‘I didn’t mean any hate’: Man pleads guilty in S.C. cross burning 4x6862
Updated: Jan. 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
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By Makayla Evans and Dylan Leatherwood
A man is itting to his role in a cross-burning in the Conway area that left a Black couple scarred.
S.C. family sues over death of beachgoer run over by police officer y4hv
Updated: Jul. 1, 2024 at 2:56 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The family of the 66-year-old who died after being run over by a Horry County police officer is suing, claiming the officer involved got distracted.
Push for S.C. hate crime bill continues after cross-burning 615d3p
Updated: Dec. 27, 2023 at 4:54 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood and Emily Shiroff
The NAA held a news conference to discuss a Thanksgiving weekend cross-burning that left a Conway-area Black couple troubled.
Man arrested after dropping baby on ground to ‘toughen’ him up, police say 36555d
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 9:44 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood and Jordan Gartner
A man is facing charges after reportedly dropping a baby on the ground while being intoxicated.
S.C. sees 9 straight months of rising employment numbers 5k2z59
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 1:05 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says the Palmetto State is continuing to set employment records.
Coast Guard and Navy rescue 4 divers off South Carolina coast 5s5q38
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 9:52 AM EDT
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By Makayla Evans, Dylan Leatherwood and Gray News staff
The federal agency says around 12:45 a.m., the divers were spotted by a strobe light.
Newborn baby girl found abandoned in bushes, police say 471741
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 5:24 PM EDT
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By Kristin Nelson, Dylan Leatherwood and Andrew McMunn
Officials said 21-year-old Britney Wheatle was charged with person who had charge/custody of child places child at risk/harms or abandons.
Authorities release BAC of alleged drunk driver in crash that killed newlywed 6s681v
Updated: May 11, 2023 at 8:30 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
A new toxicology report is shedding light on the blood-alcohol content of a woman who is accused of causing a DUI crash that killed a newlywed bride and hurt three others.
Authorities release blood alcohol level of alleged drunken driver in crash that killed newlywed bride 3m3m3f
Updated: May 11, 2023 at 5:46 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The April 28 crash took the life of the bride and injured the groom and two others.
SC teachers, school employees paid parental leave bill es 4e3t34
Updated: May 10, 2023 at 11:04 PM EDT
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By Mary Green and Dylan Leatherwood
A bill that would guarantee paid parental leave for public school teachers in South Carolina when they welcome a new child via birth, adoption or fostering will soon be on the governor’s desk.
Man recently arrested in 1988 cold case found dead in South Carolina jail 3323n
Updated: May 8, 2023 at 7:56 AM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood and Gray News staff
Robert Odell Waters, 53, was found dead in the Beaufort County Detention Center on Saturday.
‘Fraud bill’ es SC House unanimously 291e51
Updated: May 4, 2023 at 7:04 PM EDT
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By Emily Johnson and Dylan Leatherwood
A bill that aims to protect customers from getting scammed by pool installers and contractors is heading to the South Carolina Senate.
SC Supreme Court reverses ruling on murderer’s secret release 2m4b4
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 8:01 PM EDT
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By Steven Ardary, Blair Sabol, Patrick Phillips and Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Supreme Court is vacating the order that released a convicted killer years before his sentence was up.
Former prison guard poses as inmate’s sister to visit convicted killer, officials say 24442u
Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 2:54 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood, Michal Higdon and Jordan Gartner
A former corrections officer reportedly tried to visit a convicted killer in prison after retiring.
Motion hearing set for lawsuit involving Alex Murdaugh’s former law firm 6w1y
Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 12:58 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh and his former law firm are looking to get a lawsuit dismissed that accuses them of taking settlement funds.
Report: Man drives stolen car while on bond for driving different stolen car 1q3v5n
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 9:38 PM EDT
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By Marissa Lute and Dylan Leatherwood
Charleston Police say a 19-year-old man led officers on a chase through downtown in a stolen car while being out on bond for driving a different stolen car.
Researchers predict the 2023 hurricane season 6s4o47
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 3:48 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
As hurricane season inches closer, researchers at Colorado State University are releasing their prediction for the season.
Attorney confirms reexamination, 2nd autopsy of Stephen Smith’s body 382m27
Updated: Apr. 2, 2023 at 11:45 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
An attorney for the mother of a Hampton County teen whose death was recently declared a homicide confirmed his body was exhumed and examined this weekend.
Bond hearing set for alleged Alex Murdaugh conspirator 6e3z37
Updated: Apr. 2, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT
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By Blair Sabol and Dylan Leatherwood
The man accused of shooting convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in a failed suicide for hire will be back in court next week, according to a source close to the case.
State agents seeking suspects in SC State shooting 4ne2v
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 8:06 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
State agents are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects they say were involved in a South Carolina State campus shooting.
From prominence to disgrace: How Alex Murdaugh became a convicted killer 5i1vt
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 1:02 PM EST
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By Steven Ardary, Dylan Leatherwood and The Associated Press
For more than 80 years, Alex Murdaugh’s father, grandfather and great-grandfather tried cases as elected prosecutors in the same court where Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son.
‘Constitutional carry’ bill es 2nd hearing 2d62z
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 10:11 PM EST
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By Mary Green and Dylan Leatherwood
A bill that would allow people over 18 to carry loaded, concealed weapons without a permit or training will have a third hearing in the South Carolina House.
1 dead in single-vehicle Orangeburg crash 6e714
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 8:49 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a Thursday afternoon crash in the Orangeburg area that left one person dead.
