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Woman faces charges in South Carolina after minor's blood alcohol level 5 times over legal limit
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged a woman Tuesday after she admitted to providing a minor with alcoholic beverages. The Clemson Police Department was called to the ROAR Bar & Tacos in Clemson, South Carolina regarding an intoxicated individual on May 3. When officers arrived, 49-year-old Amy Beth Bell,...
They mean it when they say 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over'
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Motorists in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia should take to heart the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign that law enforcement is running through Labor Day, September 2, this year. Law enforcement agencies in these three states are coordinating efforts in the days leading up to this year's holiday weekend to conduct safety checkpoints aimed at keeping drunk and drugged drivers off the roads.
Investigators uncover drone deliveries of drugs to state prisons
ATLANTA — Nearly two dozen current or former inmates in the state prison system as well as outside conspirators have been charged with using drones to deliver illegal drugs and cellphones inside prison walls. Two federal indictments unsealed Wednesday accuse the 23 defendants of taking part in two networks of inmates and outside conspirators that delivered large quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana as well as cellphones and other contraband to Smith State Prison in Glennville, Telfair State Prison in McRae and various other state prisons....
South Carolina man with memory issues may be lost in north Georgia, authorities say
GEORGIA, USA — Multiple law enforcement agencies, along with friends and family across the Carolinas and Georgia, are searching for a missing man out of Greenville County, South Carolina. The latest update posted on Wednesday, August 21, from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina said the last...
[VIDEO] Former GA Gov. Nathan Deal Visits Rome to promote children’s book
Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Thursday morning, the Rome Rotary Club hosted former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal for a fireside chat and book signing event at the Coosa Country Club. Governor Deal presented his book, titled “Veto, the Governor’s Cat,” a children’s story...
Flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Paulding County deputy shot to death
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp is honoring fallen Paulding County deputy Brandon Cunningham on Friday by flying flags at half-staff after he was killed in the line of duty on Aug. 17. Cunningham will be laid to rest on Friday as funeral arrangements were announced to honor...
USGS: Overnight earthquake reported in Southeast Georgia
An earthquake was reported in Southeast Georgia overnight. According to the United States Geological Survey, the 2.4 magnitude quake happened near Hagan, which is 18 miles from Statesboro. The quake was reported just before 1:30 a.m. The depth of the earthquake was about 0.7 km. There is no word on...
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