FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florence County 18-year-old is facing charges after allegedly charging at a person with a 13-inch knife, authorities said. Tremayne Green of Florence was charged with first-degree assault and battery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Green on Monday allegedly charged at a person with the knife, […]
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A business complex along Highway 544 was briefly evacuated on Wednesday after a reported gas odor. Horry County Fire Rescue crews arrived to the 1000 block of Highway 544 at 11:40 a.m. Officials cleared out the area as a precautionary measure, but no injuries were reported. There is no threat […]
LAURINBURG, N.C. (WBTW) — An inmate at Scotland Correctional Institution died Tuesday night after being stabbed to death by another inmate in a prison housing area. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper released the information Wednesday in a news release. Christopher Michael Edwards, 39, was found with multiple stab wounds in a housing unit common area […]
FAIRMONT, N.C. (WBTW) — A Fairmont police officer shot and killed a person Monday night after he was stabbed multiple times in a knife attack, Chief Jon Edwards said. It happened around 8:30 p.m., but authorities didn’t say where. Officials said the officer, who has yet to be named, fired his service weapon and struck […]
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A Monday night shooting in Florence left a man hospitalized as authorities continue to investigate, authorities said. Officers responded to the 1100 block of June Lane after reports of a shooting. Capt. Chris Starling said the victim remains under medical care in unknown condition. “We have some leads we are following […]