Jonathan Bruney fought off a 4-to-5-foot alligator 60 yards offshore, then vowed to keep swimming and racing.

His own mother's 911 call stopped the blast — deputies say the device could have killed or injured many at a Cherokee County RV park.

A man is hospitalized with serious injuries after allegedly firing on officers near 7th and Red Cross streets. Multiple officers are on paid leave.

Deputies swarmed a Trail Road home in Belton during a reported standoff involving a man. Officials have released few details so far.

Kenneth Wayne Clowney, 58, died at Spartanburg Regional after being struck. Coroner says a forensic exam is set for Tuesday.

Secdrick Cooper, a Simpsonville resident and former Louisiana Tech standout, met the girl through a workplace connection, investigators say.

Prosecutors say the Alamo raid unraveled a cocaine pipeline running from Mexico through Charleston County.

The body was discovered Tuesday morning on Hillcrest Drive in Laurens, officials say.

Monday night's shooting on Goddard Avenue prompted deputies to seek tips.

A Honda Accord traveling the wrong way slammed head-on into a van near mile marker 7, shutting down southbound I-385 for hours.

Ray Ballard was found stabbed and shot at Willow Lakes Apartments 35 years ago. Deputies say his ties to the sheriff's office weren't the motive.

Keith Lynch vanished from his Wales Garden home carrying a duffel bag, and officers say a weapon is also missing.

Breiana Latrice Boyce, 30, died after her car struck a stop sign and caught fire at a Hertford County intersection.