Police: 2 elderly women tied up during SC home invasion
Horry County police are looking for a couple they say entered a business and then tied up two elderly women before making off with firearms, a truck, cash and jewelry.
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Law enforcement agencies seize more than $30K in stolen items
Authorities in the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Bamberg County Sheriff’s Office are urging residents to keep track of serial numbers on the valuables after nearly $30,000 worth of stolen items, including more than 20 weapons, were recovered from an Orangeburg County residence.
Couple convicted for forcing woman to have sex with men
A Greenville man and woman have each been sentenced to 12 years in prison for forcing a woman to have sex with up to 30 men a day.
Orangeburg Co. man arrested in murder for hire
Deputies with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office have charged an Elloree man with attempting to initiate a murder for hire scheme against his girlfriend’s husband.
Damage assessment begins on houses in floodplain
Department of Natural Resource employees have been on the ground since Monday, training City of Columbia employees to do “Substantial Damage Estimate Assessments.”
SC State Fair opens Wednesday without delay
Gates to the South Carolina State Fair opens Wednesday in Columbia after days of recovery efforts following historic flooding across the state.
Recipients of FEMA ineligibility letters can appeal
Some disaster survivors affected by the severe storms and flooding in South Carolina may receive a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) saying they are ineligible for disaster assistance.
State organizers move back high school playoffs
The flooding that affected South Carolina and played havoc with the high school football schedule has led the South Carolina High School League to push the playoffs and championship games back a week.
SC State campus on heightened alert
South Carolina State University officials say they are on heightened alert after receiving a threat from an anonymous caller on Wednesday.
Gov. Haley Secures Disaster Unemployment Assistance Eligibility for Newberry County
Gov. Nikki Haley and the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announced today that Newberry County is eligible to receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) after FEMA approved them for individual assistance.
