The armed robbery suspect who evaded police custody by stealing a patrol car has been apprehended for the second time this week. 38-year-old Samuel Robinson was initially arrested in relation to an incident that occurred at a Walmart over the weekend. He then managed to slip out of his handcuffs and into the front seat of a Georgetown County Deputy’s…
One person is now dead after a shooting that took place in Marion last night. A 28-year-old male was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. SLED and Marion PD are now investigating on Wallace Circle where crime tape is up. This was the second deadly shooting to occur in that city this week. One person…
Six people, including police officers, were shot outside a nightclub in North Carolina early this morning. Gastonia police officers were attempting to deescalate a situation outside the Remedies Nightclub on Union Road when two suspects opened fire. Two officers and four civilians suffered non-life threatening injuries. Alonzo Hamilton and Allen Slaughter have since been taken into custody. They face charges…
Last night, President-elect Joe Biden was officially projected to win the state of Arizona. This is the second time in seven decades the long-time Republican stronghold has turned blue and it’s largely attributed to John McCain and his legacy across the state. The former Arizona senator passed away in 2018 and shortly after, President Trump came out publicly criticizing him….
TikTok lives to see another day after the Commerce Department issued a new ruling. The Chinese-based app became a point of controversy after President Trump alleged it was a national security threat and issued an executive order demanding the parent company ByteDance sell to a U.S. based company or face a nationwide ban. This led to several federal lawsuits against…
Tropical Storm Eta caused deaths and widespread damage as it made its way across North Carolina yesterday. Three people were killed and two are still missing, including a baby, after heavy rains caused severe flooding and overtook an entire campground in Alexander County. Authorities were initially searching for five people, but they later determined three of them were deceased. The…
More state leaders are enforcing Covid-19 restrictions after the U.S. broke yet another daily record of new cases. According to John Hopkins University, over 153,000 cases were reported yesterday. This is the third consecutive day for record hospitalizations and the tenth consecutive day cases topped 100,000. Not only did this break the previous single-day record set just a day prior,…
It’s Veterans Day and to honor them, there are several events taking place across the Pee Dee and Grand Strand areas. Kicking off this morning at 11 a.m. were several events. This included the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, a Veterans Day service at the Carolina Bays Church in North Myrtle Beach, a Veterans Memorial…
A Lake City police officer has been fired after only one week on the job. 33-year-old Kasey Gibbons was also arrested after she was found in possession of two milligrams of a prescription drug used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. Gibbons is believed to have passed a pre-employment drug screening with the department before her employment began November 2nd….
Staying in Marion County, authorities there are also seeking the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered family. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Leslie and Barbara Clemmons are the biological parents of four children. However, they do not have legal custody and appear to have fled with the children to avoid court action. Investigators say twelve-year-old Leslie…
