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Drugs, guns seized in Charlotte traffic stop
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (137+ words) CHARLOTTE, N. C. " Deputies seized drugs and firearms after conducting a traffic stop in Charlotte on Wednesday, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office. The traffic stop was initiated after a deputy saw the vehicle make an unsafe movement. The deputy detected…...
4 men, including former deputy, charged in dogfighting investigation
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (203+ words) JEFFERSON, S. C. " Four men, including a former Chesterfield County deputy, are facing charges in connection to a dogfighting investigation, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Lonnie Gaskins, 27, was charged with eight counts of animal fighting or baiting, ill treatment…...
Wednesday marks two years since deadly officer ambush in east Charlotte
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (105+ words) WCCB Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N. C. " Wednesday marks two years since four officers were killed on Galway Drive in east Charlotte. They were part of a U. S. Marshal task force and included CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer, Deputy U. S. Marshal Tommy Weeks and Department of Corrections…...
Health experts: SC measles outbreak over, but there could be another unless vaccination rates improve
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (166+ words) WCCB Charlotte Health experts: SC measles outbreak over, but there could be another unless vaccination rates improve SPARTANBURG CO. , S. C. " The measles outbreak in upstate South Carolina, the largest in the U. S. in decades, has ended. State health officials made the announcement…...
As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires
1+ week, 2+ day ago (880+ words) That home went up in flames slower because it was fortified with better materials. Add moving vegetation, mulch, wood fences and hot tubs with their highly flammable insultation several feet away and experts said you can protect houses from the…...
Upstate SC measles outbreak could be over next Monday
1+ week, 2+ day ago (74+ words) WCCB Charlotte Upstate SC measles outbreak could be over next Monday SPARTANBURG CO. , S. C. " The measles outbreak in South Carolina could be over soon. Next Monday would mark 42 days since the last outbreak-related new case. 42 days is the period of time…...
Deputies say they find explosives, gun, drugs and more during traffic stop
1+ week, 3+ day ago (95+ words) WCCB Charlotte Deputies say they find explosives, gun, drugs and more during traffic stop ALEXANDER CO. , N. C. " An Alexander County man is in jail after deputies say they found several improvised explosive devices in his car during a traffic stop. Deputies…...
Traffic stop in Anderson Co. , SC ends with deputy shot and hurt, suspect dead
1+ week, 3+ day ago (97+ words) WCCB Charlotte Traffic stop in Anderson Co. , SC ends with deputy shot and hurt, suspect dead ANDERSON CO. , S. C. " A traffic stop in upstate South Carolina ended with a sheriff's deputy shot, and the suspected shooter dead. The shooting happened Monday…...
Statewide burn ban issued in South Carolina
1+ week, 6+ day ago (212+ words) The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide burn ban. That includes all outdoor burning like campfires and burning yard waste. Officials say the move comes amid particularly. .. Statewide burn ban issued in South Carolina The South Carolina Forestry…...
SC passes new measure requiring students to use bathrooms that match the gender on their birth certificate
2+ week, 1+ day ago (116+ words) State lawmakers in Columbia just passed the measure that applies to all public schools and universities across South Carolina. SC passes new measure requiring students to use bathrooms that match the gender on their birth certificate COLUMBIA, S. C. " Students in South…...