November 20, 2009
Suspicious Death Being Investigated In Warrenville
Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton tells WJBF News Channel 6 a 68-year-old Warrenville, SC man was pronounced dead Friday morning at his home after being discovered by a caretaker. Circumstances surrounding the scene are being considered suspicious, at this time.
November 19, 2009
UGA VII Dies From Apparent Heart Attack
Sad news came late Thursday afternoon from Athens where Bulldog nation is mourning the loss of UGA VII.
November 17, 2009
UPDATED: Babysitter Charged In Baby’s Death
A Columbia County babysitter is charged with killing the baby she was supposed to be watching. Lawanda Concettes Tripp, 39, has been arrested, charged with the murder of 22-month-old Tearia Michele Hall. It happened on Avery Landing Drive…just off Belair Road. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop reports.
November 12, 2009
Richmond County Murder Suspect Killed By 2 Deputies
One man is dead and two Richmond County deputies are on paid administrative after the Sheriff says they shot and killed a murder suspect. WJBF News Channel 6’s Crime Tracker Barclay Bishop has the latest.
UPDATED: Man Shot, Killed By Deputies In Augusta
The GBI is investigating after a shooting in downtown Augusta following a domestic dispute. Terry Ramsey, 41, was shot and killed by Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a domestic situation on Metcalf Street, in downtown Augusta. UPDATE: The two deputies involved in the shooting have been identified as Deputy Chadwick Plueger and Deputy Sylvester Rosier.
November 11, 2009
Wal-Mart To Keep Stores Open To Ease Black Friday
Wal-Mart Stores says it will keep its stores open 24 hours and take new crowd-control measures Thanksgiving weekend after a temporary employee was trampled to death in a Black Friday rush last year.
Funeral To Be Held On Saturday For Fort Hood Shooting Victim From Evans
Funeral services will be held Saturday for 32-year old Army Staff Sargeant Justin Decrow, of Evans, who was killed in the Fort Hood shooting incident. Services will be at Plymouth Wesleyan Church, in Indiana, at 1:00 p.m.
November 10, 2009
COLD CASE: Craig Stephen Fallaw
It’s a case that’s baffled Columbia County investigators for 31 years…Craig Stephen Fallaw, shot and killed while working as a West Lake security guard. No one saw the suspect’s face, and so far, no one has come forward. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop with a fresh look at this cold case.
Death Sentence Upheld For Man Convicted Of Richmond County Beating Death
Georgia’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against Robert Owen Arrington. Arrington was convicted in the 2001 beating death of his 46-year-old girlfriend, Kathy Lynn Hutchens, in Richmond County.
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.

