Author: ABC Team

Sen. Harris returning to SC for town hall, conversation with veterans

by Matt Dillane

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris will be making her 14 trip to the Palmetto State amid her White House run. Sen. Harris will be in Greenwood on Monday for a “Justice for Veterans” conversation. Doors open at the American Legion Post 224 at 12:15 p.m., with the senator expected to speak a half hour later. The…

Colleton County sheriff arrested, charged with domestic violence

by Matt Dillane

R.A. “Andy” Strickland (Photo: Colleton County Sheriff’s Office) COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The sheriff of Colleton County has been arrested on Saturday amid an investigation. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Colleton County Sheriff Andy Strickland has been charged with one count of domestic violence in the second degree. An affidavit stated that on Thursday around 10…

Police: 2 Marines help catch suspect in Lexington

Two new Marines from Lexington helped capture a suspect who running away at a Best Buy, Lexington County Police said. Noah Jordan and Caleb Montgomery, both private first class, pulled off their heroics moments after a credit-card fraud suspect ran out of the store on Sunset Boulevard on Thursday, police said. Moments earlier, Jordan and Montgomery had pulled up to…

Murder in South Carolina at 5-year high, Horry County had third-highest rate

by Simon Williams

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — The state’s law enforcement agency, SLED, released data that shows in 2018, 393 South Carolinians were murdered. That’s the highest the state has seen in five years. The data shows that 29 of those happened in Horry County, which is the third-highest in the state, behind Charleston and Richland counties. Now, the county solicitor says his office is…