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Search and destroy mission for yellow-legged hornet: Secondary nests found in SC for 1st time
A search and destroy mission is on for the yellow-legged hornet, an insect highly sought after by Clemson University's Department of Plant Industry. The mission comes after a Beaufort County man caught "hawking behavior" on camera, a term he used to describe the hornets' attack on his honeybees. He then alerted the DPI, which discovered the hornets nests in the trees and destroyed them. ...
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office asks for public’s help in unsolved cases
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is requesting the help of the general public in solving several unsolved criminal cases. In a Wednesday evening Facebook post, BCSO highlighted four cases: Included in the post was a link to a YouTube playlist featuring detailed videos regarding the cases. That playlist can be […]
Newport man arrested in South Carolina on multiple charges
SOUTH CAROLINA — A Newport man has been arrested in South Carolina. According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), Samuel “Sammy” Crum, 33, of Jones Circle, Newport, was taken into custody by a deputy on Friday evening. According to the BCSO report, a massage therapist on Hilton Head Island said that she was contacted by Crum via text message on Aug. 14 to schedule an appointment, indicating he had purchased a Groupon for the services. ...
Mass. father Stanley Kotowski goes missing while vacationing in S.C.
A Massachusetts man went missing while vacationing in South Carolina with his family last week and, as of Wednesday afternoon, has not been seen for five days, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Methuen resident Stanley Kotowski, 60, was last seen leaving the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton...
Woman asking for help locating mother’s ashes after they were mistakenly donated to Lowcountry Goodwill
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - A Virginia woman is asking the Lowcountry community to help locate her mother’s ashes after she says they were mistakenly donated to a Goodwill thrift store. Sarah Liberti tells WTOC that her father and mother were living together in Sun City before her mother...
Beaufort County Sheriffs Office investigates body found in Saint Helena
BEAUFORT COUNTY, Sc. (WTOC) - Wednesday morning, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office was on scene in the area of Seaside Road and Langford Road in Saint Helena. They received a call at 9:15 a.m. after someone thought they saw a body on the side of Langford Road. Officials said...
Public’s help still needed to find missing Hilton Head visitor as search enters 7th day
Today marks the sixth day of the search for Stanley Kotowski, led by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. A helicopter was scheduled to search water ways and heavily-wooded areas for any signs of the missing man.
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