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Straight Line Wind Damage Confirmed In Chester And Lancaster Counties
CHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — Powerful storms Sunday night left a path of destruction stretching across several counties in South Carolina. The National Weather Service damage survey team has found straight line wind damage stretching from Chester to Lancaster to Kershaw counties. Winds are estimated at 60-70 mph with some 80 mph +.
National Weather Service determines strength of Sunday's destructive storm
LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — Thunderstorms brought visible damage to Chester and Lancaster counties on Sunday night. On Monday, National Weather Service officials visited the areas impacted by the damaging storms. While they found no evidence of a tornado, they did find damage consistent with severe thunderstorm winds up to 80 mph. These "straight line winds" were as strong as winds found in a Category 1 hurricane.
Scout Motors promises thousands of jobs. Did similar SC investments fulfill their promises?
CHESTER — For nearly a century, the population of Chester, a rural former mill town 40 miles from the North Carolina border, remained stagnant. Shops in the heart of downtown sat vacant and fading. But in recent years, the city's downtown has changed. A slew of new restaurants, boutiques...
Report: Suspected serial killer with ties to SC expected to be indicted for 2 more murders
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (WBTV/CNN) - A suspected serial killer with ties to South Carolina is expected to be indicted on two more murder charges on Thursday, sources told CNN. The man, Rex Heuermann, a New York architect, was discovered to be in partial ownership of property in Chester County last summer, and is believed to have had intentions of moving there upon retirement.
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