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Tropical Storm Debby makes its second landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, United States.
2024-08-8

Hurricane Ian makes its fourth landfall in South Carolina, after devastating portions of Florida and Cuba.
2022-09-30

At least 30 people are injured after a floor collapses at an apartment in South Carolina.
2018-10-21

A shooting at an elementary school in Townville, South Carolina, leaves two students and a teacher wounded. Police take the teenage suspect into custody. Authorities find the shooter's father dead. One of the students dies two days later.
2016-09-28

The Department of Health of the Philippines discover an additional two cases of Zika virus infections bringing the total to eight.
2016-09-13

Miami Beach authorities begin spraying for the Zika virus despite protests.
2016-09-9

The first case of the Zika virus has been diagnosed in South Africa.
2016-02-19

Pope Francis indicates that contraceptives could be allowed, as the "lesser of two evils" vis-à-vis the sin of abortion, in addressing the life-threatening problem the Zika virus presents. He noted that Pope Paul VI, "in a difficult situation in Africa, permitted nuns to use contraceptives in cases of rape".
2016-02-18

The World Health Organization forms an emergency committee to tackle the spread of the Zika virus in the Americas.
2016-01-28

After a 12 mi chase, a man was caught for shooting a woman and her stepfather near a South Carolina courthouse.
2013-02-13