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Investigators with the Charleston Police Department are looking for a 23-year-old man in connection to an armed robbery and assault at a home in downtown Thursday night. More>>

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'National Bike to Work Day' arrives in Lowcountry

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"National Bike to Work Day" has arrived and Lowcountry cyclists will be hitting the streets today.Tom Bradford of Charleston Moves, a nonprofit which promotes healthy modes of transportation, hopes the More>>

Coroner identifies Johns Island shooting victim

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The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was found fatally shot and a teen severely beaten on Johns Island Wednesday night. More>>

Most Wanted: Maurice Ramell Gregg

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Summerville Police are looking for 21 year old Maurice Ramell Gregg. Gregg is wanted on a charge of burglary 1st degree for breaking into his ex girlfriend's house and assaulting several people. More>>

Dash cam video released of Robert McCaffrey traffic stop

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Authorities have released dash camera video of a police officer pulling over Robert McCaffrey in the Upstate the day he reported his wife missing. More>>

Suspect in cat's brutal death arrested; reward offered for information

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Officials with Pet Helpers say a suspect in a cat's brutal death on Folly Beach has been arrested. More>>

Fire destroys home on Kiawah Island

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Firefighters say a blaze destroyed a home on Kiawah Island early Thursday morning. More>>

Air Force veteran hired on the spot at Yorktown job fair

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Marvin Streeter was determined to get a job. Along with more than 650 military veterans and their families, Streeter boarded the USS Yorktown with resume in hand, looking for employment. After 24 months of waiting, the Air Force vet flew into a new career. More>>

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Former Clemson WR Wofford killed in crash
Former Clemson WR Wofford killed in crash
Former Clemson wide receiver Brian Wofford was killed when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle.More >>
Former Clemson wide receiver Brian Wofford was killed when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest South Carolina news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest South Carolina news from The Associated Press
Two South Carolina companies are recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef which possibly are contaminated with E.coli. The South Carolina Meat Poultry Inspection Department announced the recall today for products from...More >>
New director named for National Hurricane Center
New director named for National Hurricane Center
The U.S. government's hurricane forecasting hub in Miami has chosen The Weather Channel's tropical weather expert to be its next chief.More >>
The U.S. government's hurricane forecasting hub in Miami has chosen The Weather Channel's tropical weather expert to be its next chief.More >>
2 SC companies announce ground beef recall
2 SC companies announce ground beef recall
Two South Carolina companies are recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef which possibly are contaminated with E.coli.More >>
Two South Carolina companies are recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef which possibly are contaminated with E.coli.More >>
Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision
Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.More >>
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.More >>

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Gamecocks drop first game with LSU in huge SEC showdown
Gamecocks drop first game with LSU in huge SEC showdown
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 7:24 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:24:21 GMT
Columbia, S.C. – LSU right-hander Kevin Gausman hurled a complete game and was backed by homers from Mason Katz and Jordy Snikeris as the ninth ranked Tigers defeated second ranked South Carolina 5-2 inMore >>
Tigers' Gausman tosses complete game in 5-2 win over USCMore >>
College of Charleston opens series with 11-6 win over UNCG
College of Charleston Opens Series With 11-6 Win Over UNCG
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 7:26 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:26:23 GMT
The Cougars scored 11 runs on 11 hits, including a two-run homer from Brandon Glazer, to take an 11-6 win over UNCG in the series opener on Thursday night. Glazer finished the game with a home run andMore >>
Glazer knocks in 4 to lead CofCMore >>
The Citadel ends regular season with 4-2 loss at Elon
The Citadel ends regular season with 4-2 loss at Elon
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 7:19 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:19:20 GMT
ELON, N.C. – Elon scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to break a 1-1 ballgame and The Citadel was unable to score with the bases loaded in the ninth as the Phoenix held on for a 4-2 victoryMore >>
Bulldogs enter SoCon Tournament at #7 seed after being swept by PhoenixMore >>
Academic Magnet falls in AA girls' soccer state finals
Academic Magnet falls in AA girls' soccer state finals
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 7:04 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:04:54 GMT
Academic Magnet had several chances to find the back of the net, but Christ Church's Cameron Beach denied the Raptors every time, and the Cavaliers won the AA state championship, 2-0. Meaghan CarriganMore >>
Christ Church gets revenge with 2-0 shutout of RaptorsMore >>
Pinewood Prep Wins SCISA AAA Baseball Title
Pinewood Prep Wins SCISA AAA Baseball Title
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 12:59 AM EDT2012-05-18 04:59:06 GMT
Pinewood Prep ended the 2012 season in style by winning their 14th game in the last 16 tries and in the process clinching their 2nd state title in the last 4 years with an 11-3 win over Northwood AcademyMore >>
Northwood falls in the state finals for 5th straight yearMore >>

