At least 11 people were hospitalised following a shooting on Sunday night in the South Carolina beach town of Little River, authorities said. Horry County Police said the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. but did not provide details about the conditions of those injured. Dozens of police cars and ambulances were seen rushing in and…
An 11-foot alligator that tipped over a canoe and killed a woman in Central Florida on May 6 served as a reminder that, while alligator attacks on humans are “extremely rare,” as a state wildlife official said, they do happen, sometimes with fatal results. “This serves as a somber reminder of the powerful wildlife that…
A’ja Wilson, a center for the Las Vegas Aces, is widely acknowledged as the best player in the Women’s National Basketball Association. She is something like the league’s on-court answer to LeBron James or Michael Jordan. “I don’t shy away from having conversations with her about being the greatest to ever play,” said Becky Hammon,…
A reporter who witnessed the first American execution by firing squad in 15 years said the experience will forever remain “etched” in his memory, describing in stark detail the moment convicted double-murderer Brad Sigmon was shot to death in South Carolina on Friday evening. Jeffrey Collins of the Associated Press, one of three journalists allowed…
In Little River, South Carolina, alligators are coming out of the cold water after a winter sleep, and they look like cheese covered in white powder, basking in the sun. The unusual look of the alligators caught the attention of photographer Dan Krieger, who was enjoying a cup of coffee on his porch. What was…
Summerville, a town northwest of Charleston, S.C., has its share of ghost stories. One yarn that has stuck around for decades is the tale of the Summerville Light. In the dead of night, along a dirt road in the nearby pine forest following abandoned railroad tracks, people have observed mysterious lights, bobbing up and down,…
The first great white shark was found dead in August 2023 on a beach in a national park on Prince Edward Island, Canada: a young male, 500 pounds, 8 feet 9 inches from snout to tail. Park workers soon arrived with a pickup truck, loaded the carcass and drove it to a cooler at the…