Marissa Thompson 5o4g4e

Digital Content Producer 2o1s68
Charleston SC 1y41p

Marissa ed the Live 5 News team in September 2023. 2193n

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Brittanee Drexel and Raymond Moody

S.C. filing shows bid to seize assets of Brittanee Drexel’s killer 3f6x8

Updated: Apr. 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson
The mother of the New York teen murdered during a 2009 spring break trip to Myrtle Beach has filed new court documents in her recently won lawsuit against her daughter’s killer looking to seize his assets.

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The bill’s hearing Thursday was its first, so the legislation is still several steps away from...

SLED, S.C. Education Department among agencies under review 6u1tg

Updated: Feb. 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM EST
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By Marissa Thompson
Eight state agencies are under “routine” review and, for the next month, of a South Carolina House of Representatives committee want to hear the public’s .

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A school bus crash sent nine people to the hospital Thursday.

School bus carrying 41 kids crashes in South Carolina; 9 hospitalized 352z3p

Updated: Dec. 5, 2024 at 1:54 PM EST
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By Marissa Thompson
Nine people, including six students, were hospitalized Thursday after a crash between a school bus and a car in Dorchester County.

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Former Palmetto State Bank CEO Russell Laffitte walks out of a Beaufort County courtroom...

Russell Laffitte, alleged Murdaugh accomplice, gets new trial 393rj

Updated: Nov. 14, 2024 at 4:19 PM EST
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By Marissa Thompson
A court has overturned the conviction and sentence of a man accused of conspiring with Alex Murdaugh to commit fraud.

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Sgt. Devon Lindsay was killed in a hit-and-run.

Husband killed in hit and run on way to work leaves behind 3 kids, unborn child 3l1w1h

Updated: Nov. 12, 2024 at 2:25 PM EST
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By Patrick Phillips, Marissa Thompson and Amanda Alvarado
A sergeant was killed in a hit-and-run on the way to work.

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Kristofer Kelle McDonald, 20, is charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated...

Man arrested in fatal trail shooting believed he was shooting at deer, arrest warrant says 5l331z

Updated: Nov. 1, 2024 at 11:27 AM EDT
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By Patrick Phillips, Marissa Thompson and Dorothy Sedovic
According to the arrest warrant, the man mistook the rustling of leaves by the trail for deer and fired rounds from a shotgun.

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A woman in South Carolina let a diabetic teen die from drinking a milkshake after months of...

Woman let diabetic teen die after drinking milkshake, police say 4m636

Updated: Oct. 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson and Akim Powell
A woman in South Carolina let a diabetic teen die from drinking a milkshake after months of not giving her proper insulin, police said.

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Police in South Carolina said officers were called about a truck being struck by a CSX train...

‘Destroyed everything’: Video shows train crashing into tractor-trailer hauling military vehicle 16w1t

Updated: Sep. 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson, Marissa Lute and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a crash between a train and a tractor-trailer that was hauling a military vehicle on Thursday.

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Sara Shakeri-Taylor, 39, has been charged with homicide by child abuse after her 10-month-old...

‘Careless and negligent’: Mother charged with death of 10-month-old daughter 5l3wk

Updated: Aug. 27, 2024 at 10:11 AM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson and Amanda Alvarado
The mother of a 10-month-old baby is charged with her death.

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An Orangeburg man will spend the next seven years behind bars after a traffic stop resulted in...

Orangeburg man sentenced on federal gun, drug charges 54s2o

Updated: Jul. 20, 2024 at 1:50 PM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson
An Orangeburg man will spend the next seven years behind bars after a traffic stop resulted in officers finding guns and drugs intended for distribution.

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One person is dead following a Wednesday morning crash outside of Orangeburg.

Troopers investigating after Orangeburg-area crash claims the life of one 5d2v53

Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 12:20 PM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson
One person is dead following a Wednesday morning crash outside of Orangeburg.

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Police in South Carolina said a body has washed up on shore.

Body found washed up on South Carolina shore, officials say 185l

Updated: Mar. 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson and Andrew McMunn
South Carolina officials are investigating after they said a body washed up on shore Sunday morning.

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Bowen Turner

Bowen Turner back behind bars on DUI, other charges d6z2i

Updated: Mar. 10, 2024 at 11:29 AM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson and Katie Kamin
The Orangeburg County man accused of sexually assaulting three teenagers and dozens of bond violations has been arrested again less than four months after he was released from prison.

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A large law enforcement presence was reported outside of a home on Water Oak Drive after 10 p.m.

Mom, teen son and suspect all killed in suspected double murder-suicide, police say 4qo1f

Updated: Feb. 25, 2024 at 8:08 PM EST
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By Marissa Lute, Marissa Thompson and Gray News staff
Police responded to a home for reports of a man who was intoxicated and holding hostages at gunpoint.

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South Carolina State University

1 person injured in shooting at South Carolina State University 1b2b17

Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 12:38 PM EST
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By Marissa Thompson
The president of South Carolina State University has released a statement of caution to students following a Friday night shooting in one of the campus residential buildings.

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As of Sunday, it is officially illegal to operate a vehicle with the “Carolina Squat” on South...

‘Carolina Squat’ ban goes into effect, drivers to begin receiving citations 4i69x

Updated: Nov. 12, 2023 at 1:19 PM EST
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By Marissa Thompson
As of Sunday, it is officially illegal to operate a vehicle with the “Carolina Squat” on South Carolina roads.

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The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after their vehicle went off the...

One dead in single-vehicle Orangeburg Co. crash q2a61

Updated: Oct. 21, 2023 at 6:09 AM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after their vehicle went off the road near Interstate 95.

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The Orangeburg County School District has opened a public forum to gain community input for...

Orangeburg Co. School District seeks name suggestions for new elementary school 6x3g20

Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 10:13 AM EDT
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By Marissa Thompson
The Orangeburg County School District has opened a public forum to gain community input for the name of their newest elementary school.

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A 23-year-old was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Deans Bridge Road, according to...
23-year-old killed after being struck by vehicle on Deans Bridge Road 734131
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect in a shooting at Bon Air...
Suspect ID’d in Bon Air Apartments shooting that sent 1 person to hospital 9512h
Ximena Arias-Cristobal
Dalton police officer who wrongfully pulled over undocumented teen resigns, city says 152270
Augusta Recreation and Parks held the 30th annual End of School Block Party as students...
Local students kick-off summer at End of School Block Party 3m2w42
Bass Pro Shops hosts cookout to commend veterans for Memorial Day
Bass Pro Shops hosts cookout to commend veterans for Memorial Day 1v2el

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Many different schools and organizations participated in Aiken's annual Memorial Day Parade to...
Aiken holds annual Memorial Day parade honoring fallen veterans 1t2v1y
ANF Investigates
Her father was a US Navy man who served in Vietnam. So why is ICE detaining her? 5g4r2f
Carson Kimball at graduation
Bremen High School quarterback who suffered spinal cord injury graduates 4vc5o
Rep. Bruce Bannister, R – Greenville, left, and Sen. Harvey Peeler, R – Cherokee, right, talk...
Negotiators finalize deal for SC’s $14.7B state budget 3r1pv
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Deputies: Man charged in Orangeburg County shooting that left 1 hurt 92k6o
A baby's life was in jeopardy after being born at just 28 weeks old.
‘NICU on wheels’: Columbia mother praises health program after giving birth while driving to hospital 3nx3d