Chester County News

Fire officials expect to spend three or four more days tending to the blaze that ignited Friday at the old Bleachery site near downtown, but they say it's contained and not in danger of spreading.

Rock Hill's textile industry that was the city's industrial lifeblood is long dead.

Two new cases of the H1N1 virus - commonly known as the swine flu - have been confirmed in York County, state health officials reported Wednesday.

By the time the Rev. Joseph Gaston discovered that his true calling involved the harvest of another sort, the Chester County native had earned one agricultural degree, part of another, and had started a career with South Carolina Water Conservation.

Chester County authorities say they scouted a large marijuana field for several days before conducting a raid on the property Monday.

An afternoon argument led to a homicide Saturday in Chester County, authorities say.

A Democratic state legislator who represents part of Chester County is calling for a grand jury to investigate whether Gov.

Some "pure" politics was discussed last week when S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford came to Chester County for his two-week, 30-town "Harvest Tour." Sanford, a three-time U.S. Representative before running for governor, is in his second term.

A Richburg man was arrested this week in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the state's Attorney General's Office.

For the second time this week, law enforcement officers announced a major drug bust in the state.

Tracking dogs from York County and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division were hunting for fugitives Monday in connection with nine fields of marijuana found in Chester County.

A volunteer firefighter had a heart attack and died in his car Tuesday evening while surveying the land for downed trees and power lines in Chester, officials say.

The county's unemployment rate dropped only slightly from April to May, but increases in two other counties pushed Chester County down to third-worst unemployment in the state of South Carolina, after a one-month jump to the top spot.

Severe weather struck western Chester County Thursday night, the second time this week the county has been hit.

The town of Great Falls in Chester County is a small community with a big debate brewing.

A team of National Weather Service meteorologists determined a tornado did touch down near York.

A veteran South Chester fireman had a heart attack and died while responding to Tuesday night's weather calls.

Forecasters say another day of strong thunderstorms is facing the Charlotte metro region, in the wake of an evening that produced damaging storms and possible tornadoes in a four-county area west of Charlotte.

A severe weather system passed over Chester County from about 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the county, which was to expire at 7:15. At least one report of a twister is being sent to the NWS for confirmation, according to Eddie Murphy, director of Chester County Emergency Management.

Interstate 77 has become both a helipad and a very dangerous roadway the past four days.