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Firefighters respond to drowning incident involving Lumberton infant

by Tonya Brown

Lumberton, N.C. (WPDE) — Firefighters responded to a drowning incident Saturday afternoon involving an infant at a home on East 22nd Street in Lumberton, according to an official with Lumberton Fire Department. The Lumberton Police Department responded to the incident. ABC 15 News has contacted Lumberton police to learn additional details. Categories: Local News, News, State

Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD dies at age 21 after suffering seizure at Midway airport

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Scott Garfitt/Shutterstock (10327776bi)Juice Wrld – Juice WrldWireless Festival, Finsbury Park, London, UK – 06 Jul 2019 CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD died Sunday after suffering a medical emergency at Midway Airport, according to media reports. The 21-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Jarad Anthony Higgins, died after suffering a seizure, according to TMZ. Chicago…

Lowcountry woman shares her story as Uber report reveals thousands of sexual assaults

by Anne Emerson

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A new safety report from Uber reveals that the company received nearly 6,000 reports of sexual assaults in the past two years. ABC News 4 spoke exclusively to one local woman who recalled her close call with an Uber driver. At the time of the incident, she was a college student without a car. She always relied on Ubers…

Community center in jeopardy after discovering water damage, mold under building

by Andrew James

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — When the Race Path Community Center reopened in a larger building in early 2018, the non-profit had a positive outlook on expanding its reach in the neighborhood. The community center is led by the Phoenix Renaissance Inc. non-profit and acquired the new building from Horry County for $5 after the two previous buildings were damaged by water and…

2 dead after head-on collision in Orangeburg County

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Two people are dead after a collision took place in Orangeburg County on Friday night. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, a vehicle was traveling north while a second vehicle was heading south on Highway 15. Officials said the driver of the first vehicle tried to pass another car when it struck the vehicle traveling…

Body cam footage shows deputy ‘accidentally’ shoot mother of suspected shoplifter

Greenville, SC (ABC/WJCL) —The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage Wednesday morning from an Oct. 20 incident. The footage showed a deputy shooting the mother of a shoplifting suspect. The department said the officer accidentally shot the woman while at the home of a person suspected of shoplifting in Cliffview Court in Greer. The suspected shoplifter, 40-year-old Sean…

CDC reports high levels of ‘Southern Flu’ activity

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The flu is on the rise in Southern states, including here in South Carolina. The Centers for Disease (CDC)  is reporting high levels of flu-like activity. In the centers’ latest nationwide update South Carolina, along with states like Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia are the areas reporting high influenza-like activity in the country. No reason was…