November 05, 2009
FBI Says Arrest Made In Slaying Of New Mexico Nun
The FBI says it has made an arrest in the slaying of a nun who worked on a New Mexico Indian reservation.
November 04, 2009
Mom Of SC Boy Likely Killed By Bug Spray In ICU
Authorities say the mother of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy likely killed by a fogging bug spray has been placed in intensive care after visiting her other son in the hospital.
SC Infant Found Dead; Officials Say Pesticide May Be to Blame
Anderson County deputy coroner Don McCown says at this point they believe the death of an infant was caused by inhaling pesticides. McCown says the mom set off several of the foggers you can pick up at the store, one after another, over the period of a few weeks.
November 03, 2009
Authorities Find Slain New Mexico Nun’s Vehicle In Arizona
Investigators say a vehicle belonging to a nun slain on the Navajo Indian reservation has been recovered in Arizona. A colleague found Sister Marguerite Bartz’s body after she didn’t show up to Sunday Mass in the community of Navajo on the Arizona-New Mexico border. Investigators believe the 64-year-old was killed sometime between Halloween night and Sunday morning.
October 29, 2009
The Fallen Come Home To Barnwell
While President Obama honored the return of eighteen Americans who were killed in Afghanistan, this week, here at home, one group is making sure its heroes who gave their lives for freedom are not forgotten. Thursday morning, the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall arrived in Barnwell County. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.
October 28, 2009
Feds: Leader Of Radical Islam Group Killed In FBI Raid
Federal authorities in Detroit say they fatally hot the leader of a radical fundamentalist Sunni Islam group after he failed to surrender on several criminal charges. The U.S. attorney’s office says Luqman Ameen Abdullah was killed while exchanging gunfire with federal agents Wednesday at a warehouse in Dearborn.
The Trouble With Edgefield’s Trestle
A deadly accident this week in Edgefield has city leaders taking up the challenge to do something about a low bridge. Although signs warn truck drivers to go around the 13-foot bridge, Edgefield leaders say it’s obvious, with the number of accidents they have, the signs are either missed, or ignored. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.
October 27, 2009
Man Charged With Killing UConn Football Player
Police have charged a Connecticut man with the murder of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school-sanctioned dance, but his defense attorney says he was just trying to break up a fight.
Man Charged With Killing UConn Football Player
Police have charged a Connecticut man with the murder of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school-sanctioned dance, but his defense attorney says he was just trying to break up a fight.
Boston Police: Psych patient Shot Dead After Stabbing Doctor
Police say a man stabbed a doctor while being treated at a psychiatric ward at a Boston medical building and was fatally shot by security guard who saw the attack.
Mourners Release Purple Balloons At End Of Funeral For Somer Thompson
Mourners in Florida have released hundreds of purple balloons to end the funeral of a slain 7-year-old who vanished last week as she was walking home from school. Somer Thompson’s body was found two days later in a south Georgia landfill.
October 26, 2009
UPDATED: Equipment Falls Off Tractor-Trailor, Kills Motorist In Edgefield County
In Edgefield County, a tractor-trailer traveling on Highway 25 went under a train tressel, but the equipment he was carrying didn’t make it. The equipment struck the tressel and flipped back onto a small pickup truck, killing the driver instantly. UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Jeremy Jay.
UPDATED: Aiken County Accident Claims One Life
According to Aiken County Corner Tim Carlton, an Aiken County traffic accident has claimed the life of one person. The accident happened near Mt. Beulah Road and Old Barnwell Road, in Aiken County. The victim has now been identified as 52-year-old Joseph D. Randall, of Williston, SC.
October 23, 2009
Pie-Splattered Comedian Soupy Sales Dies At 83
Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died.
Third Person Arrested In Probe Of SC Woman’s Death
A third person has been arrested in the investigation of a South Carolina woman whose remains were found in some woods several months after she disappeared. ‘The Post and Courier’ of Charleston reported that 31-year-old Terry Keith Williams of James Island was arrested Thursday and charged with obstruction of justice

