A South Carolina woman who won $878 million in the biggest jackpot payout to one winner in U.S. history says she wants to give back to the city and state where her good fortune happened.
{FD} Sheriff: Woman kills jail escapee who kicks in her door
An inmate who had escaped minutes earlier from a county jail in South Carolina was shot and killed by a woman after he kicked in her backdoor, the local sheriff said. Continue reading →
{FD} Punishment light for inmate killers as prison violence rises
Larry Moore was watching “Ellen” in a South Carolina prison when he heard a scream. Continue reading →
{FD} Possible killer of 90 helps SC sheriff solve cold case
When Texas Rangers called Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott to let him know one of their prisoners had confessed to shooting a woman in the head 40 years ago in his county, Lott knew immediately what case they were talking about. Continue reading →
{FD} Mourners gather for officer killed in South Carolina ambush
Hundreds of friends, family and fellow officers gathered in South Carolina to remember the love, passion and courage of a police officer whose chief said he died trying to save three other wounded officers in a barrage of gunfire. Continue reading →
{FD} New military jet crashes, pilot ejects in S Carolina
A military jet a short distance from its base crashed in South Carolina on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely and no one on the ground injured, authorities said. Continue reading →
{FD} Florence flooding slowly envelops South Carolina homes
A week ago, firefighters in Conway went to a neighborhood and told surprised residents their houses would flood from Hurricane Florence even though they had never had water in them before. Continue reading →
{FD} Soggy South Carolina to get more rain as flooding continues
The soggy remnants of Florence keep causing chaos in coastal South Carolina long after the hurricane swirled ashore, with rivers still flowing far beyond their banks and a new storm gathering more rain just offshore. Continue reading →
{FD} After the hurricane comes the deluge on South Carolina coast
Eleven days ago, Lee Gantt was at a Hurricane Florence party in her neighborhood in Georgetown, where the story goes that some houses haven’t flooded from the Sampit River since they were built before the American Revolution. Continue reading →
{FD} After the hurricane comes the deluge on South Carolina coast was first posted on September 24, 2018 at 11:09 pm.
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{FD} 2 years after disastrous flood, Florence scares small town
Few places in South Carolina are more worried about the possibility of disastrous inland flooding from Hurricane Florence’s heavy rain than the town of Nichols. Continue reading →
{FD} 1 family’s dilemma to evacuate or not comes down to money
Mercedes O’Neill is a little scared to ride out Hurricane Florence in her home just two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean with her boyfriend, her 6-year-old daughter, two cats and her new son, due Sept. 27. Continue reading →
{FD} Time nearly up: Fierce Hurricane Florence aims at Southeast
Time is running short to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm that has a region of more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights. Continue reading →
{FD} Body left to rot in funeral home 3 years leads to charges
Two South Carolina funeral home workers have been indicted after authorities say they left a body to rot in an unrefrigerated room surrounded by air-fresheners for nearly three years because the woman’s family owed them money. Continue reading →
{FD} Sheriff: Baby in diaper box may have died of natural causes
A sheriff in South Carolina says a baby found dead inside a diaper box after her mother falsely reported she was kidnapped may have died from natural causes. Continue reading →
{FD} Man who bought 12 guns for serial killer pleads guilty
The man who bought guns for a convicted felon who killed seven people in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to 36 federal gun charges. Continue reading →
{FD} Prosecutors: Police chief made officers give him drugs
Prosecutors say the police chief of a small South Carolina town took legally prescribed narcotics from his officers and their families for his own use. Continue reading →
{FD} Thousands pay their respects to the Rev. Billy Graham
Thousands of people from all walks of life filed slowly past the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham on Monday to pay their final respects to a man who reached millions with his message of salvation thorough Jesus Christ. Continue reading →
Ex-priest indicted on molestation charges in South Carolina
A former Catholic priest who has already served five years in prison for sexually abusing two boys in Maryland has been indicted in South Carolina on nine charges. Continue reading →
FBI agent says bank robbery suspect confessed he would kill
A FBI agent says a North Carolina man charged with killing two South Carolina bank employees during a robbery told investigators he was desperate for money and knew he was going to shoot someone. Continue reading →
{FD} Same-sex domestic violence court win has unintended problem
Both sides in a South Carolina case that decided same-sex couples should get the same domestic violence protection as heterosexual couples are asking the state’s high court to set aside its ruling because of a consequence no one wanted. Continue reading →
