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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A man who drove away and then later ran from officers at a Williamsburg County checkpoint has died after being shocked four times with a stun gun.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A second person is charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed the women's basketball coach at Kingstree High School.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Authorities have charged a woman with reckless homicide in the death of Kingstree High School's women's basketball coach.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The Kingstree High School girls' basketball coach has been killed in a hit-and-run accident.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  A man was killed and 19 people injured when a pick-up truck and a bus collided on U.S. 17 in Pawleys Island.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  It's been a year and a day since neighborhood groups and others sued over the expanded Charleston cruise industry. And now the case is finally coming before a judge. Circuit Judge Clifton Newton of Kingstree holds a hearing Thursday to discuss the case with attorneys.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  A Canadian business is trying to recruit South Carolina farmers to grow flax to help its new business in Kingstree.