Meg Kinnard

Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, listens as Foster Jordan of Charles River Labs, left, talks about the properties of horseshoe crab blood, which is a vital component in the contamination testing of injectable medicines - including the coronavirus vaccines - at Charles River Labs on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Charleston, S.C. McMaster says the South Carolina company that bleeds horseshoe crabs for a component crucial to contamination testing of injectable medications is vital to development of a domestic medical supply chain.

Why Clean Needles Depend on Horseshoe Crabs' Blue Blood

It's one of the stranger, lesser-known aspects of U.S. health care.

A WiFi-enabled school bus at an apartment complex in Winnsboro, S.C., March 26, 2020.

School Shutdowns Raise Stakes of Digital Divide

School districts and governments are racing to provide internet access to millions of students.

In this file photo, beach goers hang out at the Isle of Palms, S.C., as Hurricane Florence spins out in the Atlantic ocean. Environmental groups plan to sue the Trump administration over offshore drilling tests.

Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Plans for Offshore Drilling

The lawsuit claims the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act were all violated.

An aerial view of the V.C. Summer construction site in Jenkinsville, where two nuclear reactors were being built by Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas.

Judge Gives Go Ahead for Failed Nuke Plant Rate Cuts

Judge allows 15 percent rate cut to show up on bills of a private South Carolina utility ordered by lawmakers after the company lost billions of dollars on two nuclear plants that were never finished.

In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's unit two's turbine is under construction near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility. Construction on the unit was stopped in July 2017 before it generated any power.

Shareholders of SC Utility Approve Merger

The deal gives Dominion — already one of the nation's largest utility companies — more of a foothold in South Carolina.

In this Friday, March 16, 2018 photo, workers navigate the factory floor at the Samsung washing machine facility, in Newberry, S.C. The appliance manufacturer on Monday, March 19 announced the expansion of its production footprint in South Carolina, making progress on a plan to create nearly 1,000 by 2020.

Samsung Expands Production in SC

It is making progress on a plan to create nearly 1,000 jobs in the state by 2020.

Train cars are smashed and derailed Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 near Cayce. S.C. The crash left multiple people dead and dozens of people injured.

2 Dead From 'Preventable' Amtrak Crash

A conductor and engineer were killed after a switch was in the wrong position, sending an Amtrak train crashing into a freight train in South Carolina.

Lawsuit Gavel I Stock

Guardrail Mfr. Accused of Negligence

A lawsuit says design flaws in the product led to one woman's death and another's permanent disfigurement.

An aerial view of the V.C. Summer construction site in Jenkinsville, where two nuclear reactors were being built by Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas.

Officials Probe Nuke Plant Fiasco

Thousands of people lost their jobs and more than half a dozen lawsuits have been filed.

In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's unit two's turbine is under construction near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility. Solicitor General Bob Cook, one of South Carolina’s top prosecutors, said a state law used by utilities to raise customers’ rates to fund the now-defunct nuclear project is “constitutionally suspect.”

'Potential Criminality' in Nuke Project

When the multibillion-dollar nuclear construction project failed, thousands of people lost their jobs.

Amazon Sued Over Eclipse Glasses

Faulty pairs of eclipse glasses may have resulted in eye injuries, headaches and blurry vision.

An aerial view of the V.C. Summer construction site in Jenkinsville, where two nuclear reactors were being built by Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas.

Utilities Were Warned Before Plant Flop

The companies were warned well in advance about serious problems plaguing a doomed nuclear reactor project.