The deadline is Jan. 7 to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency help. News 12 will host a live program on getting assistance from FEMA and insurance companies.

The state of South Carolina now faces a federal lawsuit – claiming its treatment of people with mental illness is illegal.

As we rebuild from Helene in the middle of the holiday season, scam artists and insurance fraud are still a massive issue.

An additional firefighter in the department's three-person crews would align with national standards of four-person crews across a department's fire engines.