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A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaughs bid for a new trial after his defence team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury.

A couple in Laurens County, South Carolina, led deputies on a chase in a spray-painted stolen car with a dog, cat and four chickens inside, authorities say.

Alex Murdaugh, a convicted murderer, has been denied a new trial after it was discovered that a court clerk had tampered with the jury’s decision before they delivered their verdict, Scripps...

The former South Carolina Hampton County lawyer was convicted last March of killing his wife and son in June 2021 at Moselle, the family’s Colleton County estate.

A South Carolina man and woman are facing a long list of animal abuse charges after dead and malnourished animals were found in and outside their rented house, officials said.

Fish swimming with cockroaches was just one of the deplorable conditions deputies said they found inside an Anderson County, South Carolina, home.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- One member of the jury that convicted Alex Murdaugh of murdering his wife and son testified Monday that when a court clerk urged jurors to watch his actions and body language during the trial, it made him seem guilty -- and those comments influenced her decision to convict.

South Carolinas Attorney General Alan Wilson made the comment after a judge ruled jurors were not influenced by clerk Becky Hill - though Murdaugh can appeal this decision.

A judge will decide if Alex Murdaugh deserves a new trial for killing his wife and son. He claims the court clerk tampered with the jury before deliberations.

A woman and man driving on South Carolina's Interstate 85 face charges for thousands of grams of drugs found in their vehicle during a traffic stop, deputies said.