A jury came back with a not guilty verdict in the trial of Miles Lee Ferguson, who was accused of killing his 5-week-old daughter.  Prosecutors and defense attorneys finished their closing arguments shortly after 5pm Wednesday.

Police arrested a Florence man Wednesday amid accusations he sexually assaulted five children.

A memorial service is scheduled for the one-year anniversary of the death of “Baby Boy Horry.”  Baby Horry was found, dead, Dec. 4, 2008 in woods on Meadowbrook Drive in Horry County.

The Children’s Trust of South Carolina (CTSC) is pleased to announce 2009-2010 grant awards totaling more than $260,000 to provide evidence-based child abuse prevention programs and other innovative parent support services across the state. 

A Darlington County jury has convicted a man and his former girlfriend in connection with the abuse of her two children.

One of the alleged victims of a Darlington County man and woman accused of committing multiple crimes against children testified during the first day of their trial Tuesday.

A 29-year-old Dillon County man is facing charges after police said he engaged in sexual acts with a 13-year-old girl in Marion, according to a press release issued Friday by the State Law Enforcement Division.

Nearly two years of preparation, planning, hand wringing and hard work culminated with the formal opening and dedication of the new Durant Children’s Center 4th Judicial Circuit Satellite in Hartsville.

A 29-year-old Dillon County man is facing charges after police said he engaged in sexual acts with a 13-year-old girl in Marion, according to a press release issued Friday by the State Law Enforcement Division.

For nearly a year, Maureen Wilson Thomas and her mother, Veronica Thomas, both of Hartsville, were kept in the dark about plans to name the medical exam room at the new Durant Children’s Center 4th Judicial Circuit Satellite in Hartsville in their honor.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is an observance intended to heighten public awareness to a problem that has reached epidemic proportions and to focus on finding solutions to this scourge on our communities.

A Florence man has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for molesting a 1-year-old boy, 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements III said.

A Kingstree man accused of impregnating an 11-year-old girl has been arrested again in connection with a similar crime involving a 13-year-old victim, Kingstree Police Chief Robert Ford said.

U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said 31-year-old Nicholas Lloyd of Myrtle Beach plead guilty in federal court to possession of child pornography.

A former law enforcement officer is out on bond after his arrest on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.