The site connects visitors to important events and people in South Carolina. Fort Sumter is where the first ... lasting historical importance. Along Charleston’s East Bay Street, Rainbow Row ...

The idea that free African Americans posed a mortal threat to white society powerfully shaped the mindset that led Charlestonians to fire on Fort Sumter ... out from the South Carolina midlands ...

The town's beaches, local restaurants and shops and pre-Civil War-era fort beckon to travelers looking for a relaxing day away from Charleston's bustling downtown. Downtown Charleston near the ...

In April 1861, cannons opened fire on Fort Sumter—and the American Civil War began. This is the tense standoff that turned ...

While touring historic Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we spotted a Civil War artillery projectile still embedded ...

Days after a man’s body was found inside of his South Carolina home another man was arrested on multiple charges, including murder, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

A Charleston board upheld the evacuation of Dockside citing the condo tower's imminent danger of collapse after four townhome ...

With its centuries-old mansions and cobblestone streets, Charleston is a living museum. One of the best ways to learn about its history (and its ghosts) and the significance of its best-known ...

Authorities are investigating the death of Robert Dustin Burleson after he was found shot in a Sumter County home.

Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker released the name of the victim in a shooting on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Dink Street at about 5 a.m. on May 7. Robert Dustin Burleson, 43, of ...

An investigation is ongoing after a local man was found shot to death in his home Wednesday morning. At about 5 a.m. on May 7 ...