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Family and friends remember elderly couple in deadly Lake City house fire
LAKE CITY, SC (WBTW) – Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken says Eddie Salters, 84, and his wife, Yvonda Salters, 64, were found dead inside a home on Darlington Street in Lake City Saturday...
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SC Statehouse Report – February 22, 2016
The South Carolina Senate debate over roads dominated talk this past week at the Statehouse. State senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) filibustered a senate plan that includes raising the gas tax by 12...
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Clinton heads South, aims for delegate edge over Sanders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The election calendar may have Democrats voting next in South Carolina, but Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are eyeing bigger prizes in March, a month that will determine...
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Bible survives fire that destroyed car in Tennessee
MEMPHIS — A car burst into flames in Tennessee over the weekend and a dramatic rescue saved the driver. The car was destroyed, but one thing came out in tact. It was a scary sight: a Jeep completely...
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“How many people are not looking at their bill and paying it?” asks...
MURRELLS INLET, SC (WBTW) – A Murrells Inlet man says he and another customer were overcharged on his gas bill and warns other customers to go over their bills carefully. When Eric Gray went to pay...
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Person of interest detained in Bennettsville shooting
BENNETTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – One person is recovering after they were shot in the parking lot of a Pee Dee inn, according to Bennettsville Police. Lt. Larry Turner says officers responded to the Marlboro...
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Long voting lines in some SC precincts but no statewide problems
By Robert Kittle (COLUMBIA, SC) A record turnout in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary Saturday caused long lines in some precincts, but, “We didn’t see any widespread problems,” says...
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Florence student wins second straight spelling bee
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Forty-two students from 13 eastern Carolina school districts met at Francis Marion University in Florence Monday to wage a war of words. Rebecca Liu, an eighth grader from...
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High school basketball playoff scores, February 22nd
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – A roundup of girls’ high school basketball playoff scores from Monday night: Class AAA Myrtle Beach 39, Crestwood 36 Wilson 50, Midland Valley 40 Class A Timmonsville 52, Latta 41
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Williamsburg County deputies arrest attempted murder suspect
KINGSTREE, SC (WBTW)- Williamsburg County deputies arrested a man they say was involved in a shooting outside a nightclub in Salters. Deputies responded the 52 Lounge Nightclub on Williamsburg County...
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Andrews man arrested for manslaughter
KINGSTREE, SC (WBTW)- WIlliamsburg County deputies arrested a man they say killed his brother. Williamsburg County EMS responded to a house on Tad Road with an unresponsive man inside just after 11...
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SC man shot during ‘income tax filing’ argument, deputies say
GREENWOOD, SC – Greenwood Sheriff’s Office says a man shot another man over filing income taxes. Police say they responded to a gunshot call at Crestmont Dr. When they got there a they found the victim...
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‘Was she texting?’ injured bike rider asks after driver hits 4 NC bicyclists
ANGIER, N.C. — Four bicyclists are recovering after they were hit from behind by a driver in Johnston County on Saturday. Two cyclists hit by a car Saturday in Angier have been released from the...
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NC coastal authorities arrest 15 in major drug sweep
NEW BERN, N.C. – Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team members have arrested 14 offenders in an ongoing drug operation and another man on an outstanding warrant. CLICK TO VIEW ALL MUG SHOTS The special...
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Behind the numbers of South Carolina’s presidential primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – While Donald Trump’s win by 10 percentage points dominated the headlines after Saturday’s Republican presidential primary, the numbers show other stories too. Nearly 740,000...
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Mother of slain 14-year-old asks for change against gun violence
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)-Parents who have lost their children to gun violence will share their stories on Tuesday and beg for change. It’s part of Hillary Clinton’s ‘breaking down barriers forum’...
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SC woman arrested for 2nd time in month after police chase
LAURENS, SC – A Laurens woman is under arrest Tuesday after the sheriff’s office says she led deputies on a chase for the second time in a little more than a month. Kay Marie Thomason, 29, is charged...
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Williamsburg County School District selects new Superintendent
KINGSTREE SC – The Williamsburg County School District Board Members have chosen the district’s Interim Superintendent to be the permanent Superintendent. In November of 2014, Mrs. Carrie Brock was...
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Ten Darlington County schools named Palmetto Gold Award recipients
DARLINGTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Education announced on Tuesday that 10 Darlington County School District schools have earned 2014-15 Palmetto Gold Awards for excellence in academic...
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X-rays show BB’s inside puppy shot 18 times in SC
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) – A 6-month old Labrador mix now named Brody is recovering at an animal hospital in Rock Hill after someone shot him with a BB gun leaving 18 pellets lodged in his skin and muscle....
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