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Swain County Sheriff Arrested on Sexual Battery and Misconduct Charges
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Swain County Sheriff Arrested on Sexual Battery and Misconduct Charges

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

SWAIN COUNTY, NC — Residents of Swain County were left stunned this week after longtime Sheriff Curtis Cochran was arrested on multiple charges, including sexual…

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Columbia Woman Fatally Shot on Her 42nd Birthday; Boyfriend Wanted by Police
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Columbia Woman Fatally Shot on Her 42nd Birthday; Boyfriend Wanted by Police

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

COLUMBIA, SC — A woman was fatally shot inside her Columbia home on her 42nd birthday, and police are now searching for her boyfriend, who…

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Columbia Police Say Two Deadly Shootings Were 'Justifiable Homicides'
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Columbia Police Say Two Deadly Shootings Were ‘Justifiable Homicides’

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

COLUMBIA, SC — Two deadly shootings that occurred earlier this year in Columbia have now been ruled as justifiable homicides, according to the Columbia Police…

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Cherokee County Officer Fatally Shot During Inmate Escape Attempt at North Carolina Hospital
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Cherokee County Officer Fatally Shot During Inmate Escape Attempt at North Carolina Hospital

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC — A Cherokee County detention officer was fatally shot Monday afternoon after a federal inmate attempted to escape during a hospital transport…

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Lexington County Man Charged With Vehicle Fraud After Using Stolen ID, SLED Says
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Lexington County Man Charged With Vehicle Fraud After Using Stolen ID, SLED Says

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC — A 56-year-old South Carolina man is facing charges after allegedly using someone else’s identity to apply for a car title, according…

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Former South Carolina Correctional Nurse Charged Over Sexual Relationship With Inmate
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Former South Carolina Correctional Nurse Charged Over Sexual Relationship With Inmate

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025June 30, 2025

COLUMBIA, SC — A former nurse at Broad River Correctional Institution has been charged after state investigators say she carried on a months-long sexual relationship…

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Bluffton Couple Identified as Victims in Fatal Hilton Head Boat Crash
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Bluffton Couple Identified as Victims in Fatal Hilton Head Boat Crash

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025June 30, 2025

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC — Authorities have identified a Bluffton couple as the victims of a fatal boating accident that occurred Friday night on Skull…

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South Carolina Driver Charged After Head-On Crash Kills Woman in Dare County, NC
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South Carolina Driver Charged After Head-On Crash Kills Woman in Dare County, NC

ByCaleb Ward July 1, 2025June 30, 2025

DARE COUNTY, NC — A woman from Lexington, South Carolina, has been charged in connection with a deadly head-on crash that took place Sunday morning…

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ICE Alleges Immigrants at North Carolina Business Stole IDs to Gain Work Authorization
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ICE Alleges Immigrants at North Carolina Business Stole IDs to Gain Work Authorization

ByCaleb Ward June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC — Federal immigration agents took 30 employees into custody during a major enforcement operation at a North Carolina fire equipment company this…

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Bookkeeper Stole $1.6M From South Carolina Company Over 10 Years, Feds Say
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Bookkeeper Stole $1.6M From South Carolina Company Over 10 Years, Feds Say

ByCaleb Ward June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

DUNCAN, SC — A longtime bookkeeper for a Spartanburg County business has been sentenced to federal prison after prosecutors say she embezzled more than $1.6…

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