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Journalist kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico
Journalist kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico
Mexican authorities say masked gunmen have kidnapped a police-beat reporter in the northern state of Sonora.More >>
The tortured body of a Mexican police reporter was found on the side of a road in the northern state of Sonora on Friday, a day after he was kidnapped by gunmen while waiting at a car wash, authorities said.More >>
Judge weighs multiple Guantanamo 9/11 trials
Judge weighs multiple Guantanamo 9/11 trials
A military judge is considering whether to hold more than one trial for the five Guantanamo prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks.More >>
A military judge is considering whether to split off one or more of the defendants and hold separate trials for five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks, a lawyer for one of the men said Friday.More >>
New Zealand police charge driver in Boston U crash
New Zealand police charge driver in Boston U crash
New Zealand police filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old Boston University student who drove a minivan in a crash that killed three of his college classmates last week.More >>
New Zealand police filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old Boston University student who drove a minivan in a crash that killed three of his college classmates last week.More >>
Remnants of Haiti's army march in the capital
Remnants of Haiti's army march in the capital
A group of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti are refusing government orders to disband.More >>
Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital on Friday, many in mismatched uniforms. A United Nations spokesman said 40 to 50 of them were arrested.More >>
Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison amid standoff
Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison amid standoff
About 300 inmates have filed out of a troubled penitentiary where a group of armed prisoners has held off authorities for three weeks, Venezuela's top prisons official said Friday.More >>
Close to 1,000 inmates have filed out of a troubled penitentiary where a group of armed prisoners has held off authorities in a three-week standoff, Venezuelan officials said Friday.More >>

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Watch Live 5 News This Morning for your chance to win two Wann-amaker Club tickets to the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course in August. More >>
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Coroner identifies Johns Island shooting victim
Coroner identifies Johns Island shooting victim
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 6:55 AM EDT2012-05-18 10:55:00 GMT
The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting which left one man dead on Thursday morning.Officials say the victim was taken to the hospital after the shooting on Cynthia Drive, whereMore >>
The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was found fatally shot and a teen severely beaten on Johns Island Wednesday night.More >>
Coroner: Train death in Hanahan was suicide
Coroner: Train death in Hanahan was suicide
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 4:11 PM EDT2012-05-18 20:11:23 GMT
A woman was killed after being hit by a train in Hanahan early Thursday morning, authorities say.Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury says the victim was standing in the tracks at the Hanahan Road crossingMore >>
The Berkeley County Coroner's Office says the woman killed after being hit by a train in Hanahan early Thursday morning was committing suicide.

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2 injured in downtown Charleston shooting
2 injured in downtown Charleston shooting
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 2:12 PM EDT2012-05-18 18:12:22 GMT
Police are responding to a shooting in the area of Rutledge Avenue in downtown. Stay with www.Live5News.com for more information. Copyright WCSC 2012. All rights reserved.More >>
Police now say two people were victims in a shooting in downtown Charleston on Thursday evening. The Charleston Police Department says the shooting happened in the area of Rutledge Avenue and Grove Street around 6:30 p.m.More >>
Suspect in cat's brutal death arrested; reward offered for information
Suspect in cat's brutal death arrested; reward offered for information
Updated: Thursday, May 17 2012 9:19 PM EDT2012-05-18 01:19:20 GMT
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Officials with Pet Helpers say a suspect in a cat's brutal death on Folly Beach has been arrested.More >>
Crews resume search for missing man
Crews resume search for missing man
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 10:22 AM EDT2012-05-18 14:22:20 GMT
Search crews are combing the waters of the Stono River on Thursday after a boater was reported missing.Charleston Police Department officials say police crews along with the Charleston County Sheriff'sMore >>
Search crews have returned to the Stono River on Friday to resume the search for a boater reported missing on Thursday.More >>

