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Zelig Williams was last seen leaving his home last Thursday.

S.C. family continues search for missing Broadway dancer k404h

Updated: Dec. 11, 2024 at 12:25 PM EST
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By Ashley Jones
It’s been 68 days since former Broadway dancer Zelig Williams was last seen or heard from. His family is still searching for him.

National
It’s been more than a week since the disappearance of former Broadway dancer Zelig Williams.

Former Broadway dancer disappears after leaving his house; family hires private investigator 3r1b2c

Updated: Oct. 15, 2024 at 7:42 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones and Jordan Gartner
A missing person search continues more than a week after the disappearance of a former Broadway dancer in South Carolina.

National
Jamel Bradley is accused of sexually assaulting a Spring Valley High School student in 2018.

Former school resource officer gets no prison time in sexual battery of student k6c1z

Updated: Sep. 8, 2024 at 1:28 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Ashley Jones and Amanda Alvarado
A former school resource officer got no prison time after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a student.

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Snapchat

South Carolina mother sues Snapchat over son’s suicide b4d6m

Updated: May 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
Betsy Hauptman has been searching for answers behind her son’s suicide and has concluded sextortion through Snapchat played a big role.

Sports
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates after the Final Four college basketball...

USC hosts celebration for women’s basketball team after championship win 593d3d

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 10:31 PM EDT
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By Tiffany Sarvis and Ashley Jones
The University of South Carolina (USC) announced the welcome home celebration for their women’s basketball team.

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Narcan

New S.C. Narcan law already saving students’ lives 6p17r

Updated: Mar. 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
Signed into law nine months ago, law allows schools to stock and their nurses to ister Narcan, which is a nasal spray with the power to reverse an opioid overdose.

Regional

What cops say about new S.C. constitutional carry gun law l6t4d

Updated: Mar. 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
Law allows adults who can legally own a gun to openly carry their weapons without a permit. What do law enforcement officers think about that?

Regional
Nikki Haley addresses voters at a North Charleston rally on Jan. 24, 2024.

How Nikki Haley is making a case to voters in her home state g3g3x

Updated: Jan. 25, 2024 at 11:50 AM EST
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By Ashley Jones
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has brought her campaign to her home state – the next primary battleground in the race for the White House.

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Polls for South Carolina's primaries open at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m.

Orangeburg County official seeks higher pay for poll workers 2u2b4u

Updated: Jan. 18, 2024 at 10:54 AM EST
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By Ashley Jones
Elections official hopes higher pay will help fill the gap in Orangeburg County’s poll worker shortage ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Regional
A 6-year-old was accidentally shot and killed while hunting in South Carolina, according to...

Saying a final farewell to boy killed in S.C. hunting tragedy 2s40a

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 11:32 AM EST
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By Ashley Jones and Tiffany Sarvis
Avery Davis was hit in the head by a stray bullet that was shot by a 17-year-old who was hunting with him on Nov. 24 and died the next morning.

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Orangeburg city leaders table ordinance to fine the homeless 4d6n25

Updated: Oct. 18, 2023 at 11:04 AM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
A coalition is forming in Orangeburg to address homelessness after leaders had proposed outlawing sleeping or living in public places downtown.

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Rick Chow

Evidence in Rick Chow murder case dismissed due to search warrants that lack ‘probable cause,’ judge rules 3d3u3x

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 11:22 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Nick Neville and Ashley Jones
A motion to dismiss evidence collected during search warrants executed on Rick Chow, the Columbia gas station owner accused of fatally shooting 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in May, was granted.

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Family of woman found dead in Belk Bathroom in 2022 files lawsuit against department store

“How can you not know,” family of custodial worker found dead on job announce lawsuit against Belk p196t

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 10:54 AM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Ashley Jones
The family of a woman found dead in the bathroom of a Belk in Columbia announced they have filed a lawsuit against the department store.

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Carl and Lillie Smalls.

“It shouldn’t have happened” Parents of slain football player react to killer’s re-arrest 1g392a

Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 8:44 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
The convicted killer released early from prison is back in police custody tonight and could be facing more time in prison.

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Orangeburg residents report ongoing flooding issues

Orangeburg officials address raw sewage spewing in yards 133w1

Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 5:28 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
“So there’s like raw sewage water, toilet tissue, comes up through my yard, settles in my yard,” said Marsha Gardner says.

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Jessie Apple told WIS what he witnessed moments before the aircraft went down.

Witness describes seeing Orangeburg County plane crash 3u732a

Updated: Jun. 11, 2023 at 7:30 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
New details following a plane crash out of Orangeburg County show what a man witnessed moments before the aircraft went down.

Community
Cyrus Carmack-Belton’s viewing will be on Friday, June 2 at Leevy’s Funeral Home at 1831...

