Author: Associated Press
Local News, News, State

Body found in water identified as missing SC man

Associated Press,

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) – A body found in the water in South Carolina has been identified as a man reported missing last month. Mount Pleasant Police spokesman Inspector Chris Rosier says the body of 20-year-old Alexander Elliott was recovered from the water near the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant on Thursday morning. Rosier tells the Post and Courier…

Local News

SC man accused of burning apartment after getting eviction note

Associated Press,

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina man is accused of starting the new year by setting fire to an apartment complex that served him with an eviction notice on New Year’s Eve. News outlets report Forrest Lavery West was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree arson. Authorities were alerted to the burning North Charleston apartment complex about an…

Greenville Police Chief resigns amid SLED investigation

Associated Press,

Greenville, SC (AP) — An upstate police chief who has been under investigation for allegedly giving preferential treatment to a businessman is stepping down from his post. Greenville police chief ken miller resigned yesterday after First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced that Miller would not face criminal charges following an investigation from SLED. A city spokesperson says Miller will receive…
National Sports, Sports

Redskins hire Ron Rivera as coach

Associated Press,

The 57-year-old of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent is the first minority to be named full-time coach in Redskins franchise history. Rivera is the seventh coach hired by Dan Snyder in his two decades of ownership, which have included just five playoff appearances.
National Sports, Sports

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dies at 77

Associated Press,

By the time he left his position in 2014 — he wouldn’t say or let league staffers say “retire,” because he never stopped working — a league that fought for a foothold before him had grown to a more than $5 billion a year industry and made NBA basketball perhaps the world’s most popular sport after soccer.

Related Posts