Anderson County

2 die in one SC county from winter storm’s frigid blast

The deaths of a 91-year-old man who froze trying to fix a broken pipe and a man who couldn't get oxygen after the power went out at his home have been contributed to the winter storm in South Carolina, authorities said.

The deaths of a 91-year-old man who froze trying to fix a broken pipe and a man who couldn’t get oxygen after the power went out at his home have been contributed to the winter storm in South Carolina, authorities said.

Mother Daughter Killed in SC Home

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the deaths of a woman and her daughter found inside their South Carolina home. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore tells media outlets the bodies of 79-year-old Judith Calvert and 50-year-old Theresa Wright were found Sunday afternoon. Shore says a relative who hadn’t been able to get in touch with the women by phone…

Anderson County Considers Outlawing Owners Shooting Dogs

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Some Anderson County Council members want to make it illegal for a person to shoot his or her dog after an owner shot and left his dog for dead. State law recognizes dogs as property and there is no law saying owners cannot euthanize their dogs. Local media outlets reports that more than 60 people attended…