COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the […]
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GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — A Georgetown County deputy was fired Friday after being accused of engaging in sexual activity in his patrol while on duty last year. Cody Christopher Bailey, 27, was arrested and charged with misconduct in office, according to the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office. According to a provided warrant, Bailey was patrolling […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The mother of Brittanee Drexel met with Horry County’s top prosecutor on Thursday to try and get kidnapping charges filed against Angel Vause, the longtime girlfriend of Drexel’s killer Raymond Moody. Last week, Vause was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for lying to FBI investigators. After Vause’s sentencing, […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – City of Charleston leaders plan to move forward and begin the process of purchasing a site for fire station 20. The plot of land they hope to purchase is at 2637 Clements Ferry Road, where a truck business currently sits. This comes officials identified four possible sites, and settled on this […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Agnes Judge was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. Now a survivor, she embarked on a mission over the last few years to visit cancer centers across the country with a message of hope. “I wanted to do more than just raise awareness in my hometown. I wanted to raise and […]
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A man who worked at a Dorchester Road convenience store has been charged with lottery fraud. Arrest warrants provided by state police show the employee, Christopher Alexander Konwai, 29, intentionally scratched off lottery tickets to see if they were winners. He then placed them back into the dispenser to be […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Complaints about a research platform have prompted the Berkeley County School District to temporarily block student access. The district said it decided to make some changes to the program following a wave of complaints from parents. “The Discus system is provided at the state level, and it is used for […]
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) — Homeowners in the Town of James Island are slated to receive lower premiums for flood insurance starting this fall. Officials said Thursday that the town’s designation in FEMA’s Community Rating System — a voluntary incentive program — was bumped up to Class 5 as a result of ongoing efforts to […]
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – At least one person is seeking medical care after being exposed to a rabid fox in a Williamsburg County community. The South Carolina Department of Health said the fox was found near Gowdys Lane and Spring Road in Lake City. It was submitted to the state health agency’s laboratory for […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina prison inmates led a crime ring responsible for obtaining $5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment benefits, according to federal authorities. Twenty-nine of 31 people indicted in the five-year-long investigation have pleaded guilty, South Carolina’s Acting U.S. Attorney Brook B. Andrews’ office said on Thursday. Fourteen of the 29 have […]