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7-Eleven video of Trayvon Martin released
7-Eleven video of Trayvon Martin released
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 9:42 AM EDT2012-05-18 13:42:22 GMT
SANFORD, FL (CNN) – Trayvon Martin walked into a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida, grabbing a bag of Skittles and a can of AriZona iced tea. The hood from his dark gray sweatshirt over his head, he walkedMore >>
Trayvon Martin walked into a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida, grabbing a bag of Skittles and a can of AriZona iced tea.More >>
Classic rockers Van Halen postpones concert dates
Classic rockers Van Halen postpones concert dates
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 9:41 AM EDT2012-05-18 13:41:23 GMT
(CNN) – Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said. No explanation was given andMore >>
Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.

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Rare calico lobster calls aquarium home
Rare calico lobster calls aquarium home
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 9:39 AM EDT2012-05-18 13:39:18 GMT
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI (CNN/WPRI) – A Rhode Island aquarium has a lot to look at and now it has a rare calico lobster. Calvin the lobster was first fished out of the waters in Maine then turned up in aMore >>
A Rhode Island aquarium has a lot to look at and now it has a rare calico lobster.

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U.S. lags behind other countries on vacation days
U.S. lags behind other countries on vacation days
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 9:38 AM EDT2012-05-18 13:38:02 GMT
(CNN) – Dubbed the "no vacation nation," the United States lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days. But Americans don't seem to mind. Most workers don't use all theirMore >>
Dubbed the "no vacation nation," the United States lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days.More >>
Forecasters predict unusual summer temperatures
Forecasters predict unusual summer temperatures
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 5:04 AM EDT2012-05-18 09:04:41 GMT
(CNN) – The forecast from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration calls for above-average temperatures for June through August. That should be the case for about three-quarters of the UnitedMore >>
The forecast from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration calls for above-average temperatures for June through August.

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LA Police: 2 arrests in Chinese student killings
LA Police: 2 arrests in Chinese student killings
Los Angeles police say two suspects have been arrested in the killings of two Chinese graduate students who were shot to death near the University of Southern California campus.More >>
Los Angeles police said Friday that they arrested two suspects in the killings of two Chinese graduate students who were shot to death near the University of Southern California campus last month.More >>
Chemical sends 5 from Fla airport to hospital
Chemical sends 5 from Fla airport to hospital
A terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was closed for a time after an unknown chemical sent five people to the hospital with respiratory complaints.More >>
A terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was closed for a time after an unknown chemical sent five people to the hospital with respiratory complaints.More >>
Quebec passes law in effort to end daily protests
Quebec passes law in effort to end daily protests
Quebec's provincial government passed an emergency law Friday that sets restrictions on demonstrations and shuts some universities as the government seeks to end three months of demonstrations against tuition hikes.More >>
Quebec's provincial government passed an emergency law Friday restricting demonstrations and shutting some universities as the government seeks to end three months of protests against tuition hikes. Outraged students...More >>
Diplomats: UN experts say NKorea violates sanction
Diplomats: UN experts say NKorea violates sanction
Security Council diplomats say an expert panel has reported that North Korea continues to violate U.N. sanctions, citing possible attempts to ship arms to Syria and Myanmar and illegally import luxury goods.More >>
An expert panel's report says North Korea continues to violate U.N. sanctions, citing possible attempts to ship arms to Syria and Myanmar and illegally import luxury goods, U.N. diplomats said Friday.More >>
Driver who was hero in '76 Calif. bus kidnap dies
Driver who was hero in '76 Calif. bus kidnap dies
A California school bus driver who was hailed as a hero for helping 26 students escape after three kidnappers buried them underground in 1976 has died. Frank Edward "Ed" Ray was 91.More >>
The nation called Ed Ray a hero when he led a terrified group of children to safety after they were kidnapped aboard their school bus and held underground for ransom in the summer of 1976.More >>