Missing woman's fiance seen with shovel

Witness saw David Hedrick emerging from forest

Days before his fiancee was reported missing, David Hedrick was seen by a witness walking out of the Francis Marion National Forest carrying a shovel, authorities said Tuesday. Dara Watson, 30, has not been seen since. Her silver 2006 GMC Envoy was found burning in the forest on the afternoon of Feb. 7. Read More

Two, not three, cars were in creek, deputies say

Further investigation has shown that there were only two submerged vehicles in a creek where it was thought on Monday that there were three, Charleston County Sheriff's Office Maj. Jim Brady said. Read More

Shot fired as robber flees; suspect arrested

A barber shop owner fired a warning shot Tuesday as a man who tried to rob a nearby beauty shop on Johns Island fled, authorities said. Read More

Dinner, auction to benefit injured North Charleston officer

A spaghetti benefit dinner and silent auction are planned for Saturday on behalf of a North Charleston police officer who was wounded by gunfire last month. Read More

Desperate 911 callers describe fire scene

Multiple frantic, desperate onlookers called 911 Friday morning to report a blaze consuming a North Charleston apartment. A mother and two children were trapped in a smoke-filled second floor at Noisette Creek Apartments until the mom tossed a child out a window to a man waiting on the ground. Then the mom jumped. Read More

911 calls from North Charleston fire describe frantic moments before help arrived

Multiple frantic, desperate onlookers called 911 Friday morning to report a blaze consuming a North Charleston apartment. Read More

McManus frequently in trouble

Nearly five months before he led deputies on a 120 mph chase through the East Cooper area, Timothy Shawn McManus told police he was contemplating "suicide by cop," according to an incident report. Mount Pleasant police documents also detail threats McManus purportedly made last year again... Read More

Floating waste dump may be headed our way

State and federal officials insisted Friday that they know little to nothing about foreign news reports that dirty bedding, gowns, tubing, masks and syringes were supposedly sent from South Carolina to Brazil, which rejected the shipment and sent it back. Read More

Guns, drugs and money found when homes searched

Three men were arrested Thursday when the Charleston police Special Investigations Unit, SWAT Team and team units searched homes on the peninsula and found a rifle, five handguns, a shotgun, cocaine, marijuana, heroin and cash, police spokesman Charles Francis said. Read More

Wider scope sought in chase investigation

Sheriff asks SLED to review actions

Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon is asking the State Law Enforcement Division to widen the scope of its investigation into the Jan. 30 chase that ended with the arrest of Timothy Shawn McManus. Read More