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Drive-by shooting injures 12-year-old girl

Colleton County deputies are searching for clues in a weekend shooting that injured a child.
Colleton County deputies are searching for clues in a weekend shooting that injured a child.

State

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the statewide primary runoff.
ELECTION RESULTS: Ballots being counted in primary runoff

State

Curtis Smith is charged with four counts of money laundering; four drug charges including...
Judge sets bond on new charges for man also accused in Murdaugh insurance plot

State

Krystle Matthews, left, and Catherine Fleming Bruce, right, are facing off in Tuesday's...
U.S. Senate candidate Krystle Matthews addresses leaked audio

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Charleston Co.

Charter captain captures waterspout on camera off Folly Beach

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
Witnesses reported a water spout off Folly Beach Tuesday as storms moved through the Lowcountry.

Dorchester Co.

Deputies: Man shot after entering his own home

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that sent a North Charleston man to the hospital Monday night.

Williamsburg Co.

Williamsburg Co. man accused of shooting at deputy

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
The State Law Enforcement Division charged a Kingstree man in connection with the assault of a deputy who was investigating a possible domestic incident.

State

SC House committee sets first meeting to consider toughening abortion laws

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
A committee of state lawmakers will hold its first meeting next week as it begins work that could further limit abortion in the Palmetto State.

State

2 GOP education superintendent candidates fight for place on November ballot

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Melissa Rademaker
Lowcountry voters are selecting the Republican candidate who will fight for the chance to lead education in the Palmetto State in Tuesday’s runoff.

Charleston Co.

Coroner identifies 13-year-old who died after North Charleston crash

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office released the name of the North Charleston boy who died two days after being struck by a vehicle.
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Charleston Co.

North Charleston Police searching for missing teen

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a teen last seen Wednesday afternoon.

State

SC Grand Jury indicts Murdaugh, Smith for criminal conspiracy, narcotics

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Steven Ardary
The state attorney general’s office announced new indictments against former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh and the man accused with him in an insurance fraud scheme

Dorchester Co.

Coroner identifies Edisto River drowning victim

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Steven Ardary
The Dorchester County Coroner’s Office has identified a 22-year-old man who drowned Saturday in the Edisto River.

Charleston Co.

Police make arrest in February shooting

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Steven Ardary
The North Charleston Police Department says a man has been charged with attempted murder in connection to a February shooting.

State

SC state election commission has a few rules for voting in primary runoffs

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Lauren Quinlan
Tuesday, South Carolina voters will head to the polls to vote in the state’s primary runoffs.

Charleston Co.

Lowcountry businesses sponsor campaign to protect Crab Bank

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Molly McBride
Three Lowcountry businesses are sponsoring a campaign to help protect Charleston’s Crab Bank, and with their contributions, the Coastal Expeditions Foundation will run an awareness campaign, and use boats to monitor the crab bank.

First Alert Hurricane Center

Forecasters eye system expected to become tropical storm

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a system expected to become the second named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season by Tuesday afternoon.

State

Bond granted for ‘Doc’ Antle, Netflix star set to be released from jail

Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 5:15 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
The Myrtle Beach man who appeared in the popular Netflix series, “Tiger King” was granted bond Monday for allegedly laundering money.

Charleston Co.

Deputies arrest Johns Island man after standoff

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
Deputies arrested a man Monday afternoon on Johns Island who is accused of holding a woman against her will and sexually assaulting her.

Charleston Co.

Charleston Co. sets aside funds for affordable housing, emergency repairs

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Rey Llerena
Charleston County has dedicated tens of millions of dollars in an effort to increase housing availability and to keep seniors living in their homes.

National

51 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

Updated: 25 minutes ago
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By ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT
A Texas official has confirmed at least 50 deaths.

National

3 killed, dozens hurt in Amtrak train crash in Missouri

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Gray News staff
The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when it crashed in Mendon, Missouri.

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State

Cunningham calls for SC legislature to wait until after election to take up abortion law changes

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Mary Green
With Roe v. Wade now overturned, opening the door for state legislatures to impose tighter restrictions or total bans on abortions in their states, the South Carolina General Assembly will likely return to Columbia in the coming months to change the law.

Charleston Co.

Charleston Co. interim school superintendent promoted, will serve until replacement named

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
The Charleston County School District voted Monday afternoon to promote the man who has served as the district’s interim superintendent to superintendent.

Dorchester Co.

Crews recover body from Edisto River over the weekend

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Patrick Phillips
Officials have not yet released the identity of a man who drowned Saturday in the Edisto River.

State

SC’s fetal heartbeat bill now in effect, judge rules

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Mary Green and Patrick Phillips
A federal judge has lifted a block on South Carolina’s so-called “fetal heartbeat bill” in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Sports

Longtime Lowcountry coach and AD passes away

Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT
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By Summer Huechtker
Former Charleston area football and baseball coach, and Charleston County School District Athletic Director Dave Spurlock has passed away.

State

Deputies searching for missing 59-year-old Orangeburg County man

Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 5:20 PM EDT
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By Patrick Phillips
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing Cordova man who disappeared after being getting a ride from a family member.

Charleston Co.

Lowcountry parents still face battle to find baby formula

Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 6:52 PM EDT
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By Emilie Zuhowski
The baby formula shortage is still taking its toll on Lowcountry parents, but a doctor says help could soon be on the way.

Charleston Co.

North Charleston Police close case of 2016 killing of tourist

Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 4:04 PM EDT
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By Lisa Weismann
Years after the shooting death of Ohio resident Barri Shank outside of a North Charleston hotel, police confirmed they have closed the case.

Charleston Co.

Lowcountry LGBTQ+ community worries about rights since Roe v. Wade overturned

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Anna Harris
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday prompted concerns in the LGBTQ+ community that future rulings could outlaw same-sex marriage.

Charleston Co.

Sprinklers quickly contain fire at West Ashley apartment complex

Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 2:14 PM EDT
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By Patrick Phillips
The Charleston Fire Department says a sprinkler system was able to contain a grease fire at an apartment complex.
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