CRIME & SAFETY
Car runs into front of SPCA Thrift Store in Aiken, business closed
AIKEN, S.C. (WFXG) - Aiken's SPCA Thrift Store has seen better days. Friday morning a car crashed into SPCA Thrift Store. The store is located at 1589 Whiskey Rd. At this time, the store says they are closed and not accepting donations until further notice. No word on how the...
Second arrest made in disappearance of woman now presumed murdered
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — Months after her disappearance, the body of a woman who went missing in South Carolina has yet to be found. But, on Friday, investigators announced a second arrest in her presumed murder. Authorities said on Friday that 35-year-old Bryan Alexander Hampton Jr. surrendered to Aiken...
Mother of murdered Aiken Co. woman speaks out about latest developments in case
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – There’s new developments in the case of a missing 30-year-old mother in Aiken County. A second suspect is now wanted for Accessory after the Fact to Murder. Jamilla Smith, a mother of two, went missing last December. Her ex boyfriend is behind bars for murder and now his cousin is […]
19-year-old arrested after being wanted for fatal February shooting in Holly Hill, say deputies
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO)– Orangeburg County deputies say a wanted in a fatal February shooting in Holly Hill has been arrested. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says that 19-year-old Demetrius Dickerson of Ridgeville was taken into custody in Dorchester County early Wednesday on Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office warrants. The 19-year-old is...
Injuries reported after Pine Log Road accident in Aiken
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken Department of Public Safety was on the scene of a two-vehicle accident with injuries on Pine Log Road near Shawnee Drive. According to dispatch, the accident was reported at 1:36 p.m. on Wednesday. A News 12 viewer reported a firetruck, EMS vehicles and an...
Crash causes injuries in front of Beech Island Water Works
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A crash has caused injuries in front of Beech Island Water Works on Thursday morning, according to authorities. Aiken County dispatch says deputies were on the way to the scene of a single-vehicle crash in front of 630 Beech Island Avenue at 9:50 a.m. Dispatch...
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