State plans I-385 closure for repairs in 2025
SC transportation officials review a plan to close 15 miles of I-385 northbound from Clinton to Greenville for repairs. The reroute uses I-26 via Spartanburg while medians are expanded asphalt replaced with concrete and six bridges raised. Concerns concern impact on local companies.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Greenville News
State Department of Transportation Commission
Hugh Atkins
Highway Commission
Clinton
Spartanburg County
Man found shot to death in South Carolina home
A 21-year-old man, Andrew Powell, was found shot in the chest and arm in the living room of his Lexington County home by his stepfather. Coroner says Powell bled to death after the shooting about five hours earlier with chest brutality. Investigators think Powell knew the killer. no arrests yet.
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Gaston
South Carolina
Lexington County
James Metts
Andrew Powell
Harry Harman
Powell
Burns previews National Parks documentary in South Carolina
Clips of Ken Burns The National Parks America's Best Idea air on PBS this weekend. On Saturday afternoon, Fort Moultrie Visitors Center on Sullivan's Island hosts clips from the film and from SCETV's Your ay on the Road. The piece notes Patriot troops defended Charleston in June 1776 at Fort Moultrie and the palmetto emblem on the state flag.
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Sullivans Island
South Carolina
Ken Burns
National Parks
United States
Burns
Fort Moultrie
Bear in Cage Bites Woman in Pickens County
A 21 year old woman visiting relatives near Pumpkin Town was bitten by a black bear in a cage. Officials say the bear grabbed and shook her hand after she reached in to pet it. The woman underwent surgery on her hand and arm and her name was not released. Wildlife agents investigate.
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Pickens
South Carolina
Pickens County
Pumpkintown
Department of Natural Resources
Robert McCullough
McCullough
NTSB details fatal medical helicopter crash in South Carolina
The NTSB reports a OmniFlight AS350B2 helicopter crashed in Georgetown County near a thunderstorm while returning from Charleston to Conway killing three crew members Patrick Walters Diana Conner and Randolph Dove. The cause remains under investigation with maintenance history noted as part of the inquiry.
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Georgetown
South Carolina
Charleston
Conway
Peter Knudson
National Transportation Safety Board
National Weather Service
Robert Sumwalt
NTSB
Texas
OmniFlight
Sumwalt
Patrick Walters
Murrells Inlet
Diana Conner
Florence
Randolph Claxton Dove
Bladenboro
N.C
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