERSON — At a time when conversations around diversity and inclusion are often met with resistance and hesitation, one small Christian university in South Carolina is leaning in. Anderson University recently hosted a new program aimed at preparing the next generation of leaders to embrace empathy, community and justice — not just in theory but in everyday action.
Alan Wilson, South Carolina's longtime attorney general, to launch bid for governor, report says

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | Nick Reynolds

COLUMBIA — The dam on the 2026 governor's race is about to break wide open. South Carolina's longtime Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson is expected to formally launch his bid for governor next week, ending months of speculation fueled by a relentless travel schedule across the Palmetto State.
Local garden club members give butterfly garden some TLC during workday

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | Bianca Moorman

NORTH AUGUSTA — Doing something as small as providing maintenance to a local garden is how a group of women are giving back to their community by helping flowers and plants look beautiful. Several members of garden clubs in the Aiken area spent a day at Billie’s Butterfly Garden in North Augusta, making sure it looked its best during a butterfly garden workday.
Man who reported he fatally shot someone in West Ashley pleads

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | Alan Hovorka

CHARLESTON — A man who told police he fatally shot someone during an argument after he thought the victim was reaching for a gun has pleaded guilty. Derek Rashon Johnson, 33, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter in the January 2024 fatal shooting of Michael Simmons, 42. Ninth Circuit Judge Deadra Jefferson sentenced Johnson to 10 years in prison. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office initially arrested and charged Johnson with murder.
Gamecock RB waits for his chance as starting roles remain up for grabs

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | David Cloninger

COLUMBIA — The NCAA is still mum on Rahsul Faison, an uncomfortable scenario where South Carolina’s (projected) top running back still doesn’t know if he’ll be eligible to play this season. Insurance was added last week when the Gamecocks flipped Isaiah Augustave, Colorado’s leading rusher last season who committed to but did not sign with Virginia out of the transfer portal. The NCAA has to make its decision before the Aug. 31 season opener.
Summerville jeweler Michael Colucci seeks case dismissal hours before trial, citing withheld evidence

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | Alan Hovorka

MONCKS CORNER — A Lowcountry jeweler's defense team wants a judge to dismiss his murder charge hours before his trial can begin, contending evidence was suppressed for a decade by prosecutors. Michael Colucci, now 55, is again on trial in the May 20, 2015, death of his wife, Sara Lynn Colucci. The S.C. Attorney General's Office will try once more to convince a jury that the jeweler strangled her. His 2018 trial ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked.
Helene took out SC bridge that disrupted travel in 3 states. 9 months later, it's finally open.

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | Caitlin Herrington

WESTMINSTER - When the road began to crumble on a bridge over the Chauga River as Tropical Storm Helene's floodwaters poured through, nearby residents weren't quite sure what to expect. The bridge on U.S. Highway 76 connected the city of Westminster to the mountains. It served as a connection between South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. For nearly nine months, its detour was 24 miles one way for the 3,000 travelers who used that route daily.
Where is Susan Rhodes? Police look for missing North Augusta woman last seen June 11

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | Bianca Moorman

NORTH AUGUSTA — Police continue to search for a North Augusta woman who was last seen June 11. Susan Rhodes, 66, is still missing after she wandered off during a traffic accident in North Augusta, according to an incident report from the North Augusta Department of Public Safety. Around 2 p.m. June 11, a North Augusta Department of Public Safety officer responded to the area of Gregory Lake Road and Gregory Landing Drive in reference to a traffic collision, the report said.
Before crash, Air India spent years attempting a turnaround after emerging from government control

1 day ago | postandcourier.com | Wyatte Grantham-Philips |Aniruddha Ghosal

NEW YORK — The deadly crash of an Air India flight carrying more than 240 passengers and crew members last week came after years of efforts to turn around the country's flag carrier — which had been plagued by tragedy and financial losses under prior state ownership. In 2010, flight arriving on one of the carrier's planes from Dubai overshot the runway in the city of Mangalore and plunged over a cliff, killing 158 out of the 166 people on board.
Where is Susan Rhodes? Police look for missing North Augusta woman last seen June 11

2 days ago | postandcourier.com | Bianca Moorman

NORTH AUGUSTA — Police continue to search for a North Augusta woman who was last seen June 11. Susan Rhodes, 66, is still missing after she wandered off during a traffic accident in North Augusta, according to an incident report from North Augusta Department of Public Safety. Around 2 p.m. June 11, a North Augusta Department of Public Safety officer responded to the area of Gregory Lake Road and Gregory Landing Drive in reference to a traffic collision, the report said.