Chesterfield News

A prosecution witness has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the 1990 robbery and slayings of two workers at a Food Lion in Chesterfield County.

A state representative is trying to find a home for legislation that would eliminate county governments' ability to regulate where their trash can be dumped, possibly voiding Horry County's flow control laws that went into effect in June.

During the current nine-week grading period, snow and ice have caused Chesterfield County schools to close for six days and open late on two days.

The quiet, less traveled, country roads of the Palmetto State have proven to be the most fatal in traffic-related crashes, according to AAA Carolinas data released Tuesday on crashes tallied in the state in 2008.

A brazen, Hollywood-style prescription drug heist in Connecticut, is now being linked to a similar crime in Chesterfield County.

A fire in a Chesterfield County house damaged the kitchen tonight, and a neighbor who attempted to extinguish the blaze was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

A motor club analysis of traffic accidents in South Carolina found deaths were more likely to occur in rural counties bordering Georgia and South Carolina than in other counties.

Horry County does not rank as one of the top five border counties in the state where someone is more likely to be involved in a fatal vehicle crash, according to an analysis of 2008 crashes by AAA Carolinas.

Curves Annual Food Drive: Through March 31 at 1109 S. Fifth St., Unit J. Curves of Hartsville is collecting nonperishable food items to benefit the Hartsville Soup Kitchen Mission from 9 a.m. to noon and 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

No injuries were reported in a house fire this morning along Jefferson Davis Highway in Chesterfield County.

One child is now dead and his mother injured after a house fire in Chesterfield County.

Chesterfield county leaders will once again take a close look at a multi-million dollar shortfall in their budget.

Chesterfield County tonight will roll out a recommended $700.4 million operating budget for fiscal 2011, representing a 2.1 percent decline from the current year's plan.

Chesterfield County firefighters were called to a fire at an apartment complex early this afternoon.

A company that provides warehouse and logistics management is planning an expansion of its Chesterfield County plant.

Parks & Rec Department may slash jobs and programs to make up budget deficit. Just as many families are thinking about heading out to local parks, many Chesterfield County employees with the county's Parks & Recreation Department are thinking about what they're going to do if they lose their jobs.

Police are searching for a Chesterfield County man who they said abandoned his 2-year-old boy after he crashed his car this morning while fleeing officers.

Police have discovered an abandoned toddler in Chesterfield County, following a police chase early Wednesday morning.

There is a chance for accumulating snow across western and northern parts of the Pee Dee into NC tonight and Wednesday.

One person was injured in an overnight shooting inside a Chesterfield County hotel.