20 injured in lightning strike at South Carolina seaside

20 injured in lightning strike at South Carolina seaside

Twenty people were injured when lightning struck a South Carolina beach Tuesday evening, officials said. Twelve children and six adults were taken to local hospitals, while two people left on their own after the strike at a beach near Lake Murray, Lexington County spokeswoman Vanessa Diaz said. The patients’ ages were not immediately clear; neither … Read more

Pilot killed in North Carolina crash was attempting to keep away from hitting turtle on runway

Pilot killed in North Carolina crash was attempting to keep away from hitting turtle on runway

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The pilot of a small plane that crashed near a North Carolina airport this month had raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report. The pilot of the Universal Stinson 108 and a passenger were killed in the … Read more

Man arrested after Pennsylvania teen lacking for practically a 12 months discovered alive in North Carolina

Man arrested after Pennsylvania teen lacking for practically a 12 months discovered alive in North Carolina

A 32-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges after a Pennsylvania teenage girl who was reported missing nearly a year ago was found alive at his North Carolina home, authorities said. Police in High Point located the 15-year-old victim on Monday afternoon after receiving information that she may have been living in the Treyburn Lane … Read more

South Carolina executes man who was serving demise sentences in two murders

South Carolina executes man who was serving demise sentences in two murders

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. He was executed for shooting a friend and then cleaning out his bank account in … Read more