Cherokee County News

A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrorized the town in the 1960s.

Abby Tyler, the 15-year-old South Carolina girl shot earlier this week by a man who authorities believe is a serial killer, died Saturday, making her the fifth victim.

Police said one person is dead and another was injured in a shooting Thursday in Cherokee County.

A serial killer on the loose in Cherokee County has gun shops sold out and hundreds of South Carolinians on edge packing heat.

The fear generated in Cherokee County over four murders by a serial killer has the phone ringing almost constantly at Crimestoppers in Columbia, which is handling all anonymous tips in the cases.

According to a law enforcement official, a powerful sedative has been found in Michael Jackson's home.

Cherokee County investigators said a man was shot to death and a woman was wounded inside a Gaffney furniture store this evening.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says two victims have been found dead inside a house in Cherokee County on Buck Shoals Road at Highway 11, between Chesnee and Gaffney.

GAFFNEY a ' Officials are investigating the shooting deaths of two women not far from where a prominent South Carolina peach farmer was killed last week.

Authorities said two people were found dead in a Gaffney home Wednesday. The bodies were found at 114 Buck Shoals Road, FOX Carolina News reported.

An early-morning wreck left deputies looking for the driver of a car that crashed into a Gaffney home.

Sheriff's deputies are looking for a person of interest in the shooting death of a prominent South Carolina peach farmer.

The Cherokee County Coroner's office is investigating the death of a Cowpens businessman as a homicide.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and Coroner Dennis Fowler are investigating the death of a man at 2019 Battleground Road, just outside Cowpens.

Cherokee County firefighters responded to a fire at the Rug and Home store in Gaffney Thursday morning.

By Megan Anderson Hometown News When Gene Moorhead left the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce in May, there was a lot of debating about whether he was fired or resigned.

Fire destroyed a former textile outlet early Tuesday, and now the owner of the East Robinson Street property faces an illegal gaming charge.

COLUMBIA a ' An Upstate coroner and assistant coroner have both received awards from the South Carolina Coroner's Association.

A Spartanburg man is accused of having sex with an underaged girl in Union County nearly 35 years ago.

Officials are investigating the death of a South Carolina man who collapsed shortly after he was taken into police custody.