2 lawsuits filed over alleged Clover High football hazings
By Shawn Cetrone - scetrone@heraldonline.com
CLOVER --
After several Clover High School junior varsity football players were bullied, beaten and hazed by older players in a locker room, school employees helped the attackers cover up what happened, according to lawsuits filed by two of the victims' families.
York sheriff: Inmate’s release was ‘human error that we regret’
By Jamie Self - jself@heraldonline.com
YORK --
A recordkeeping error led staff at the York County Detention Center to release a convicted murderer by mistake Monday afternoon, authorities said Wednesday.
"We made...
6-vehicle wreck cleared on I-77
By Steve Lyttle - slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
Authorities have cleared all vehicles off the travel lanes of Interstate 77 near Charlotte's uptown, but traffic on the southbound side remains slow at 9 a.m.
At least six vehicles were involved in a wreck about 7:20 a.m. on southbound I-77 near Remount...
Smyrna woman: Dog attacked son, killed pet goat
By Nicole E. Smith - nsmith@heraldonline.com
SMYRNA --
A Smyrna woman says a neighbor's dog tried to attack her son and killed her pet goat on Tuesday.
When deputies arrived at the Canaan Church Road home Tuesday evening, the 31-year-old woman said when she got...
Victim in deadly York Co. moped crash
By Nicole E. Smith - nsmith@heraldonline.com
Rock Hill -- Fort Mill --
The victim of a York County moped crash from late last month who died in a Charlotte hospital recently has been identified.
Wilbert Lemaire, 56, of Charlotte died at Presbyterian Healthcare in Charlotte...
Vicious dog attacks Fort Mill woman’s dog during walk
By Nicole E. Smith - nsmith@heraldonline.com
FORT MILL --
York County Animal Control seized a vicious dog last week after it allegedly attacked another dog.
A 26-year-old Fort Mill woman was walking her dog down Willowbrook Drive Wednesday morning when another dog attacked them, according...
Woman, 74, dies in Rock Hill crash
By Nicole E. Smith - The Herald
ROCK HILL --
Rock Hill Police are still investigating an accident from Monday evening in which a 74-year-old woman died.
Lt. Brad Redfearn confirmed the fatality around 6:30 p.m. Monday. The department's STAR team was on scene investigating.
S.C. 5 traffic stalled after crash
From Staff Reports - The Herald
YORK COUNTY --
Traffic on S.C. 5 in York County near Bowater is backed up both ways because of a crash. Drivers should expect delays.
At least one vehicle had crashed into a tree, according to witnesses at the...
Ohio man killed in York County crash on I-77
By Jonathan McFadden - jmcfadden@heraldonline.com
ROCK HILL --
A man traveling through York County was killed after the vehicle he was riding in veered off the right side of Interstate 77 and struck several trees, said Lance Cpl. Billy Elder with the S.C. Highway Patrol.
Pilot was doing aerobatics in plane before Chester Co. crash
CHESTER --
Paul Mikos, 72, was doing aerobatics in his plane in the Chester/Lancaster County area Thursday when the engine cut out during a loop.
But that’s typical, the Rock Hill pilot explained.
As he reaches the top of a loop, the plane’s...