Workers at daycare in Conway arrested after alleged assault on child, warrants say
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Two daycare workers in Conway are facing charges in connection to a child assault investigation. Arrest warrants show Kabria Hasty is charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, and Tanyell Wellington is charged with failing to report child abuse or neglect charge. The charges stem from...
Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Opens First Franchise In South Carolina
Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks officially opened its first franchise location in Columbia, South Carolina (Columbia’s Five Points). Established in 2014 by West Philadelphia native Derrick Hayes, Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks began as a modest venture in a 700-square-foot gas station in Dunwoody, Georgia. Named in honor of Hayes’...
Greenville County deputies placed on leave after shooting and killing a 75-year-old man
Two Greenville County Sheriff's deputies were placed on administrative leave after fatally shooting a man Tuesday. According to Greenville County Sheriff's Lt. Ryan Flood, deputies shot and killed Jesse William Wright Sr., 75, shortly before 5 p.m. Flood said deputies responded to a disturbance on 147 Coster Road in...
Pee Dee woman charged with forgery, Medicaid fraud
DARLINGTON, S.C. (WMBF) - A Darlington woman was arrested on Wednesday and faces forgery and Medicaid fraud charges. The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office announced that the Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit investigated the case and arrested 51-year-old old Angela D. Harrison. Harrison is...
South Carolina fire allegedly started by teens triples in size, burns through mountains
PICKENS, S.C. (WBTV) - A South Carolina fire allegedly started by four teenagers last week tripled in size since Monday and burned through mountains in just days. The fire started around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, March 21, at Table Rock State Park in Pickens County. Officials reported the fire grew to over 1,300 acres by...
New evacuations issued in western Carolinas due to wildfires
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Evacuations are in effect across the northern Upstate of South Carolina and the mountains of western North Carolina due to wildfires burning in multiple locations. Below is the latest evacuation information in effect as of Wednesday, March 26 at 3:52 p.m.:. Greenville County...
Darlington, Florence firefighters deployed to help wildfires in Upstate SC
(WPDE) — Local agencies are being deployed to help assist the ongoing wildfires in Upstate South Carolina. Officials said the deployment was implemented to support statewide firefighter mobilization efforts. The fires in Pickens County have burned for several days and prompted evacuations, according to officials....
22-year-old Lamar High School grad killed in shooting outside South Carolina hookah lounge
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding the person who shot and killed a Darlington County man early Sunday morning. Derrick Shaquan Higgins, 22, a Lamar High School graduate, was shot outside the Quarter P Hookah Lounge on Augusta Road, the sheriff’s office...
Toddler in hospital after accidental shooting in Spartanburg Co.
A toddler is in the hospital after a reported accidental shooting Wednesday morning in Spartanburg County.
Spread of South Carolina Upstate wildfires prompts mandatory evacuations in multiple counties
Due to the spread of the Table Rock fire and Persimmon Ridge fire, mandatory evacuations are in effect for parts of Pickens and Greenville counties.
