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Florence Co. drug bust uncovers counterfeit pills, firearm at Lake City home
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — On Monday, the Florence County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Investigators executed a search warrant for illegal narcotics at 207 Wilcox Street in Lake City. The Florence County SWAT team assisted. During an undercover narcotics investigation, officials located a quantity of Roxicodone pain pills, over a...
Myrtle Beach to install new waterline
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Crews in Myrtle Beach will soon begin installing a new water line in the city. The city said the installation will begin in September at the “Mama Canal” located near Broadway Grand Prix. The new line will also replace an almost 40-year-old waterline. Officials added that the work would mainly begin at the corner of 29th Avenue North and Old Bryan Drive.
Carles makes it back-to-back at SC Junior Girls’ Match Play Championship
Mia Carles, of Clinton, entered the 25th South Carolina Junior Girls’ Match Play Championship last month at The Wildewood Club in Columbia with one goal; repeat as tournament champion. With potentially 108-holes of match play ahead and a competitive field amongst her, it certainly wasn’t going to be an easy task for the reigning champ.
Consumer complaints on the rise in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The number of consumer complaints against businesses in South Carolina is on the rise. According to new numbers from the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA). “In all of 2023, we saw about 5,700 complaints filed with our agency, that was about 27% more from...
‘A very happy feeling’: Myrtle Beach, CCU leaders break ground on highly-anticipated performing arts theatre
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - You’ll hear the sound of drills and hammers before music and monologues fill the air in downtown Myrtle Beach. Crews broke ground Monday on the long-awaited performing arts theatre in the Arts and Innovation District. The city of Myrtle Beach and Coastal Carolina University...
Coroner identifies man killed in shooting at Florence apartment complex
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A 34-year-old man has been identified as the victim in Sunday morning’s shooting at the Colonial Gardens apartments in Florence. Idris Chance Ali Cooper of Florence died at the scene of the shooting, Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken said. An autopsy will be performed at the Medical University of South […]
Augenstein delivers a Sunday surge to win the Midlands Chevy Dealers City Golf Tournament
COLUMBIA, S.C. — On a day when Xander Schauffele surged to the top of the leaderboard at the Open Championship, Henry Augenstein accomplished a similar feat Sunday at the Fort Jackson Golf Club. Augenstein fired a 5-under 67 to win the Midlands Chevy Dealers City Golf Tournament for the...
Jalyn Stout’s Rise in the Sun Belt; SFHS volleyball alum continues to win titles in college
ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - Jalyn Stout has always been motivated by her talent and work ethic. The 2023 TV20 Meldon Law Scholar Athlete of the Year became the best freshman in the Sun Belt after a stellar high school career where she won two state volleyball champions as a Raider.
KSR Today: La Familia vs. The Nawf, Peach Jam wraps up
Good morning, folks! We’ve got another unexpectedly busy day ahead of us. Today’s top priorities? La Familia hosting The Nawf in the second round of The Basketball Tournament’s Lexington Regional and Peach Jam wrapping up in North Augusta, SC. We’ll start with the former. Do you have...
Boil water advisory issued for parts of Edgefield/Aiken Counties
EDGEFIELD/AIKEN COUNTIES, S.C. (WJBF) —- The Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority is issuing a boil water notice for several locations in Edgefield and Aiken Counties. People who live on Bergen Rd (including but not exclusive to Bergen Place, Bergen West, Wando Woodlands, Willowwick Apts, Briton Ridge Apts.), Gregory Lake Rd area (including but not exclusive to Gregory […]
New cell phone policy for DD2 students
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Dorchester District Two Board of Trustees established new regulations for using cell phones in schools at their Monday night meeting. Board officials decided children in elementary and middle school cannot possess a cell phone on school property during the instructional day. The district made an exception for students who […]
‘He will kill again. He likes it’: Serial killer sentenced to life in prison more than 20 years after crime spree
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A South Carolina man convicted in a series of four murders in two states more than 20 years ago has finally learned his fate. Quincy Allen, 44, of Columbia, was initially sentenced to death for two of those murders in South Carolina, but that punishment was overturned in 2022.
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