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5 arrested after fentanyl, cocaine & weed seized during Florence search
FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — The Florence Police Dept. executed a search warrant at a residence on Waxwing Drive in Florence on Wednesday. According to Captain Stephen Starling, five people were arrested and charged following the investigation. The suspects apprehended were:. Tyrus Sansbury- trafficking cocaine, trafficking cocaine base, trafficking fentanyl,...
Florence Co. school to host balloon release for 11-year-old killed in shooting incident
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A Florence County elementary school will host a celebration of life for an 11-year-old killed in a shooting incident last week. Scranton Elementary STEAM Academy will release balloons in honor of Brentlee Crump on Friday at 6 p.m. The school asks the community to...
5 arrested during drug bust executed at Florence home
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) - Florence police have arrested nearly half a dozen people and kept more drugs off the streets during a search executed at a home Wednesday afternoon. Florence Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit and Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at a home on Waxwing Drive. During the search they were able to seize the following:
Florence elementary school named among Palmetto’s Finest for 2024
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florence 1 School is one of four schools named as the finest in South Carolina for 2024. The South Carolina Association of School Administrators named Delmae Heights Elementary School as one of the four winners. The other three winners were North Pointe Elementary School in Anderson School District 5, Meadow […]
Meet News 19 Teacher of the Week, Lyn Sullivan
NEW ZION, S.C. — Ms. Lyn Sullivan's smile is infectious when she is in her 2nd grade classroom at Walker Gamble Elementary School. "You're the best teacher in the world. I wouldn't ever replace you with anyone," says Raelynn Shown, a student at Walker Gamble Elementary. But Raelynn does...
'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.
Out-of-state fugitive arrested in Pee Dee after tip
MARION COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A tip from a “concerned citizen” led to an Arizona fugitive’s arrest in Marion County. Carl Ottmann, 44, of Snowflake, Arizona, was taken into custody on Tuesday near Mullins by Marion County deputies. Ottmann was wanted in Arizona for failure to appear...
Race, profit behind 2023 Florence Co. traffic stop, lawsuit claims
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A specialized Florence County Sheriff’s Office unit that conducts traffic stops along major interstates used its power to target a Black man, nearly escalating a minor infraction into a narcotics charge, a newly filed lawsuit claims. That’s the argument of a Florida man suing the agency for unlawful seizure and […]
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