Public Safety

Updated One person died and five were hurt in a head-on collision Wednesday at Lake Waccamaw. Victoria Nicole “Tori” Simmons, 19, died at the scene of the Waccamaw Shores crash.  Chief Scott Hyatt said Simmons was heading toward Dupree Landing in the 2200 block of  Waccamaw Shores Drive when she crossed the center line around 7:30 p.m. Her Chevrolet collided head-on with another vehicle that was traveling northeast on...

One suspect has been arrested in the Friday night shootout that killed one teen and injured two others. District Attorney Jon David said in a press release that a juvenile was taken into custody by the sheriff’s office. David did not give details about the arrest, including when the suspect was arrested. David said his office plans to charge the suspect as an adult. “The juvenile is scheduled...

A Fair Bluff teenager is dead and two others are recovering after a gunfight at a party near Cerro Gordo Friday night. Another teenager was wounded in a shooting in Chadbourn around the same time. Markel Evans, 18, died from his injuries at Columbus Regional, Sheriff Jody Greene said. Evans was at a birthday party at the Five Points community building when he was shot, along with a...