Officials say the raccoon was found near Pendar Lane and North Maine Street, and it was submitted to a lab for testing on Monday. The results confirmed that the raccoon was rabid the following day.
On Monday, agents with SLED say they arrested a Columbia man accused of lottery fraud.
Sumter County deputies are looking for a missing man who was last seen leaving Lakeside Drive.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says deputies are looking for a man wanted on multiple outstanding warrants. Authorities say he is also wanted for questioning regarding a recent shooting incident in Sumter County.
Sumter County deputies need your help identifying two suspects wanted in connection with multiple thefts from vehicles in the Ellerbe Estates area.
The Sumter Police Department is asking for the public's help finding a missing teenager who was last seen Monday.
Sumter County Sheriff's Office say on Monday, they arrested a man accused of breaking into a home and threatening the victim.
Several school districts are dismissing early Tuesday ahead of potential severe weather that could hit the Midlands.
The 20th Fighter Wing hosts the Shaw Air and Space Expo today and tomorrow. The event is free and open to the public.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says deputies are looking for a man wanted for multiple warrants.
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol says an arrest has been made in connection with a hit and run collision in Sumter County that took the life of one person and injured several others.
On February 7, deputies say 30-year-old Morris Nance was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Goodman Road. A $2,000 reward is offered for information that leads to an arrest in this investigation.
One Chestnut Oaks Middle School teacher got a huge surprise today, when he found out he's been selected as a finalist for the State Teacher of the Year competition.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission lifted the state's remaining Red Flag Fire Alert in 14 counties.
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Pain at the pumps here in the Midlands is falling in line with nationwide prices, by rising to near-record levels.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says a Sumter man has been arrested on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Sumter Police Department is searching for a man wanted for a fatal shooting at a Circle K store on Tuesday.
The Sumter Police Department says two men have been charged after gunfire was exchanged near an Atlantic Street business last week.
