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Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Patrick Phillips
An Andrews man has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the 2019 robbery of a mail carrier and his role in a marijuana conspiracy.
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Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Coroner’s Office released the names of the two victims of a weekend shooting in the Bloomingvale area.
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Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 4:15 AM EST
|By Marissa Lute and Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Coroner’s Office released the name of the pedestrian killed in a Friday night crash.
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Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 4:15 AM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office says the man wanted in connection with a pair of Saturday shootings is in custody.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:55 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
An Andrews man faces a life sentence after a jury convicted him on five charges connected with the shooting death of a mail carrier in Williamsburg County.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:44 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Two children are in custody after deputies say they called in a school shooting threat at a middle school in Hemingway, Williamsburg County deputies say.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 1:39 PM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office says the Wednesday lockdown for a middle school and a high school in the Hemingway area has been lifted.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 11:25 PM EST
|By Bryce Jacquot
Authorities are investigating the cause of an early-morning fire at a manufacturing plant just north of Kingstree.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Investigators are working to determine the cause of a late-night fire at a manufacturing plant just north of Kingstree.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:12 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office says a missing 12-year-old girl has been located.
Live 5 First Alert Weather
Updated: Dec. 25, 2022 at 12:37 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Dylan Leatherwood
While most Lowcountry counties woke up to a wind chill advisory for the second morning in a row on Christmas Day, a big warmup is on the way.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 6:26 PM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died in a Friday crash involving a tractor-trailer.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 2:56 PM EST
|By Ann McGill
Chubby Checker, whose real name is Ernest Evans, was born in the Spring Gulley community, about six miles from the town of Andrews.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly Friday crash in Williamsburg County.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:14 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged three people in an October shooting incident in Williamsburg County.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 7:59 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating after an inmate was found unresponsive at the Williamsburg County Detention Center.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 5:34 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The State Law Enforcement Division says a Lake City man is facing nine charges in connection with a Nov. 17 standoff.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 1:58 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The Williamsburg County Coroner has identified the body found in the Kingstree area on Friday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:30 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Students returned to a Williamsburg County middle school after a bomb threat caused an evacuation Monday morning.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:00 PM EST
|By Aisha Tyler
A fourth-grade Kenneth Gardner Elementary School teacher wants to continue to give her 26 Title 1 students the best school year and something to be proud of.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:19 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
Deputies in Williamsburg County shot a man that had barricaded himself inside a Kingstree home with a hostage Thursday morning, the sheriff’s office said.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 2:16 PM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
A day after issuing a freeze watch for Lowcountry counites, the National Weather Service has now upgraded the advisory to a freeze warning.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 3:33 AM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
In light of Tropical Storm Nicole, schools and governments in the Lowcountry have announced changes to their schedules.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 7:29 AM EST
|By Molly McBride
Multiple groups around the Lowcountry and beyond want to help ensure you get to the polls for election day on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 12:29 AM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two teenage girls last seen Friday morning.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 4:13 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
South Carolina’s governor requested a presidential disaster declaration Tuesday to help residents in several Lowcountry counties affected by Hurricane Ian.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 11:56 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
A Kingstree High School student was arrested after bringing a loaded gun to school.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Williamsburg County and Kingstree Fire Departments are warning consumers not to use kerosene purchased at a Kingstree business.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly Thursday crash near the Nesmith area.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:01 PM EDT
|By Ann McGill
Jobs at W International are available in manufacturing, engineering and quality. Positions include machinist, welding engineer, technical writer, painter/blaster, weld student, quality assurance engineer, and many others.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 12:20 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Williamsburg County deputies say a Hemingway man has been charged in the death of a 2-year-old.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 11:36 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Three of eight Lowcountry school districts showed their students are meeting or exceeding state grade-level expectations based on new data state education officials released Monday morning.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 9:49 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff and Ann McGill
It is a very special day for one Lowcountry woman.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Emily Johnson and Dylan Leatherwood
Agencies that help the victims of crimes are getting some help in the Lowcountry and across the state.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 11:21 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office announced another man is facing charges in connection to a deadly shooting on Manning Highway.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 10:54 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office said a 24-year-old man is facing charges in connection to a deadly shooting on Manning Highway.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 7:27 AM EDT
|By Lauren Quinlan
The Medical University of South Carolina received a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 12:44 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Deputies say an investigation into a deadly shooting is underway after a car shot into another car.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 10:37 AM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office said two men were arrested after an investigation into illegal drugs.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 11:32 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly Wednesday afternoon crash in Williamsburg County.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 7:52 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office is looking into two Saturday shootings that they say are connected.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
A person was taken to the hospital Saturday after a drive-by shooting in the Kingstree area.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 1:45 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
A Tornado Warning for several South Carolina counties has expired Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 9:37 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Williamsburg County Fire Department is on the scene of a Thursday crash that left someone trapped inside a vehicle.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Ann McGill
Next spring, Trident Health will open its fourth freestanding ER, James Island Emergency, and a new 60-bed freestanding behavioral health hospital.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 11:17 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Williamsburg County School District is remembering a woman it called a “legend in education.”
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:10 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing child.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 6:38 PM EDT
|By Melissa Rademaker and Nick Reagan
The state superintendent appointed an Interim Superintendent of Williamsburg County Schools this week.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a teenager last seen Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 11:53 AM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Most Lowcountry students returned to school for the 2022-2023 school year this week.