Dorchester County News

The accident happened on US-178 about two miles west of Harleyville. Investigators say the driver ran off the right side of the road and struck a ditch and a fire hydrant.

More violence hit the community of Walterboro Friday night. Police say a man showed up at a Circle C Truck stop on Highway 61.

Dorchester County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say shot another man in the leg Tuesday as part of an "ongoing dispute." Martin Louis Ballard, 27, is wanted in connection with the shooting, which occurred about 4 p.m. on Pidgeon Bay Road, Maj.

Authorities say a head-on collision involving a log truck and a car killed one person in Dorchester County Thursday morning.

Thumbs Down to Circuit Court Judge Diana Goodstein for raising some hackles in Dorchester County because she brings her three dogs to work.

A second person has pleaded guilty to killing a South Carolina pizza delivery man two years ago.

A new report out today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Delmarva unemployment rates, for the most part, are lower than the national average.

Many churches in Summerville, SC offer Christmas Eve services. Here are some options for those looking for a place to worship on Christmas Eve.

It was not an everyday sight. Four Knightsville Elementary School educators in orange jail garb, handcuffs and leg irons stood before a judge Wednesday concerning allegations that a teaching assistant abused autistic students and that a teacher and administrators failed to report it.

Dorchester District two officials are meeting Thursday night to decide the fate of four Knightsville Elementary educators.

The district will make many improvements to schools around the county. Occupancy sensors will be installed in many classrooms.

It was not an everyday sight. Four Knightsville Elementary School educators in orange jail garb, handcuffs and leg irons stood before a judge Wednesday concerning allegations that a teaching assistant abused autistic students and that a teacher and administrators failed to report it.

According to police in St. George, a 59-year-old former teacher at Williams Memorial Elementary School assaulted a mentally disabled child on October 14, 2009.

Police in Dorchester County have arrested a teacher at Williams Memorial Elementary School after she was accused of unlawful conduct toward a special needs student.

Over the weekend, Dorchester County sheriffa s deputies arrested two men who allegedly robbed and shot a 16-year-old Oct.

Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying.

A preliminary report on a South Carolina plane crash last month that killed four says the pilot made meticulous preparations for the flight.

Matt and Amanda Blue knew something was wrong with their 6-year-old son, Zachary, on the night of Oct.

A miniature portrait of Czar Peter the Great in a diamond-encrusted frame - owned for decades by an Arizona family that didn't realize its historic significance - has been auctioned for $1.3 million.

October 30, 2009 - 11:41 p.m. EST WALHALLA - Two years after arriving in Oconee County, Walhalla Fire Chief John Ekaitis is leaving the Golden Corner for the Lowcountry.