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Bill criminalizing ‘revenge porn’ in South Carolina heads to governor’s desk 103a24
Updated: May 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
If signed, South Carolina would become the final state to have a revenge porn law in effect.
Saluda police chief resigns, cites issues affecting officers and department 5yf3q
Updated: May 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
A Midlands police chief is stepping down and is accusing town officials of creating issues impacting the department.
Gamecock women’s basketball coach provides work excuse ahead of big game 183w
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
This year, one of the most decorated coaches in the NCAA is providing a work note excuse for all the FAMS waiting to see their beloved Gamecock’s play.
Woman dies after boyfriend sets her on fire, deputies say f6a3h
Updated: Feb. 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw, Tiffany Sarvis, Deric Rush, Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Amanda Alvarado
A woman died after her boyfriend allegedly set her on fire.
Dawn Staley becomes highest-paid US women’s basketball coach in historic contract extension 611w1b
Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Lee Wardlaw
Dawn Staley has made history once again but this time not in the court.
Elementary school teacher accused of smacking student in the face to wake child up 254o3k
Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Jordan Gartner
A South Carolina teacher is accused of hitting a student in the face.
2 men, 16-year-old arrested in connection with Orangeburg County shooting n6z4m
Updated: Nov. 25, 2024 at 6:27 PM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) announced the arrest of two men and one 16-year-old in connection with a shooting.
3-year-old injured following shooting in Orangeburg 1h1l6x
Updated: Oct. 25, 2024 at 11:17 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
A 3-year-old girl received temporary treatment after her foot was injured during a shooting in Orangeburg.
K-9 dies after getting entangled in razor wire while tracking suspect 1i1a6q
Updated: Oct. 13, 2024 at 4:48 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Gray News staff
Deputies requested the help of K-9s to find a suspect who fled on foot from a stolen car.
Gov. Henry McMaster announces 3 additional Team South Carolina County Days following Helene’s aftermath 91p72
Updated: Oct. 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette announced Thursday 3 additional “Team South Carolina Days.”
Former school resource officer gets no prison time in sexual battery of student 5w4c6e
Updated: Sep. 8, 2024 at 1:28 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Ashley Jones and Amanda Alvarado
A former school resource officer got no prison time after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a student.
USC women’s basketball star maintains innocence after arrest v625e
Updated: Sep. 3, 2024 at 11:23 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The attorney representing Gamecocks women’s basketball star Ashlyn Watkins, has commented on the charges she faces.
South Carolina teens’ joyride in turkey house kills 200 birds, cops say 61l5g
Updated: Aug. 12, 2024 at 3:11 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
Officials said three teenagers itted to driving ATVs on a man’s property in Sumter County, damaging his crops and causing more than 200 turkeys to die.
Ex-GOP chair accused of stealing from party in Lexington County 6q5k2y
Updated: Jul. 12, 2024 at 4:48 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged the former chairman of the Lexington County Republican Party after accusing him of stealing thousands.
Suspect arrested in shooting that put victim on life 3r5i10
Updated: Jul. 10, 2024 at 2:27 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
According to arrest warrants, 34-year-old Scott Young had a pistol and shot Virgil Haggood, striking him in the abdomen, in Orangeburg County.
Funeral procession held for K-9 killed during foot pursuit; search for suspect ongoing 614xm
Updated: Jun. 20, 2024 at 7:46 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Jalen Tart and Gray News staff
Deputies in South Carolina are searching for the driver who was the subject of a chase that resulted in the death of a K-9 officer.
Decision 2024: RFK Jr. will likely appear on South Carolina ballot 58492z
Updated: Jun. 1, 2024 at 2:44 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Joshua Hemphill
The Kennedy campaign announced on Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gained ballot access in the Palmetto State, and has been nominated to run for president.
S.C. attorney general travels to NYC in of Trump during trial 4z3o3i
Updated: May 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The South Carolina attorney general was in New York on Monday and said on X, formerly known as Twitter, “President Trump is being prosecuted because of who he is and not for anything he has done.”
4 dead in multi-vehicle crash in Orangeburg, troopers say 376y68
Updated: May 14, 2024 at 9:22 AM EDT
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By Kevin Connaughton, Joshua Hemphill and Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The Orangeburg County Fire District (OCFD) announced Tuesday morning that Columbia Road has been blocked due to a traffic incident.
S.C. State University announces new campus police chief 1h1da
Updated: May 3, 2024 at 11:13 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
University officials said South Carolina Law Enforcement Division senior special agent Richard Johnson, Ph.D., will become campus police chief Monday.
Orangeburg man sentenced in violent assault of postal worker delivering mail to daycare 732r6s
Updated: May 1, 2024 at 6:27 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
An Orangeburg man was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison after assaulting a postal worker he has a prior relationship with.
USC monument honors students who desegregated campus 6o6k2r
Updated: Apr. 22, 2024 at 2:31 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The University of South Carolina unveiled a monument honoring three students who desegregated the university.
USC approves contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Lamont Paris a2p6m
Updated: Mar. 15, 2024 at 3:19 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees Governance Committee announced the extension of a contract for its head men’s basketball coach, Lamont Paris, was approved.
‘The worst thing that can happen to a child’: Parents charged in death of 4-year-old girl 44433l
Updated: Feb. 25, 2024 at 2:23 PM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Kevin Connaughton and Amanda Alvarado
Parents were charged in connection with the death of their 4-year-old daughter.
Murdaugh double-murder juror questioned ahead of retrial hearing 1e4n2j
Updated: Jan. 26, 2024 at 1:21 PM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
All 12 jurors from the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial will eventually be questioned in open court, and Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky will testify.
