Investigators have charged a couple in connection to a hit-and-run that killed a horse and injured a rider. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office arrested Steven and Caroline Muckenfuss.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 06:01:07 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
At least 51 have died in a storm the National Weather Service described as large and violent.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:29:15 GMT
Dorchester District 2 administrators and teachers packed the county's council chambers in support of their 20,000 students. "We have done a whole lot with so little for so long," says Wally Baird, principalMore >>
Dorchester District Two says it will be in the red in the upcoming school year. The district presented its$158 million budget to the Dorchester County Council Monday night.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:15 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:15:38 GMT
A massive tornado touched down to the southwest of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon. Starting out as a classic funnel it quickly became a giant half-mile wide wedge tornado as it proceeded east north eastMore >>
A massive tornado touched down to the southwest of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon.More >>
On Friday night, police were in patrol in the area of Brownswood Road and Comsee Lane when officers spotted the suspects' vehicle crossing a double solid line in the roadway twice.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:22:26 GMT
An Upstate woman who is charged in the shooting deaths of her two children and with trying to kill her husband has been released from the hospital.Anna Simpson was released from Greenville MemorialMore >>
An Upstate woman who is charged in the shooting deaths of her two children and with trying to kill her husband has been released from the hospital.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:10:08 GMT
Investigators are looking for a Cottageville man accused of attempting to crash a truck into a deputy's cruiser which started a car chase in Colleton County.More >>
Investigators are looking for a Cottageville man accused of attempting to crash a truck into a deputy's cruiser which started a car chase in Colleton County. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:02 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:02:06 GMT
Thieves broke into at least six cars early in a North Charleston neighborhood Monday morning, taking a wallet, shoes and other items.. Police said the thieves struck between 4 and 5 AM on Red Oak Drive. GinaMore >>
A North Charleston woman saw a man breaking into her car Monday morning, but the thief got away before she could stop him. Police said at least six cars were targeted on Red Oak Drive between 4 and 5 AM.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:53 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:53:56 GMT
MT. PLEASANT, SC (WCSC) - Staying true to tradition, Mark Sanford returned to the Lowcountry five days after being sworn into Congress to meet with people about issues and ideas during his 'neighborhoodMore >>
Staying true to tradition, Mark Sanford returned to the Lowcountry five days after being sworn into Congress to meet with people about issues and ideas during his 'neighborhood office hours.' Sanford says he started the practice when he was first elected to Congress and it's worked wonders.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:45 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:45:50 GMT
Thousands of boaters – many of whom are inexperienced -- are expected to take to Charleston-area waterways this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. "There's not a whole of formal training that goes into boating.More >>
Thousands of boaters – many of whom are inexperienced -- are expected to take to Charleston-area waterways this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. "There's not a whole of formal training that goes into boating.More >>
The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.More >>
Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:39 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:39:04 GMT
The Charleston Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old man accused of stealing $500 worth of clothes and shoes from a Walmart where he was previously employed.More >>
The Charleston Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old man accused of stealing $500 worth of clothes and shoes from a Walmart where he was previously employed. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:41 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:41:57 GMT
A Berkeley County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to raping a woman two years ago during a home invasion while he was wearing an ankle bracelet with a GPS-monitoring device.More >>
A Berkeley County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to raping a woman two years ago during a home invasion while he was wearing an ankle bracelet with a GPS-monitoring device.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:27 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:27:04 GMT
The man convicted of voluntary manslaughter two years ago in the 2009 death of 28-year-old Kate Waring is again seeking a new trial. According to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, 33-year-oldMore >>
The man convicted of voluntary manslaughter two years ago in the 2009 death of 28-year-old Kate Waring waived his relief hearing on Monday on two other charges he was convicted on.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:12 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:12:43 GMT
Shots were fired after an altercation tonight at a North Charleston gas station, according to North Charleston Police. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. at the Murphy's Gas Station at Rivers AvenueMore >>
Authorities say a parking space dispute at a gas station led to a man being shot in the face and damage to four vehicles.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:38:25 GMT
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says a second suspect wanted for a home invasion and shooting in Orangeburg last week has been captured in Rock Hill.More >>
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says a second suspect wanted for a home invasion and shooting in Orangeburg last week has been captured in Rock Hill.More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:23 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:23:03 GMT
Santee Cooper and the Central Electric Power Cooperative have signed a multi-billion-dollar cost-saving extension of an agreement to purchase power from Santee Cooper. The savings will benefit all cooperativeMore >>
Santee Cooper and the Central Electric Power Cooperative have signed a multi-billion-dollar cost-saving extension of an agreement to purchase power from Santee Cooper.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-05-20 14:40:35 GMT
Authorities are responding to accident involving a Charleston County Sheriff's deputy in West Ashley Sunday afternoon. Emergency officials are seen at the intersection of Glenn McConnell Parkway and MagwoodMore >>
Authorities say the Charleston County sheriff's deputy and the woman involved in a collision in West Ashley on Sunday have been released from the hospital.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:26 AM EDT2013-05-20 14:26:24 GMT
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.More >>
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:15 AM EDT2013-05-20 14:15:38 GMT
It's high school graduation time and while we applaud every student who marches to Pomp and Circumstance, this accomplishment is very special for one student in particular. Rhyan Coleman is graduatingMore >>
It's high school graduation time and while we applaud every student who marches to Pomp and Circumstance, this accomplishment is very special for one student in particular. Rhyan Coleman is graduating from Goose Creek High School in the top 25% of his class. He plans to attend college and he's autistic.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:00 AM EDT2013-05-20 14:00:52 GMT
Rep. Mark Sanford is back in the 1st Congressional District to conduct his first items of business in office on Monday.The former governor was sworn in as Tim Scott's replacement in the House of RepresentativesMore >>
