South Carolina

EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A woman seen on cellphone video being struck inside the Edgefield County Assessor’s Office last year has filed a federal lawsuit against former tax assessor Benjamin “Gerry” Coleman and Edgefield County. Christie Culbreath and her attorney, Tyler Bailey, are set to speak about...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Spartanburg Police Department said that a man was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly chased and beat a woman while naked. Officers said they responded to the area of North Forest and Wesley streets around 11:28 a.m. Upon arrival, they found a woman wearing a ripped shirt standing in the roadway. The woman advised that she had been walking to the soup kitchen when Rodney Goggins stopped her near Arch Street. She said that Goggins had been following

A South Carolina woman entrusted with managing a residential care facility resident’s finances is accused of using the resident’s debit card for her own benefit, ... Read More

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Eastern Carolina Housing Organization, also known as ECHO, is releasing a new property development exclusively for veterans. The development is made up of four micro homes, all with 410 square feet of enclosed living space. All homes were delivered to the property site...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC. (WPDE) — Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority is planning $172 million in upgrades at two water treatment plants aimed at reducing PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water — a project that could affect customer water rates over the next five years.

A 44-year-old suspect faces an animal cruelty charge as investigators examine additional evidence.

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — An Orangeburg man who pleaded guilty to burning a puppy alive on Facebook Live in 2024 is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday morning. Desmond Brown pleaded guilty to animal crushing, which includes burning, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Brown faces up to seven...

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A bond hearing for Ross Vilardi, accused of murdering four of his wife’s family members, is scheduled for Thursday in Anderson County. The hearing comes days after a judge threw out key evidence just before Vilardi’s murder trial was set to begin.

Two Publix stores that appear on widely shared "closing" lists, in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Goose Creek, S.C., are being torn down and rebuilt rather than abandoned. The West Palm Beach store in the Southdale Shopping Center closed Sept. 26 for a rebuild, and a Publix spokesman said Oct. 9 that plans for the Goose Creek store have not changed.

A Circle K employee in South Carolina allegedly scratched and redeemed lottery tickets he had not paid for, with store surveillance footage recording the activity, ... Read More