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South Carolina

Arcs in and about South Carolina from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 1,402 stories · 7,023 articles · earliest story we hold Jul 9, 2020

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs4 named arcs in 2024

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Jan 1 – Dec 31, 20241 arc shown · 3 more this year
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Alex Murdaugh's overturned murder conviction and his coming retrial

4 of 12 stories this year

Did Becky Hill sway the jury? Alex Murdaugh returns to court in bid to toss murder conviction · 10 articles, Jan 29Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations · 69 articles, Jan 29Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial has resigned · 12 articles, Mar 25Alex Murdaugh could get new murder trial after South Carolina Supreme Court agrees to hear jury tampering appeal · 12 articles, Aug 14
The 2024 presidential primaries, from the Iowa caucuses to Haley's exit · Jan 1 – Jul 10, 2024The return of measles to the US and the outbreaks in Texas and beyond · Jan 5, 2024 – Sep 28, 2026Boeing's 737 MAX reckoning: the door plug blowout and the crash case · Jan 6, 2024 – Aug 8, 2026

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Oct 16, 202378752
Oct 23, 2023511646
Oct 30, 20238121056
Nov 6, 2023143512197
Nov 13, 2023242818195
Nov 20, 202335722
Nov 27, 2023162510116
Dec 4, 2023610788
Dec 11, 20239121054
Dec 18, 2023410857
Dec 25, 202319189117
Jan 1, 2024517868
Jan 8, 2024283217230
Jan 15, 2024435927511
Jan 22, 2024486424603
Jan 29, 2024397226641
Feb 5, 2024386721531
Feb 12, 2024122413119
Feb 19, 2024377322512
Feb 26, 2024335023431
Mar 4, 2024314427322
Mar 11, 2024254719334
Mar 18, 20248121566
Mar 25, 2024133117179
Apr 1, 2024142310131
Apr 8, 2024363022241
Apr 15, 202434018
Apr 22, 202405522
Apr 29, 202415317
May 6, 20246201083
May 13, 202416539
May 20, 2024204618245
May 27, 202417166103
Jun 3, 2024616574
Jun 10, 202447445
Jun 17, 202489652
Jun 24, 20240022
Jul 1, 2024110633
Jul 8, 202434823
Jul 15, 202448625
Jul 22, 202411110
Jul 29, 2024242718184
Aug 5, 2024264112339
Aug 12, 2024122814202
Aug 19, 2024718395
Aug 26, 2024612684
Sep 9, 202413410
Sep 16, 2024523594
Sep 23, 2024417618605
Sep 30, 2024325414466
Oct 7, 202404411
Oct 14, 20241607
Oct 21, 20242217
Oct 28, 202436326
Nov 4, 202452412148
Nov 11, 20244194114
Nov 18, 2024102412165
Dec 2, 2024610535
Dec 9, 20243141054
Dec 16, 202429424
Dec 23, 2024202513171
Dec 30, 202403114
Jan 6, 2025215548
Jan 13, 2025514974
Jan 20, 2025311438
Jan 27, 202589554
Feb 10, 202524216
Feb 17, 202543629
Feb 24, 2025211330
Mar 3, 2025142210124
Mar 10, 20251001
Mar 17, 202557727
Mar 24, 2025818884
Mar 31, 202518259136
Apr 7, 2025210231
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Apr 28, 202525116
May 5, 202548238
May 26, 2025318155
Jun 2, 20252305
Jun 9, 202553019
Jun 23, 202517131063
Jun 30, 2025321492
Jul 7, 202544526
Jul 14, 202505023
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Jul 28, 2025821796
Aug 4, 2025461022
Aug 11, 2025211428
Aug 18, 202527532
Aug 25, 202538134
Sep 1, 202514216
Sep 8, 20252419
Sep 22, 202558226
Sep 29, 20250327
Oct 6, 2025516677
Oct 13, 202547021
Oct 27, 20251146
Nov 10, 202534318
Nov 17, 20254119
Dec 1, 202543320
Dec 8, 2025711257
Dec 29, 202504012
Jan 5, 20262309
Jan 12, 202615110
Jan 19, 20260315
Jan 26, 202615115
Feb 2, 20260227
Feb 9, 202618245
Feb 16, 2026252217152
Feb 23, 20261114377
Mar 2, 20266195106
Mar 9, 202634216
Mar 30, 20261115
Apr 6, 20261305
Apr 27, 202623324
May 11, 20269199131
May 18, 202658630
May 25, 202658644
Jun 1, 20261001
Jun 8, 2026159959
Jun 22, 202635516
Jun 29, 2026394431364
Jul 6, 2026286737801
Jul 13, 202645112751317
Jul 20, 2026285326387
Jul 27, 2026226324654
Aug 3, 2026276122686
Aug 10, 20264796531169
Aug 17, 2026558734945
Aug 24, 2026315722366
Aug 31, 2026264615326
Sep 7, 202662212123
Sep 14, 2026245627408
Sep 21, 2026226115535
Sep 28, 202631410112

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else160 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about South Carolina that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 18– 19Supreme Court to review South Carolina Medicaid case24 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 2– 3Driver pleads guilty to DUI after killing bride in wedding night crash; sentenced to 25 years11 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 22– 2372,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat, poultry recalled amid deadly listeria outbreak7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 20– 21Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole53 articles · 34 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 3 right
  5. Nov 18– 194 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound18 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 7– 9Escaped monkeys update: They're ‘having an adventure’94 articles · 47 independent sources
    3 left, 18 center, 9 right
  7. Nov 7– 12South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose109 articles · 46 independent sources
    5 left, 19 center, 2 right
  8. Oct 31– Nov 2South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life27 articles · 20 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 3 right
  9. Oct 23South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet Robert Smalls7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Oct 2– 3Grandparents found hugging after fallen tree kills them during Helene19 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 3 right

Stories that name South Carolina

  1. Dec 23– 24Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutations10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 23– 25Biden commutes 37 death sentences ahead of Trump’s plan to resume federal executions163 articles · 81 independent sources
    19 left, 24 center, 13 right
  3. Dec 11Rep. Nancy Mace says she was assaulted by pro-transgender man8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 6 right
  4. Dec 11Rep. Nancy Mace says she was ‘physically accosted’ on Capitol grounds18 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 5 right
  5. Dec 10– 13Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture17 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 0 right
  6. Dec 3– 4Mattel sued over 'Wicked' dolls that mistakenly linked to porn website on packaging14 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 3 right
  7. Dec 2– 3Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison15 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 22– 23Infant dies and 10 others sick in latest listeria outbreak tied to ready-to-eat meat35 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 0 right
  9. Nov 19– 21House Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduces transgender bathroom bill57 articles · 31 independent sources
    4 left, 10 center, 10 right
  10. Nov 11– 12Man arrested in killing that was falsely blamed on bear16 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 11Rep. Nancy Mace allegedly attacked on Capitol Hill; Suspect arrested12 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Oct 11Broadway dancer from 'Hamilton,' 'MJ the Musical' missing in South Carolina5 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Oct 3Grandparents found hugging each other after fallen tree killed them in South Carolina home5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Apr 2Clark leads Iowa back to the Final Four. Undefeated South Carolina will be there, too5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  5. Feb 28Jonah Goldberg: Nikki Haley keeps losing — and revealing something important about Trump and Republicans7 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
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