Rep. Mark Sanford is back in the 1st Congressional District to conduct his first items of business in office on Monday.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:32 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:32:24 GMT
A South Carolina sheriff's deputy has died after working three nights of security at the scene of a fire that destroyed 26 condominiums near Myrtle Beach in March.More >>
A an Horry County sheriff's deputy has died after working three nights of security at the scene of a fire that destroyed 26 condominiums near Myrtle Beach in March.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:16 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:16:45 GMT
A wreck in the southbound lanes of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is snarling traffic headed towards Charleston on Monday morning.The wreck appears to have happened near the Morrison Drive and East BayMore >>
A wreck in the southbound lanes of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is snarling traffic headed towards Charleston on Monday morning.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:13 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:13:51 GMT
Summerville's new skate park is set to open this summer. Last week, crews broke ground at the park's location at the intersection of Magnolia Way and East Richland Street, just off Berlin G. Myer Parkway. ItMore >>
Summerville's new skate park is set to open this summer.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:00 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:00:42 GMT
The proposed Charleston County budget is set to be presented Tuesday, and it could mean good news for your wallet.The proposed 2014 fiscal year budget includes a 6% decrease in taxes on owner-occupiedMore >>
The proposed Charleston County budget is set to be presented Tuesday, and it could mean good news for your wallet.More >>
South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service. Attorney General Alan Wilson on Monday lambasted the IRS over its...More >>
The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening intently as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of...More >>
The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado...More >>
Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.More >>
Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night early Tuesday lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the...More >>
As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept...More >>
I left the office as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too...More >>
The facts laid out by prosecutors are plain: In 2008, a U.S. government employee on assignment in Zimbabwe drove through the capital of Harare in his government-issued Toyota Land Cruiser and struck and killed a...More >>
The facts laid out by prosecutors are plain: In 2008, a U.S. government employee on assignment in Zimbabwe drove through the capital of Harare in his government-issued Toyota Land Cruiser and struck and killed a 34-year-old...More >>
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by...More >>
China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North...More >>
The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria hit an Israeli patrol on the Golan Heights overnight, damaging a vehicle and prompting the troops to fire back.More >>
The Syrian military says it has destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights.More >>
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.More >>
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.More >>
Six Muslim men and one minor have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from life to two years in prison for involvement in the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence in central Myanmar.More >>
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison - one of them to a life term - in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has produced no...More >>
China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the...More >>
Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms beat up the captain of a seized Chinese fishing boat and stole its fuel during two weeks of captivity, but eventually released the boat and crew Tuesday without the ransom they...More >>
China's new premier says he chose India as the site of his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth.More >>
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides.More >>
An Afghan official says a powerful roadside bomb has killed six policemen in the country's west.More >>
A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official said.More >>
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.More >>
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park...More >>
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...More >>
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...More >>
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.More >>
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.More >>
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.More >>
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.More >>
An Australian politician says he's learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.More >>
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.More >>
A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator - the heaviest ever certified in Texas - on his first alligator hunt.More >>
A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator - the heaviest ever certified in Texas - on his first alligator hunt.More >>
A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.More >>
A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.More >>
On Friday night, police were in patrol in the area of Brownswood Road and Comsee Lane when officers spotted the suspects' vehicle crossing a double solid line in the roadway twice.More >>
Investigators have charged a couple in connection to a hit-and-run that killed a horse and injured a rider. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office arrested Steven and Caroline Muckenfuss.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:10:08 GMT
Investigators are looking for a Cottageville man accused of attempting to crash a truck into a deputy's cruiser which started a car chase in Colleton County.More >>
Investigators are looking for a Cottageville man accused of attempting to crash a truck into a deputy's cruiser which started a car chase in Colleton County. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:12 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:12:43 GMT
Shots were fired after an altercation tonight at a North Charleston gas station, according to North Charleston Police. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. at the Murphy's Gas Station at Rivers AvenueMore >>
Authorities say a parking space dispute at a gas station led to a man being shot in the face and damage to four vehicles.
Kidcasters assist Chad Watson with the morning weather forecast on TV! Kidcasters are featured every Friday morning at 6 a.m. If your child is between ages 7 to 14, click to enter.More >>
Kidcasters come from all over the Lowcountry to assist meteorologist Chad Watson with the morning weather forecast. They also come to have fun and be on TV! Kidcasters are featured every Friday morning on Live 5 News at 6 a.m. If your child is between ages 7 to 14 and would like to be a Kidcaster, click to enter. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:40 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:40:36 GMT
Seven Citadel players have been named to the All-Southern Conference baseball team by the league's coaches and media, a group headed by senior right-hander Austin Pritcher as the SoCon Pitcher of the Year.More >>
Seven Bulldogs Named to All-Conference TeamMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:52 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:52:35 GMT
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completedMore >>
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completedMore >>
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Hundreds of people braved the chilly Saturday morning temperatures and took their spot at the starting line for Color Me Rad Charleston at the Ladson Exchange Park.More >>
