Eight people are now in custody at the York County Detention Center after a drug raid Tuesday morning in the Oakridge community. Federal, state and local authorities executed the raid, yielding in 34 total charges, the seizure of seven guns, $3,692 in cash and thousands of dollars in crack cocaine. “These gentlemen were together in […]
The York County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit says it has arrested what it calls a small group of high-level drug dealers at six residences in the Oakridge area of Clover. The raid called Operation Poison Oak involved numerous federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The drug enforcement unit says the investigation resulted in undercover […]
Chester police chief Andre Williams is asking for a State Law Enforcement Division investigation after he says a city councilman threatened him after Monday night’s council meeting. Channel 9′s Greg Suskin reports that councilman Odell Williams made the threats while the chief and another officer were in a bathroom talking.
Investigators in Rock Hill are searching for a man who says he is one of their own — and, so far, has tricked two women into wiring him money to avoid jail time. Over the weekend, investigators say a man identifying himself as Lt. Gary Fields contacted two women. Police reports say he told them […]
Ahead of a formal agreement likely coming in the months ahead, Rock Hill City Council Monday gave initial approval to the Knowledge Park development plan. Last week, New Jersey-based developer Sora-Phelps debuted its plan to turn Rock Hill’s 22-acre former bleachery site into a thriving historic district. The plan detailed $134 million in private investment […]
A single-engine plane made an emergency landing at the Rock Hill-York County Airport Monday. At approximately 2 p.m., a Cessna 172 landed at the city-county airport, City of Rock Hill spokeswoman Katie Quinn said. The emergency landing prompted by a failure of the plane’s nose gear. There were no injuries reported, but emergency crews responded […]
By late Spring, high-stakes Bingo will make its return to Rock Hill. Renovations are now underway at the former Bi-Lo in the Northeast Plaza shopping center to turn the former grocery store site into a Bingo hall for the Catawba Indian Nation. Permits were approved for the tribe’s facility in February and construction started March […]
