Author: ABC Team

Driver dead following crash with tractor-trailer in Kershaw Co.

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — One driver has died after a wreck between a car and a tractor-trailer early Sunday. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer and a BMW were both traveling westbound along I-20 near mile marker 95. Around 1:25 a.m., authorities said the BMW struck the rear of the tractor-trailer before overturning several times. The BMW…

Mom fights for SC balcony inspection law after son’s death

by Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators want more information about a bill that would require state inspectors to check on wooden balconies on hotels, apartment buildings and other multifamily dwellings. Jennifer Mykytyn’s son died in 2008 after he slipped and fell through a rotten wooden railing on a balcony at his Massachusetts apartment. Mykytyn advocated for inspection laws in…

Faye Swetlik’s body escorted from MUSC to Lexington Co. by deputies

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The body of Faye Swetlik, a 6-year-old South Carolina girl who authorities found dead on Thursday, is receiving a police escort back home. 6yr old #FayeSwetlik’s motorcade has made it to its destination, the Caughman-Hartman Funeral Home in Lexington. #RIP baby girl. Fly high Faye! 💕 @abc_columbia pic.twitter.com/7jgJj23Dx3 — Alexis Frazier (@AlexisFrazierTV) February 15, 2020 After almost…

Suspect crashes into deputy, gets away after North Charleston chase

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — Authorities are looking for a suspect who was able to elude law enforcement officers following a chase in North Charleston early Sunday morning. The chase began when an officer tried to make a traffic stop on a vehicle near the corner of Rivers Avenue and Ashley Phosphate Road around 1:30 a.m. The sheriff’s office says…

One dead after traffic-related shooting on HWY 9

by Simon Williams

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — An official with the Horry County Police Department says one person is dead after a traffic-related shooting early Saturday morning. In a tweet, the official said it happened near HWY 9 and Log Cabin Road. That highway was closed while officers investigated the scene, but has since reopened. The Horry County Coroner has identified the…

1 dead after crash in Orangeburg County near Santee

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — One person is dead following an early morning single-vehicle crash in Orangeburg County near Santee. South Carolina Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 1:30 A.M. on Saturday at the intersection of US 301 and SC Highway 6. A 2003 Cadillac was traveling northbound on US 301 and disregarded the stop sign at the intersection…

Earth Fare closing all 50 stores

Courtesy: Earth Fare Asheville, NC (WLOS)–Earth Fare, an Asheville-based supermarket that opened its doors in 1975, has announced it will be closing all stores. “Earth Fare has been proud to serve the natural and organic grocery market, and the decision to begin the process of closing our stores was not entered into lightly,” the company said in a press release…