Florence News

Fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard are conducting an air defense exercise over the Columbia and Florence areas.

FLORENCE, SC The Trust building in Florence has been reduced to little more than a pile of rubble to make way for a new Francis Marion University building.

No parent thinks they could ever forget their child in the backseat of a car on a warm summer day.

FLORENCE, SC John Parker, 20, of Florence was denied bond by a judge 9 a.m. Saturday after being arrested for eight bomb counts, according to Corporal Appollonia Perkins with the Florence County Sheriff's Office.

FLORENCE, SC Police are detonating possible pipe bombs that were found in a Florence home after officers responded to a call regarding a domestic situation early Friday morning, authorities confirmed.

SC Gov. Nikki Haley looks over the PTR SCCR semi-automatic rife she was presented during a tour of the PTR facility in Aynor.

In this day and age, oyster restoration and enhancement is absolutely essential in maintaining a stable ecosystem that features plenty of pluff mud, Spartina grass and, the main attraction, oyster beds.

FLORENCE, SC A 44-year-old Florence man pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography Thursday; he faces up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $250,000.

The public gets a chance to weigh-in on the midnight bar ordinance Thursday that's proposed for downtown Charleston's entertainment district.

Walmart Care Clinic is the company's first venture into medical clinics in its stores in South Carolina.

Mrs. Tallevast was born April 22, 1928, in Anderson, the daughter of the late Clayton Maxwell Frederick and Ethel Bobo Frederick.

A three-year-old boy was found alone around 9:30 Saturday morning at Sedgefield Apartment complex on Second Loop Road in Florence, according to Carlos Raines with Florence police.

The West Florence Fire Department was dispatched to the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel on West Lucas Street for a reported fire Saturday afternoon.

FLORENCE, SC The Florence County Sheriff's Office gave its deputies a raise. And now your taxes are going up.

FLORENCE, S.C. A South Carolina couple arrested on neglect charges after leaving their kid in a hot car told police that they forgot the toddler was in the vehicle when they returned home from church, according to reports obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

Florence is currently working on a plan to remove dilapidated properties, increase home ownership, and make North, North West and East Florence an attractive place to live.

The reality show features the 'colorful residents' in the 'five-star trailer park' of Myrtle Manor, according to its website.

Joe and Ruthene Kennedy, of Florence, were arrested by Florence County Sheriff's Office officials on Wednesday, June 9. The pair posted bond and was released a short time after they were booked.

The Garage sale will take place Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on 2101 North Oak Street.

A Florence man and woman were arrested Wednesday two months after they brought a six-week-old infant suffering seizures to the hospital; investigators allege the infant suffered non-accidental brain injuries consistent with trauma.