Man escapes his burning home, struck and killed by pickup truck
Authorities say a man who escaped from his burning South Carolina home was struck and killed by a pickup truck a short time later.
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Three Sumter teens charged in armed robbery
Sumter police have charged three teens after an armed robbery Friday in the parking lot of a local BB&T.
Sexual assault suspect out on bond arrested for murder
Michael Corbitt, 25, arrested for physical and sexual assault in 2018 SPRINGFIELD, SC (WOLO) – A Springfield man arrested earlier this month for criminal sexual conduct has been arrested once again, this time for murder. Michael Corbitt, 25, now faces a murder charge with a scheduled first court appearance on Tuesday (1/15). He was arrested following a weekend shooting incident…
Search continues for duo suspected of shoplifting thousands in jewelry
Weeks after Deputies say a couple is caught stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from an Orangeburg Walmart, they are identified, but not
Teen charged with attempted murder after car hits SC deputy
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy is charged with attempted murder after he struck a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy with a car.
Lexington students collect over 200 coats to give to a local nonprofit
Students at Lake Murray Elementary ended its annual tradition of giving by collecting 207 coats to give Mission Lexington.
Republican lawmakers to file Medical Marijuana bill Tuesday
Columbia, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina lawmakers are again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state. Beaufort Republican Tom Davis tells The Associated Press he plans to file the Compassionate Care Act on Tuesday. Republican House Rep. Peter McCoy is sponsoring similar legislation in the House. Davis tried last year to get approval for the…
PSC: SCE&G “Imprudent” in VC Summer fallout
Columbia, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina regulators have changed their minds and ruled that a private utility did intentionally withhold information and mislead them about a project to build a pair of nuclear reactors that ultimately failed. The Public Service Commission voted Monday that South Carolina Electric & Gas was “imprudent” in its dealing with regulators over the reactors. The utility abandoned…
Report: Haley potential candidate for president of World Bank
New York, NY, (Financial Times)–We may now have an idea on what former Governor Nikki Haley’s next career move may be. According to the Financial Times, Haley and Ivanka Trump are candidates to replace the outgoing president of the World Bank. The bank’s current president, Jim Yong Kim, announced his resignation last week, more than three years before his term…
Attorney General: 3 Upstate men plead guilty to child porn charges
Attorney General Alan Wilson says 3 men from the Upstate pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and sentenced to prison.
