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Crime
FBI responds to numerous "swatting" incidents
Crime
Other threats and hoaxes at schools in South Carolina
Blythewood was just one school to get a hoax call, including in Newberry and Sumter and Charleston, Beaufort and Myrtle Beach.
Crime
Blythewood High school parents react to hoax
A hoax saying someone was shot at Blythewood High school put schools, students and parents in chaos.
Crime
Sheriff: Social media hoax led to scare at Blythewood High, sheriff says
Sheriff Lott said several school districts across the state were plagued by similar bogus threats.
Crime
21-year-old deputy dies in line-of-duty while serving felony warrant in Florida
Deputy Blane Lane was sworn into the sheriff's office in January 2022 and served almost nine months before his death.
Crime
Viral social media hoax affects Newberry Middle School, sheriff says
Active shooter calls were made to schools throughout South Carolina on Wednesday morning
Local News
25th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony honors victims of domestic violence in South Carolina
One by one, 49 names of domestic violence victims were read aloud at South Carolina's 25th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony.
Local News
'There’s no more shame in my story': 25th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony honors victims of domestic violence
According to State Data, South Carolina records an average of 32,563 cases of intimate partner violence each year.
Crime
Texas woman accused of kidnapping migrant baby, holding him for ransom for months
Roark would initially demand $8,000 from the mother, but later dropped the figure down to $5,800, prosecutors said.
Crime
Baby, parents, and uncle kidnapped from California business, deputies say
Deputies are calling for help as they try find a family that was kidnapped from a South Merced area business.
Crime
Lexington man shot wife before shooting himself, sheriff says
After shooting his wife, deputies say they found the man’s body a short time later after he apparently died by suicide.
Local News
Elderly South Carolina person died of 'chronic neglect,' agents say
The three were the caregivers of the elderly person who died over the summer.
Crime
Other threats and hoaxes at schools in South Carolina
Blythewood was just one school to get a hoax call, including in Newberry and Sumter and Charleston, Beaufort and Myrtle Beach.
Crime
Blythewood High school parents react to hoax
A hoax saying someone was shot at Blythewood High school put schools, students and parents in chaos.
Crime
Sheriff: Social media hoax led to scare at Blythewood High, sheriff says
Sheriff Lott said several school districts across the state were plagued by similar bogus threats.
Crime
21-year-old deputy dies in line-of-duty while serving felony warrant in Florida
Deputy Blane Lane was sworn into the sheriff's office in January 2022 and served almost nine months before his death.
Crime
Viral social media hoax affects Newberry Middle School, sheriff says
Active shooter calls were made to schools throughout South Carolina on Wednesday morning
Local News
25th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony honors victims of domestic violence in South Carolina
One by one, 49 names of domestic violence victims were read aloud at South Carolina's 25th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony.
Local News
'There’s no more shame in my story': 25th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony honors victims of domestic violence
According to State Data, South Carolina records an average of 32,563 cases of intimate partner violence each year.
Crime
Texas woman accused of kidnapping migrant baby, holding him for ransom for months
Roark would initially demand $8,000 from the mother, but later dropped the figure down to $5,800, prosecutors said.
Crime
Baby, parents, and uncle kidnapped from California business, deputies say
Deputies are calling for help as they try find a family that was kidnapped from a South Merced area business.
Crime
Lexington man shot wife before shooting himself, sheriff says
After shooting his wife, deputies say they found the man’s body a short time later after he apparently died by suicide.
Local News
Elderly South Carolina person died of 'chronic neglect,' agents say
The three were the caregivers of the elderly person who died over the summer.
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