Erica Banks Arrested at Airport Over Stolen Gun
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 31: Erica Banks performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 31, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Brasted/FilmMagic) Texas rapper and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Erica Banks was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after Transportation Security...
Man sentenced to 15 years for domestic assault and drug trafficking
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WACH0 — A Laurens man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to domestic assault and drug trafficking charges, according to 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo. Arcadio Kenneth Hernandez, 23, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to assault and battery of a high...
Man charged following armed robbery at Dollar General in Greenville, deputies say
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been charged following an armed robbery incident on Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, 38-year-old Tiizen John Dorsey went into a Dollar General on Wade Hampton Boulevard with a gun and stole over $300 around 5 p.m.
Spartanburg leaders unite after infant’s murder: ‘Gunshots have replaced conversations’
Zymir Demarco Smith was only 7 months old when he was shot in the neck on August 3 after several unknown suspects fired multiple rounds into an apartment at 314 Collins Avenue in Spartanburg. Spartanburg County EMS drove Smith to Spartanburg Medical Center, where he later died around 5 a.m. Major Art Littlejohn with...
2 S.C. deputies hurt in training accident by live rounds kept in desk drawer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two deputies shot and injured in a training exercise in South Carolina were wounded by ammunition taken from a plastic bag in a desk drawer and not properly tested to see if they were blanks, a sheriff said Wednesday. Gov. Henry McMaster announced Wednesday that...
Police: 2 suspects charged with shooting at Georgia trailer park
Officials said he was taken to the Anderson County Detention Center and was given a $100,000 surety bond on the condition of wearing a electronic monitoring GPS and having no contact with the victim on Thursday. Police searching for suspects after shots fired at residence in Laurens. Updated: 3 hours...
The one exception is Spartanburg County
A statewide committee decided on Monday that, with the exception of Spartanburg County, all of South Carolina should remain drought-free. State drought committee members discussed that the weather pattern change that started August 1 came just in time, a much-needed break from the heat and the rain deficit. Daily...
New built-to-rent community breaks ground near Simpsonville
Tricon Residential Inc., a Canada-based real estate developer, broke ground on a new built-to-rent community east of Simpsonville Aug. 6. Tricon Simpsonville will feature 93 townhome units with three-bedroom floor plans and two-car garages. Community amenities include a pool, dog park, playground, pickleball and...
Greenville County Schools names 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year
At a special event Thursday morning, Morgan Smith, who teaches 5th grade at Robert E. Cashion Elementary School, was named this year’s Teacher of the Year.
Blue Moon restaurant to close in downtown Spartanburg to make way for city-county complex
Construction of a local government complex in downtown Spartanburg will transform sections of Church, West Broad, and Spring streets. One short-term result will be the September 30 closing of the Blue Moon Specialty Foods location on Church Street. Since 2018, Blue Moon has been a popular downtown spot for breakfast...