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Deputy helps man fighting depression; how you can help someone too

  Thousands of cars drive the St. Andrew’s overpass every day. On Monday, Deputy James Forgione was one of those drivers, but after seeing a man by the railing, something told him to stop. “You’re used to seeing somebody walk across a bridge or stopping for a moment and looking,” Forgione said. “You could clearly […]

Detectives investigating false 911 calls

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has opened an investigation into who has made dozens of unfounded 911 calls since late March. Lexington County’s communications center received 57 calls between March 25 and Wednesday that turned out to be baseless, according to detectives. “We believe a woman made all the calls using an out-of-service cellphone that […]

Airport High student found with loaded gun

A 16-year-old Airport High School student had a loaded gun at school Friday. “One of our school resource officers found a .380 handgun concealed in a pair of shorts under the student’s pants after school administrators searched the student’s backpack,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Administrators found substances that are believed to be illegal […]

Gaston teenager charged with attempted murder

A Gaston teenager has been charged as an adult with attempted murder in connection with the beating of an elderly woman. Demars Unique Randolph, 16, entered the victim’s Dixiana Drive home March 15 and hit her multiple times with a metal baseball bat, according to arrest warrants. Detectives said Randolph stole the victim’s car after […]