Florence County News

A Florence man was arrested Thursday after police said he and another suspect broke into a Vista Street home and attacked a man with a knife earlier this month, Florence Police Lt.

Florence County deputies arrested a man Maryland investigators say tried to kill a former Baltimore police officer more than one week ago.

A former Olanta police officer was arrested after deputies said he set fire to his mother's car because he didn't want to repair it, Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone said.

Florence County sheriff's deputies said someone set fire to a lower Florence County convenience store on purpose and it's all on tape, according to WBTW News13 reports.

Florence County Council is scheduled to have third and final reading at Thursday's regular meeting of a $600,000 bond to fund a new fire station in the Windy Hill/Olanta Rural Volunteer Fire District.

More than 100 people gathered at Florence Mall in support of former Florence Mayor Rocky Pearce and his campaign to run in the city's mayoral election in November.

An airplane has landed safely following a Signal 2 alert of engine failure. According to Dusty Owens, Florence County Emergency Management director, a Piper Aircraft was about six miles from landing at the ...

Friday's shooting that left a woman and her husband dead is the latest in a string of domestic violence-related deaths in the Pee Dee, while South Carolina is ranked sixth in the nation for such incidents, ...

A day after a lightning strike sparked a fire that destroyed Dawsey United Methodist Church in Florence, its pastor, the Rev.

Florence County sheriff's deputies are on the scene of a shooting that left two people dead this morning.

Florence County sheriff's deputies say robbery suspect Norman Pauling's nine-day crime spree that crossed at least three states began in Florence.

Florence County Councilman Morris Anderson said he "almost fainted" when he saw it would cost $48,000 to resurface streets in west Florence's Arrowood subdivision, which he described as in "dire need" of ...

A Florence woman died Tuesday morning from injuries she suffered during a traffic crash, Florence County Coroner M.G. "Bubba" Matthews said.

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with felony driving under the influence resulting in death in connection with a Florence County wreck, S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl.

The Chief of Manning Police says Florence County deputies are very familiar with Norman Pauling, the man they say is responsible for a triple county crime spree on Tuesday, calling him a "career criminal." ...

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at 12:54 p.m. Police in Florence County tell us they're on the look out for a man accused of robbing two stores and making a run for it.

Florence County sheriff's deputies arrested three men this morning in connection with two armed robberies in the area.

A Florence man was arrested Tuesday after deputies said he had a fit of anger and kicked a child carrier where his 6-week-old baby lay, Florence County Sheriff's Lt.

A brush fire burned about three acres of woods near the 1,300 block of Olanta Highway near Lake City earlier today.

An artist's rendering of Santee Cooper's proposed coal-fired power plant in Florence County.