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Beaufort County authorities found an alligator guarding a dead body Monday morning in the Sun City community, according to Live 5 News. trib.al/Vy3UBHB
A local beachgoer died in a freak accident when an umbrella was picked up by the wind and hit her in Garden City on Wednesday. trib.al/08vhgMu
Your neighbor may have forgotten about borrowing a weed trimmer — or may have broken it. In any case, it can be awkward to ask for it back. trib.al/SEDrbcv
In the shadow of the Uvalde tragedy, more schools require transparent book bags — policies kids see through and experts call inadequate. trib.al/Rhi20XT
“Love the laughter, giggles and shrieks of joy,” one reader wrote. “Kids are the heart of a neighborhood” another said. trib.al/ChVpfp6
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murders of his wife and son, according to reports. trib.al/bQpV5Hk
The embattled South Carolina attorney is expected to be indicted on murder charges later this week, his lawyer told Fox Carolina. trib.al/XtF3xhC
No injuries have been reported, but police are still searching the area out of caution, according to FOX Carolina News. trib.al/230Hc8U
Emergency personnel are responding after a train derailed near Longwood Drive and Shop Road in Columbia on Monday morning. trib.al/0pWnwUs
South Carolina health officials reported the first two monkeypox cases in the state Friday. trib.al/eJFvccI
Juneteenth has its roots in Texas and celebrates federal troops freeing the last of the enslaved people in the Confederacy. trib.al/wknUjDI
A former college police officer and wife have been charged with multiple crimes against minors, according to South Carolina Law Enforcement. trib.al/c1m436f
Charleston County Deputy Emily Pelletier was charged with three counts reckless homicide after crashing into a family's car on Mother's Day. trib.al/A9bGydM
Thirty dead animals were found in the home of an animal rescue director for GROWL. Caroline Dawn Pennington was arrested Friday. trib.al/mADZCYM
"At least 60-70 rounds" were fired at a graduation party in St. Paul, killing a woman. Several children were injured, says sheriff's office. trib.al/mXbpJPX
A man is charged in connection with the murder of Brittanee Drexel, who disappeared during a 2009 trip to Myrtle Beach. trib.al/MKcJaJy
Autopsies confirmed that the man died of a cardiac event while a woman found in a freshly dug pit was strangled to death. trib.al/O89FJr3
Firefighters in Gaffney pulled the 14-year-old boy out of a well Saturday night. The teen held on to pipes in the well to keep afloat. trib.al/kFoQv1r
The earthquake's epicenter was just outside Elgin, a town 20 miles northeast of Columbia, around 1:30 a.m. trib.al/O2pXclq
Check out the latest update from your neighbor on Patch. (This post was contributed by a community member.) trib.al/OuNUUh6
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