๐ฑ What tough questions did residents press North Charleston police to answer?
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What tough questions did residents press North Charleston police to answer?
Did your North Charleston Powerball ticket just win $100,000?
How a North Charleston tip helped end a four-year murder manhunt
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Thursday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
๐ฐ News we're reading
โข North Charleston police discuss racial bias audit progress at community town hall (abcnews4.com) โ North Charleston residents heard police leaders outline progress on a 2020 racial bias audit and plans for new youth-focused programs at a community town hall. Attendees pressed the chief on racial disparities, cooperation with federal immigration agencies, and accountability, while advocates renewed calls for a democratically elected community control board with real oversight power.
โข Check your tickets. A winning Powerball game was sold at a Quik Trip in SC (thestate.com) โ A Powerball ticket sold at a CVS in North Charleston recently hit for $100,000, so local players may want to double-check any tickets from the Dec. 10 drawing. Another $100,000 winner came from Manning and a $50,000 ticket from Lexington, while the overall Powerball jackpot has climbed above $1 billion.
โข Suspect arrested in 2021 Cayce homicide after years on the run (wltx.com) โ North Charleston police helped crack a long-running Cayce homicide case by passing along a crucial tip that led U.S. Marshals to a suspect whoโd been using aliases to avoid capture. The man is now in Lexington County Detention Center without bond, charged in a 2021 shooting death discovered at a Cayce mobile home park.
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๐ฌ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Help!!! There is an autistic homeless man laying on the porch near the Vape Shop in the Walmart shopping center on Rivers.
Does anyone know who I can callโฆ (Nextdoor Crossroads)
UPDATE: Moose is home. She was covered in leaves and dirt but headed straight for her food!
My cat Moose snuck out and I am desperately looking for her.
She is fat,โฆ (Nextdoor Whitehaven-Pleasant Ridge)
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๐ Nearby News
Charleston
Charleston County schools secure $5M grant to boost mental health support for students (abcnews4.com)
Historic Charleston waterfront home to sell at Sotheby's Concierge Auctions (counton2.com)
Encampment cleared near West Ashley as homelessness rises in the Lowcountry (live5news.com)
A hidden treasure was buried in Charleston decades ago. A Summerville man thinks he's found it. (postandcourier.com)
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