Richland County’s hate crime law makes hate intimidation a misdemeanor, punishable by a $500 fine or up to 30 days in jail. To date, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department says they have not ...

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.

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.

Four teenagers were arrested on murder charges following a shooting in South Carolina over the weekend, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. At about 7 p.m. on June 8, deputies ...

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.

The Richland County, SC sheriff said Anthony “Tony” Mizzell, a former county councilman, led a police chase then was charged with domestic violence & more crimes.

After failing to force his way into one Richland County home, 37-year-old Jerome Reed kicked in the door of another house on the same street, the sheriff’s department said Tuesday in a news release.

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — State officials have fined Richland County $3 million over what inspectors said were violations found at the Scout Motors plant construction site near Blythewood. The South ...