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Friday, May 17 2013 8:01 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:01:35 GMT
Authorities have arrested two people suspected of an armed robbery in downtown early Friday morning. The Charleston Police Department charged 23-year-old Eric Wigfall and 22-year-old Brittany RobinsonMore >>
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Friday, May 17 2013 9:28 PM EDT2013-05-18 01:28:52 GMT
Charleston County deputies say they are searching for a suspect who took officials on a high speed chase that was called off in Orangeburg after the suspect was spotted selling cocaine in West Ashley. AccordingMore >>
Authorities have released dash camera video of a chase where a suspect led investigators on a high speed chase on I-26 in a pursuit that started in West Ashley and ended in Orangeburg. In the newly released video, authorities are seen pursuing the suspect who is driving a Lincoln Navigator along I-26 on Monday.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 2:40 PM EDT2013-05-17 18:40:02 GMT
An official with the Walterboro Public Safety Department tells Live 5 News that Chief Otis Rhodes was fired Friday morning. The department is expected to release a statement today. Stay with www.Live5News.comMore >>
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Friday, May 17 2013 6:56 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:56:45 GMT
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting outside of Club Pluto in Goose Creek early Tuesday. Deputies aren't commenting on what happened, but our photojournalist saw shell casingsMore >>
Law enforcement reports recently released reveal that after a man was shot twice at a Berkeley County nightclub, a car leaving the same club was shot at and suffered damaged from the shooting.More >>
LUGOFF, SC (WIS) -
Lugoff firefighters were surprised to find an alligator and a snake inside an apartment when they were called to extinguish a kitchen fire.
Firefighters were called to the Lynwood apartment complex Monday at about 12 p.m. They quickly extinguished the flames in the kitchen of the first-floor apartment.
As fire crews were checking the apartment above the unit where the fire occurred, they say they found an American Alligator and a large snake in an aquarium. The Department of Natural Resources was notified.
"He thought he bought a Caiman, maybe, we'll see as that investigation starts," said DNR's Robert McCullough.
American Alligators and other game animals are prohibited by law from being held captive. The DNR took possession of the reptiles.
"Whether it's legal or illegal, there's a lot of things that come along with that," McCullough said. "They are a wild animal. They're not domesticated."
Damage was limited to the first-floor apartment where the fire started. Investigators say a pot left unattended on a stove started the fire.
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Friday, May 17 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:24:35 GMT
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Charleston County deputies say they are searching for a suspect who took officials on a high speed chase that was called off in Orangeburg after the suspect was spotted selling cocaine in West Ashley. AccordingMore >>
Authorities have released dash camera video of a chase where a suspect led investigators on a high speed chase on I-26 in a pursuit that started in West Ashley and ended in Orangeburg. In the newly released video, authorities are seen pursuing the suspect who is driving a Lincoln Navigator along I-26 on Monday.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:01 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:01:35 GMT
Authorities have arrested two people suspected of an armed robbery in downtown early Friday morning. The Charleston Police Department charged 23-year-old Eric Wigfall and 22-year-old Brittany RobinsonMore >>
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Friday, May 17 2013 7:45 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:45:25 GMT
Officials with the Mount Pleasant Police Department say the intersection of the Isle of Palms Connector and Rifle Range Road is closed following an accident. Authorities say the area will be closed forMore >>
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The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting outside of Club Pluto in Goose Creek early Tuesday. Deputies aren't commenting on what happened, but our photojournalist saw shell casingsMore >>
Law enforcement reports recently released reveal that after a man was shot twice at a Berkeley County nightclub, a car leaving the same club was shot at and suffered damaged from the shooting.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:02:58 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 is again seeking a new trial.More >>
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Alligator found in apartment by firefighters (Source: SC DNR)
