Advocates are encouraging South Carolina lawmakers to expand the state’s current definition of domestic abuse, claiming a proposed law could have saved a life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left to right, state Board of Education Chair David O'Shields, attorney John Tyler, Chair-Elect Rita Allison, Joette Johnson ...

A bill that would criminalize coercive control in South Carolina is headed to a subcommittee vote next week.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill in the South Carolina Senate would further define and make what’s known as “coercive control” a crime in the state. S. 588, filed Tuesday by Republican Sen. Stephen ...