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An inmate at the Ridgeland Correctional Institute already serving a 25-year sentence received an additional 29 years Tuesday after he pled guilty to raping and kidnapping a 68-year-old commissary worker at the facility. abcnews4.com/news/local/rid…
Brain-eating amoeba infections are caused by Naegleria fowleri and are considered rare, but fatal. Read more: bit.ly/3GZhPh5

JUST IN: Two people were arrested after an hours-long standoff in the Honeylocust Lane area on Tuesday. bit.ly/4nZ4xlo
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for part of Charleston county until 4:15pm. 60mph wind gusts and small hail along with lots of lightning and heavy rain for southern parts of the country like West Ashley, Hollywood, Ravenel, Johns Island, etc. as storms move south. #chswx
A 37-year-old Summerville man is facing a host of charges after a traffic stop and search warrant revealed copious amounts of drugs. abcnews4.com/news/local/sum…
NEW DETAILS: Three people were shot and injured, two critically, at the Lincoln Apartments in Walterboro Monday morning, according to Colleton County Fire Rescue. bit.ly/4m5vpyo
A 13-year-old boy was identified as the victim of a deadly North Charleston shooting that transpired over the weekend. Read more: bit.ly/4o3cCFE

A man has been arrested on 8 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors, according to the office of the Attorney General. bit.ly/41798rQ
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The North Charleston Police Department has asked the public to avoid the area of Honeylocust Lane Tuesday as officers investigate an "active incident." bit.ly/4nZ4xlo
SC AFL-CIO has launched a new campaign aimed at advancing workers' rights and equity across the state by unifying them, their families, organizations, and elected officials under a common banner in the face of challenges posed by new federal legislation. bit.ly/4kSkabO
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip, mostly in the vicinity of aid sites run by an Israeli-backed American contractor, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday. bit.ly/3TRKIic
The South Carolina Department of Transportation will be conducting nighttime paving operations in Downtown Charleston this week, affecting multiple roads. bit.ly/4eZjCPP
Mentor Road in Summerville will be closed this week as crews work on a project in the area, causing traffic to be detoured. bit.ly/44YiyY5
Deputy AG Todd Blanche said he will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, in the "coming days" to see if she would be willing to speak to prosecutors about the Epstein's alleged connections to powerful figures. bit.ly/4kQQGL8
President Donald Trump has publicly weighed in on the Bryan Kohberger murder case, just days before Kohberger is scheduled to be sentenced for the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. bit.ly/4mrtSmL
Two people were reportedly shot near Waties Drive in Murrells Inlet on Tuesday morning, according to the Horry County Police Department. bit.ly/4kNLfwv
A Charleston County man was arrested Sunday after drugs were discovered in his underwear during the jail intake process, according to the North Charleston Police Department. bit.ly/4lMbHbs