COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland County leaders made history Tuesday night after becoming the first and only county in the state to pass a hate intimidation ordinance.

Richland County passed a hate crime ordinance on June 3, becoming the first county in South Carolina to do so. The state is one of two without a hate crime law.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland County is now the first county in South Carolina to pass a hate crime ordinance, joining several cities across the state that have already taken similar action.