Former police officer pleads guilty to taking guns, money from evidence room 3f105h
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 8:49 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood, Anna Harris and Jordan Gartner
A former police officer has pleaded guilty to stealing guns and money from an evidence room.
‘That’s gone’: Changes coming to SC taxes this year 3l1a1r
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:34 PM EST
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By Samantha Popovics and Dylan Leatherwood
The deadline to file your taxes is still months away, but it is not too early to get started.
Woman assaults husband at airport after finding ‘indecent photos,’ police say 5l5k1j
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 7:31 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood and Jordan Gartner
A woman in South Carolina is accused of attacking her husband at the airport after reportedly finding improper pictures.
Georgetown Co. woman finds sick bald eagle in her driveway 553a3j
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 12:31 AM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
After finding a sick bald eagle, a woman in Georgetown County is making sure the bird gets treated.
‘Mixing drugs and sweets’: SC student found non-responsive after eating cereal bar edible at school 1f1h6v
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 11:19 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
A 17-year-old student is in custody after deputies say they gave another student a marijuana edible.
Man fatally shoots himself in the groin while attempting U-turn, police say r635z
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 2:34 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood and Debra Worley
A man in South Carolina died after accidentally shooting himself while trying to make a U-turn, according to North Charleston police.
Orangeburg Co. mother’s death ruled homicide, search continues for child, father 4y2m5o
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 4:28 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says a woman’s death has been ruled a homicide as they continue to search for her missing 5-year-old daughter and the child’s father.
Murdaugh files alibi claim in murder trial 4ec71
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 11:12 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
Former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh has filed an alibi claim as he awaits the January trial for the murders of his wife and youngest son.
Orangeburg Massacre survivor dies at 72 133x6e
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:06 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
South Carolina State University is mourning the loss of one of its alumni who was a survivor of the Orangeburg Massacre.
Troopers: 1 dead, 2 injured in Orangeburg tractor-trailer crash 526q44
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 6:38 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a Wednesday morning crash that left one person dead and two others injured.
Detention deputy remotely unlocked cell doors to allow assault of inmate, officials say 61294y
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 2:59 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood and Andrew McMunn
A former detention deputy is facing a charge of misconduct after officials said she remotely unlocked cell doors to enable inmates to assault another inmate in a different cell.
Police: Woman stole ex’s license plate, hit him with a vehicle t1n50
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 12:25 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The Hanahan Police Department says a woman was arrested after hitting her ex-boyfriend with her vehicle.
State asks Murdaugh defense to turn over evidence before trial h2n34
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 1:45 PM EDT
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By Patrick Phillips and Dylan Leatherwood
Prosecutors have filed a motion asking the defense attorneys for former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh to share the evidence they will use in his defense.
Man dumps child’s ashes into trash after breaking into ex’s house: Report 3y162b
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 6:20 AM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
A man is facing charges in connection to a Monday night burglary investigation in Mount Pleasant.
Lowcountry rep. reacts to leaked audio: ‘I said what I said’ 5h5x6e
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 5:41 AM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina GOP is calling for a state representative to resign after audio was leaked to a far-right activist group.
Coroner IDs body found on UofSC’s campus; SLED investigating 4a226q
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 11:27 AM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has identified one of two bodies found on the University of South Carolina’s campus.
Carriage horse falls in freak accident, owner says 6k4z4s
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:59 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood and Jordan Gartner
The owner of a horse carriage business in South Carolina says a horse was not injured after it fell in downtown Charleston.
Deputies determine possible stick of dynamite was actually a firework 4ewq
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 11:33 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
After responding to a report about a possible stick of dynamite found on James Island, officials now say it was a firework.
2 earthquakes recorded Thursday night in Midlands after 2-morning quakes 2v2n3d
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:39 PM EDT
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By Steven Ardary and Dylan Leatherwood
After two earthquakes were recorded in the morning, two more were recorded Thursday night in Kershaw County.
7 charged in connection to cockfighting in Ridgeville 84w3p
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 2:47 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The U.S. Department of Justice says seven people are facing charges for their roles in a gamecock fighting venture and illegal gambling operation in Dorchester County.
Man injured saving his dog from alligator attack 5f4h6e
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 11:28 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says a man was injured trying to help his dog get away from an alligator attack Friday afternoon.
DHEC: No known cases of Monkeypox in SC 4o5851
Updated: May 25, 2022 at 1:30 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
After monitoring two close s, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says there are no known cases of Monkeypox in South Carolina.
Police: Assistant principal sent to hospital after punched, kicked by 11-year-old student 22u
Updated: May 7, 2022 at 2:46 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood, Ray Rivera and Jordan Gartner
Police in South Carolina are investigating an assault that involved an elementary school student and an assistant principal.
11-year-old sends elementary school assistant principal to hospital following argument, police say 82k56
Updated: May 6, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood, Ray Rivera and Emily Van de Riet
An elementary school assistant principal in South Carolina was sent to the hospital after she was assaulted by an 11-year-old student, police said.
4 arrested following shooting including school security officer, suspects’ mothers 5h1w5c
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:34 PM EDT
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office has made arrests after investigating a March 22nd drive-by shooting at a home.
Earthquake hits the Midlands for second time this week 95p2e
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 11:24 AM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says a 2.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Kershaw County on Friday morning.
Report: Another earthquake hits the Midlands, 20 since Dec. 27 1c5c65
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 4:43 PM EST
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By Dylan Leatherwood
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says a 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Elgin area on Wednesday.