A bank robbery Thursday evening ended with an arrest less than a half hour later.

A Lamar man was arrested Wednesday after deputies said several cars found at his home during a drug bust were found to have been stolen, Darlington County Sheriff’s Capt. Andy Locklair said.

West Florence High School sophomore Will Dixon said he used to think law enforcement officers weren’t really focused on helping teens.

The City of North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety issued a warning today about a rash of fraud and scams in the North Myrtle Beach area.  Officials said residents and visitors should be aware of three different types of scams.

South Carolina is ranked as one of the top 10 states in the nation for the number of reported heavy equipment thefts, according to the S.C. Insurance News Service.

A man on South Carolina’s death row for killing his girlfriend has been ruled competent to stand trial in a second death penalty case.

Florence County sheriff’s depties are looking for two men who robbed Pat’s Groceries at 1046 E. Myrtle Beach Highway, Scranton, Tuesday night.

Bennettsville police are looking for the man they say robbed the Pizza Hut on the U.S. 15/401 Bypass about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

A Kershaw man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a stabbing in Chesterfield County that happened last week.

Marion police have made three arrests in the beating of a 19-year-old and a juvenile during the weekend.

A Cheraw teen who stole several vehicles and went for joyrides before abandoning them has been sentenced on larceny and multiple burglary charges.

A Mount Croghan man was sentenced to nine years in jail in connection with a May 2008 robbery at a Pageland video rental store.

A Pageland man was sentenced to three years in prison after 14 bags of crack cocaine fell out of his pockets in front of police,  Assistant 4th Circuit Solicitor Adam Foard said in a press release issued Wednesday.

A 15-year-old girl accused making a bomb threat at Marlboro County High School on Oct. 28 was released on bond from a Columbia facility this week, Bennettsville Police Lt John Hepburn said.

A judge sentenced Keion Griffin, 19, after being found guilty on murder charges from the 2008 shooting that killed a Coastal Carolina University student.