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1 killed in Orangeburg County motorcycle crash on I-95
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - One person has died after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 95 in Orangeburg County on Tuesday. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 1:40 p.m. at mile marker 86. Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say a 2023 Harley-Davison motorcycle was...
Burned vehicle found in Bamberg Co. with what authorities say appear to be ‘human remains’
BAMBERG COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – The Bamberg County Sheriff’s Office and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) have located a burned vehicle that authorities say appeared to contain human remains. Authorities say in a statement that this discovery came during a joint investigation involving a missing person. The Sheriff’s Office say that the SC Department […]
No arrests yet after 1 killed, several injured at after-prom party
SANTEE, S.C. (WIS) - One teenager was killed and several were injured in an after-prom party near Santee. Harrison Rollins, 19, was shot and killed at the party, the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Chief Deputy Chandra Gibbs said there was a mix of adults and teenagers at the...
Orangeburg County sheriff IDs suspect in double homicide
CORDOVA, S.C. (WIS) - The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference Monday on a March 22 double homicide in Cordova. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell identified the man arrested in late March as Richard Haynes. Ravenell said Haynes was initially charged with obstruction of justice but has now been...
Man Arrested For Phoning In Bomb Threat To South Carolina School
(Baton Rouge, LA)-- A 19-year-old Baton Rouge man is awaiting extradition after reportedly phoning in a bomb threat to a high school in South Carolina. Police say Trenton Brown called Carolina Forest High School on Wednesday of last week and claimed there were bombs on the campus. The school was...
Big Winner in the Lowcountry: South Carolina lottery player nabs $100,000 prize
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Above video: Your Wednesday headlines. A lottery player in the Lowcountry landed a $100,000 prize from a $3 scratch off ticket. “It was really exciting,” she told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. The winner waited a couple of days after buying the ticket at...
High school seniors having trouble committing to colleges due to a FAFSA delay
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Looming deadlines for aspiring college students are making the commitment process a bit more stressful than usual. That deadline ends Wednesday, but applications for FAFSA aid are accepted through June 30. Some schools including Coastal Carolina University have pushed their own deadlines back to accommodate the FAFSA window, but for that […]
1 teen dead, police officer and child injured after shootings in small South Carolina county
ALLENDALE, S.C. (AP) — One teenager is dead and a police officer and an 11-year-old have been wounded in shootings over four days in South Carolina’s smallest county, authorities said. The shootings started Wednesday when the 11-year-old was shot at a home in Allendale, police told media outlets.
News 19 Teacher of the Week is teaching the next generation of educators
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — With only a few weeks until graduation, high school students at in Orangeburg County School District are ready for the next chapter of their lives. Many students at The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center credit their passion to Dr. Carolyn Gaillard. She is known as...
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