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2 charged, 3 wanted in connection with Sumter bar and grill shooting
SUMTER, S.C. (WIS) - Two additional people have been charged and three people are wanted in connection with a shooting at the now-closed Backyard Bar & Grill in Sumter. During the March 10 shooting, three people were shot and one person was run over by a car after falling. The...
Missing in South Carolina: Police searching for 16-year-old girl who disappeared
SUMTER, S.C. — Above video: Your Thursday headlines. Police in South Carolina need your help finding a missing teenage girl. Kylanae Owens, 16, left her home in Sumter Wednesday afternoon. She is 5 feet 4 inches, about 180 pounds and has black hair with turquoise highlights and twists. She...
Retired Florida airman stationed at Shaw AFB sentenced for illegally selling TV access codes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - An airman formerly stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter was sentenced to federal prison after being convicted for providing illegal access to digital streaming services. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Franklin Valverde Jr., 40, of Melbourne, Florida made hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Sumter School District groundskeeper celebrates 60 years of working in local schools
SUMTER, S.C. — Nearly 60 years of service to the community is the milestone that one Sumter School District groundskeeper is approaching as he heads into his sixth decade in that role. “Work hard and stay young,” Fulton McFadden shares. “That’s what my mother and father says. Work hard...
'I will set the whole block on fire!': 28-year-old man arrested on arson charges
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A verbal disagreement led to a home being set on fire on North Lane Road, the Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Jaquan Tyriq Simmons, 28, from Manning, was arrested and charged with domestic violence high and aggravated and arson in the second degree for his role in a Saturday fire at a residence on North Lane Road in Williamsburg County.
Mayor of Mayesville sues Council, Town Clerk for responsibilities, powers of mayor after being locked out of office
MAYESVILLE, S.C. (WIS) - The mayor of Mayesville said he was locked out of his own office in the same building where town officials conduct business. Mayor Chris Brown was first elected on November 7 of 2023 and said since then, other elected officials have denied him his right to govern.
Amazon fulfillment contractor to begin operations in Sumter with 1st South Carolina facility
Utopia Fulfillment Inc. has announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operations in Sumter County. The Sumter facility will be located at 31 Plowden Mill Road, with an expected launch date...
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