Community mourn 14-year-old teen fatally shot near Columbia convenience store 3t4c1v

Updated: May 31, 2023 at 3:40 PM EDT
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By Mayra Parrilla Guerrero and Ashley Jones
The funeral services for the 14-year-old shot and killed near a Columbia convenience store have been announced.

National
French Bulldogs stolen from home

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Masked suspect seen taking bulldogs, putting them in pillowcase 3g2dp

Updated: May 19, 2023 at 12:13 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones and Gray News staff
The owner said those dogs are worth $13,000.

Local
Push for new private swim lessons laws

“It’s a daily struggle,” Georgia Mother whose son drowned looking to bring new legislation to S.C. 473i2k

Updated: May 10, 2023 at 9:08 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
A Georgia mother still grieving the death of her 4-year-old son is pushing new legislation that she hopes to bring to South Carolina.

Regional
Multiple people injured, including teenagers after shooting at Richland County park.

Nearly a dozen people, including teenagers, injured after shooting at Richland County park k3n3n

Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 10:27 AM EDT
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By Tiffany Sarvis, Marcus Flowers and Ashley Jones
Multiple people were shot overnight in Richland County Friday night.

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Where is Jeriod Price?

“You did not deserve this,” Jeriod Price’s defense attorney urges Price to turn himself in 5y1032

Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 4:11 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
The defense attorney representing convicted killer Jeriod Price is urging he turns himself in.

Education
Major improvements are on the way to South Carolina State University Campus.

S.C. State University breaks down new campus improvements 1asc

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:07 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
Major improvements are on the way to South Carolina State University Campus.

News
Mother pleads for answers after SC State student's (Amya Carr) death.

SLED cites missteps in death investigation of SC State student by campus police, mother responds 23d1x

Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 8:29 PM EST
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By Ashley Jones
Student Amya Carr reportedly died of natural causes in the early morning of April 13, 2022.

National
Police say 14-year-old Jacob Russ was killed while trying to break up a fight at a McDonald's...

Family mourns 14-year-old fatally shot outside McDonald’s 2n4b5y

Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 2:38 AM EST
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By Ashley Jones and Gray News staff
A McDonald's employee was arrested in connection to the incident. He faces multiple charges, including murder.

News
The three students were all less than 20 years old when they were killed not far from where...

S.C. State hosts commemoration ceremony in honor of the 55th anniversary of Orangeburg Massacre 2v1z2w

Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 9:16 PM EST
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By Ashley Jones
Wednesday marked the 55th anniversary of one of the most violent episodes of the civil rights movement.

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Lesley Lemoine (47) of Lugoff is the victim whose body was found in a Kershaw County clothing...

Investigation continues into how woman was left in donation bin for months in Kershaw County g4h2x

Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 7:13 PM EST
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By Ashley Jones
Sheriff Boan says now with a positive ID, they can move forward in the investigation.

Health
RMC creating community health plan.

New Community Health Improvement Plan coming to Orangeburg, Calhoun, and Bamberg Counties 3u2n4y

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 9:34 PM EST
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By Ashley Jones
A community health needs assessment is shedding light on health concerns in Orangeburg, Bamberg, and Calhoun Counties

News
An image of the All Star Triangle Bowl

Historic bowling alley in Orangeburg on track to reopen 64y25

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 8:13 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
The bowling alley was at the center of a massacre that killed three Black students at SC state and wounded 28 others.

National
New details about death at Columbiana Centre

Neighbors woman found dead in department store restroom 492436

Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 8:40 AM EDT
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By Ashley Jones and Gray News staff
It’s believed that the woman’s body was in the department store bathroom for four days before she was found.

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The Belk store in Columbia, S.C., is where a woman was found dead inside a bathroom.

Worker found dead in department store bathroom was there 4 days, police say 1r1o38

Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 9:37 AM EDT
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By Ashley Jones and Gray News staff
A 63-year-old woman who worked as a janitor at the Belk department store was found dead inside the department store’s public bathroom.

News
Woman found dead at Columbiana Centre

Woman found dead in Belk department store Monday evening, last seen on Thursday 4f5z42

Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 9:23 AM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
Police say Durham was last seen on Thursday by another employee but her body had not been discovered until Monday night.

Education
Program recruits retired teachers to ease shortage

Orangeburg County School District leaders fill teacher vacancies amid nationwide shortage 5s2q5f

Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 8:46 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
Amid a nationwide teaching shortage, Orangeburg County School Officials are making progress in filling teacher vacancies across the school district.

Regional
Shortage of correctional officers at county jail

Released Orangeburg inmate weighs in on correctional officer shortage 5w292w

Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 8:45 PM EDT
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By Ashley Jones
Right now the jail is down 30 to 40 correctional officers from what they would normally employ.

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