Charleston, SC (WCIV) — Many have been wondering why an Amber Alert was not issued for 6 year old Faye Swetlik and why one is not being issued for 10 year old Amyiah Watson. Angela Brown with our sister station in Charleston has been pressing lawmakers and child advocacy groups to find out if Amber Alert criteria should be changed….
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…
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…
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…
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A fire inside an ExxonMobil refinery in Louisiana turned the night sky a shade of orange and sent a large plume of smoke into the air.
Forrest City police killed a man who opened fire in a Walmart and injured two officers Monday morning.
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…
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…
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…