Missing father, 6-year-old daughter found dead leaves family questioning what happened 674p4g
Updated: Dec. 21, 2023 at 11:50 AM EST
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By Jalen Tart, Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Kevin Connaughton, Maggie Brown, Tiffany Sarvis and Emily Van de Riet
A father and his 6-year-old daughter were found dead in South Carolina in a situation that is leaving their family with more questions than answers.
South Carolina State University awards 4 honorary degrees during fall commencement 5619c
Updated: Dec. 19, 2023 at 12:02 AM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
South Carolina State University has awarded four people honorary degrees during its fall 2023 commencement ceremony.
Second Fort Jackson drill sergeant found dead on post in less than 2 weeks 1r1j27
Updated: Dec. 18, 2023 at 10:52 AM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Tiffany Sarvis and Sam Shapiro
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating the death of a drill sergeant who was found dead in his vehicle Saturday.
USC sports fan known as ‘Gamecock Jesus’ es away 2i1j56
Updated: Dec. 7, 2023 at 11:24 AM EST
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By Nick Neville and Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
Gamecock nation is mourning the loss of one of its most notable and recognizable superfans.
Missing transgender woman found dead in Columbia, deputies say 1340x
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 11:58 AM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Nick Neville
Richland County authorities are investigating the death of a missing transgender woman whose body was discovered overnight Tuesday.
Detainees set sheets on fire, face charges for riot at South Carolina jail 1p331z
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:26 PM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Gray News staff
More than a dozen detainees are facing charges following a riot and fire at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina.
S.C. day-care workers pushed kids to fight, deputies say 3x6w
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 12:12 PM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
Sheriff says two women “encouraged and directed other students to fight or exhibit violence toward other students and allowed the violence to proceed without correction.”
2 day care employees arrested, accused of inciting children to fight each other r5u2s
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Gray News staff
The employees of a South Carolina child care facility “encouraged and directed other students to fight or exhibit violence toward other students and allowed the violence to proceed without correction,” the sheriff said.
Family of Orangeburg man who died in custody responds to DOJ investigation into Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center 676222
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 1:44 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Tiffany Sarvis
The family of Lason Butler, the 27-year-old Orangeburg man who died while in custody at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in 2022, responded to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement it is launching an investigation into Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
South Carolina State University football player charged with having gun on campus 5c5750
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 12:17 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Jalen Tart
South Carolina State University confirmed a football player was charged with carrying weapons on campus.
S.C. sex offenders on probation, parole face Halloween curfew 2e4f21
Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 at 6:41 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services announced it will enforce a curfew for sex offenders under its supervision in the state during Halloween.
Wells Fargo to lay off over 500 Richland County employees, SC Works reports shows 3xw6s
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 10:19 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
A report released by an employer program showed the possible layoff of over 500 Wells Fargo employees in Richland County by next year.
14-year-old arrested in connection with deadly shooting of 3 South Carolina teens, officials say 715r67
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 8:57 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Tiffany Rigby and Gray News staff
The sheriff of Richland County, South Carolina, said the shooting happened over a burglary that took place a couple of years ago.
3 South Carolina teens killed in weekend shooting identified; 17-year-old suspects arrested, officials say 2r195d
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 8:31 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Tiffany Sarvis, Tiffany Rigby and Gray News staff
The coroner said the victims were between the ages of 16 and 17.
3 teens dead, 1 victim injured in South Carolina shooting, officials say 6s6224
Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 8:37 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Gray News staff and Josh White
Authorities in South Carolina said three teenagers died in a shooting Sunday.
Evidence in Rick Chow murder case dismissed due to search warrants that lack ‘probable cause,’ judge rules 3g3q2b
Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 11:22 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Nick Neville and Ashley Jones
A motion to dismiss evidence collected during search warrants executed on Rick Chow, the Columbia gas station owner accused of fatally shooting 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in May, was granted.
Family of woman found dead in Belk restroom files lawsuit 2n146j
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 10:07 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Gray News staff
The lawsuit alleges Belk failed to inspect the restrooms and failed to properly hire contractors to inspect and clean them.
“How can you not know,” family of custodial worker found dead on job announce lawsuit against Belk 6652l
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 10:54 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Ashley Jones
The family of a woman found dead in the bathroom of a Belk in Columbia announced they have filed a lawsuit against the department store.
South Carolina deputy hospitalized after suspect crashes into her car during pursuit 3b6j4y
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 10:53 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Gray News staff
Deputies say the suspect began driving erratically, side-swiped a civilian vehicle and then intentionally crashed into an RCSD deputy head-on.
Family, University of South Carolina speak out about student’s fatal shooting i4q1z
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 3:49 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Chris Joseph and Tiffany Sarvis
The family of a college student who was shot to death, along with the University of South Carolina (USC), spoke out about the 20-year-old.
Orangeburg Department of Public Safety seeking two men with active arrest warrants 476t6n
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 2:25 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety (ODPS) is asking the public for information leading to the arrest of two men with active arrest warrants.
Bond denied for Richland County gas station owner Rick Chow 621w62
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 11:02 AM EDT
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By Marcus Flowers, Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Andrew Fancher
Court officials said bond has been denied for Rick Chow, a Richland County gas station owner accused of killing teenager Cyrus Carmack-Belton.
Governor orders flags to fly at half-staff in tribute to fallen Newberry officer 665d1u
Updated: Jul. 30, 2023 at 5:35 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
Governor Henry McMaster has ordered flags at the State Capitol to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Monday in tribute to Lieutenant Michael Wood, Jr.
High school teacher arrested for giving a minor THC gummies, sexual items, deputies say 62226d
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 7:25 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a teacher has been arrested for giving THC gummies and sexual items to a minor.
Deputies: High school teacher arrested, accused of giving minor THC gummies and sexual items 3x3n5v
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 5:51 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Irmo High School teacher accused of giving a male minor THC gummies and sexual items.