selph also made the argument and charleston counties have a smaller population than richland but yet have more funding for their elections board. but council says that is because their income base is different take a listen. "the fact that greenville county is a much more industrialized county and has a larger tax base and that charleston county is a much more richer county and that kind of thing, it does not negate the fact that we have to run elections in richland county for 265- thousand registered voters, it does not negate the fact that more than 401-thousand people here in this county and we have to be ready when elections come around." the council agrees the department needs funding but asked selph to provide more concrete information and put a specific dollar amount on each of his requests. "i want to be responsible for a responsible budget and this right here to me is not a budget, this is what i is estimates not actual its projections." "we wanted additional information as it relates to budgets in other areas we wanted additional information as it relates to specifics on the

the sheriff al cannon detention center serves as charleston's county jail. most of the 1,300 men and women incarcerated here are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial and resolution of their cases. that includes david ratliff jr. he's currently in the jail's disciplinary segregation wing for his role the night before. >> i had a little altercation -- actually a big altercation with a few amigos yesterday. apparently i used to date one of his girlfriends. it's a small world. this is charleston. you know, everybody knows everybody around here. i didn't start it. i finished it. you got to. you got to fight if you're in here and someone calls you out, you know. come on. >> staff reviews surveillance footage which shows ratliff did not throw the first punch. >> this is ratliff hanging around the pillar a couple of times. officer breaks it up. >> seconds later, another fight breaks out. a different camera angle shows ratliff joining the fight, which quickly escalates. >> this is where all six get involved. >> the punishment will be the same for all the c

that greenville county is a much more industrialized county and has a larger tax base and that charleston county is a much more richer county and that kind of thing, it does not negate the fact that we have to run elections in richland county for 265- thousand registered voters, it does not negate the fact that more than 401-thousand people here in this county and we have to be ready when elections come around." the council agrees the department needs more funding. the request passed first reading last night but council asked samuel selph to draft a formal budget before they take a final vote. last night was the first richland county council meeting since the arrest of councilman kelvin washington on dui charges. washington did not attend the meeting. in light of his legal problems, at least one council member has expressed concerns about whether washington can be effective representing after washington crashed saturday night, two people were taken to the hospital. the incident report says the highway patrol trooper who responded smelled a strong odor of alcohol on washington and in his car. las

the rays had their first spring training exhibition game today in charleston county. dan lukeition with a look at how it -- dan lucas with a look at how it went. >> reporter: jake was on the hook for one inning. it was a quick one. after a strikeout on three pitches, it only took five more to call it a day and get his spring off to a good start. >> i was happy with my direction. i am kind of working on that this spring. everything going towards home plate instead of falling off at the end. for the eight pitches t on point. >> reporter: desmond jennings who entered camp lighter and motivated to reclaim his outfield spot had two shots to drive in runs with two outs and delivered in the third inning with a double. two runs crossed the plate. >> you know, something we have on here before the games got started. so something we will be conscious of chris archer will be in fort myers. dan lucas, news channel 8 sports. >>> i am john rogers and the drought is over. these fans packed the stands to watch baseball once again. >> it's a way to see some of the young stars that are

charleston county has a little bit less than we do. what i'm saying is that we want a comparable budget. >> reporter: a majority of that money is expected to be paid through reimbursements from the november 2015 city of columbia election as well as elections in the towns of blythewood and irmo and the june runoff. the office still need help funding repairs for voting machines, batteries and an county council members like greg pierce asked about it before approving the first budget. they are still looking for clarification. >> we just don't have a lot of money sitting around. i think that is why you are getting the questions you are getting. >> the election process is a very essential process. we want to make sure we do the right thing but we want to protect taxpayers' dollars and we'll do everything we can to do that. >> council member have asked if a detailed budget from the board of elections before they move forward. >>> the sumter fire department is continuing training despite its training center being destroyed by the october floo

only students who live in charleston or jasper county can apply. listen up if you plan on going to care wednesday. a a carowinds. the park will open march 24 and opening weekend will be march 25. and military free admission for all is posted on wbtv.com. >> we are going to talk with leigh brock because it's been beautiful and yesterday was beautiful and you can think ththgs are changing and that is tomorrow? >> not quite. we have a little bit longer. it will be a little more gradual steps so we will get cooler tomorrow and cooler friday. and then chilly over the >> it is? sorry. it feels great right now. >> it does. >> let's think about right now and let's live in the present. because, yeah, we are going to get to the weekend. we will enjoy the weekend when it gets here. not as nice as it is right now. and your hd towercam looks like, absolutely beautiful. a couple of clouds off in the distance and that is it. nothing to complain about today unless it is too hot for you. and for some of you it might be. 84 in charlotte. 84 in gastonia. 84 in monroe

. >> the first officer was a charleston county deputy. and i said, "we'll show you where the remains are." took him out there and said, "it's your crime scene now, and we're backing off." and that's what we did. >> but that wasn't the end of it, was it? >> no. >> no. we were detained to put it mildly. >> detained? police cars. >> what do you mean -- you were arrested or -- >> well, very strictly i guess by the legal definition, we were not free to leave. they made that clear. and, one, we couldn't leave because they seized my car. >> but wait a minute. you found the body. and showed them where it was. >> that's correct. they wanted a statement from us as to everything that we had done from the very beginning. not just what we had done that day. >> the whole, long story? >> that's basically what they were asking for. and in fact, they had been given occurred. >> hours later the ex-detectives were finally released. but not bill capps' car. didn't get that back until they filed motion papers for an injunction. rankles all of them. 34 years i

want us to take a four vehicle crash causing some traffic problems as is happening on charleston boulevard and county road to her is live on the scene to know what's happening out there guys the truth is actually just cleared out a few seconds ago there were lots of fire crews and police officers out here just re directing traffic around this intersection here the rules of the sweeping up any debris that was out here the cars were looking pretty bad pretty smashed when i got out a left turn from town poirot on to church lynn boulevard in front of vehicle number two which was traveling southbound in church like this in costs to other cars to be hit by vehicles one and two four people were taken to the hospital with what appears to be non life ending injuries this is all according to police they say the driver of the first car then attempted to make about love turn was suffering from a medical condition. this actor right now is currently under investigation by chesapeake police wives has been to her thirteen years now i see on a ford f one fifty pickup truck you might wanna check your brakes the us gov

graduating from woodruff high school...she studied criminal justice at charleston southern...then began work with the berkeley county sheriff's officedeloise gist from trident medical center in charleston"kimber is a go getter, whatever she sets her mind to do you are not going to defeat her thats just who kimber is and who she will always be"3 and last friday kimber gist would again refuse to be defeated....when investigators say she was shot multiple times during a struggle...while checking out a suspicious vehicleher mom says officers showed up at her home in woodruff to tell her the news"she is doing good today, she is having one last surgery on her foot today""we are taking it day by day..we are truly blessed that she is alive and god took care of her" deloise gist says the outpouring of support from the community and from law enforcement from across the country has been amazing"its been outstanding,,anything and everything she's needed...they are right there...they sit with her, talk with her, joke with her"and gist said so many samaritan...helped save her daughter's life"im thankful for the lady that trained

county, south carolina. on the map, this is charleston and we're talking about this area here. i want to show you pictures of i've been watching from our affiliate in the charleston area& covering this story closely. emergency officials say they're looking for these three missing children. they think they wandered way. two little girls ages four and three, and this 2-year-old boy here. they're asking people to join in the search. the girls are sisters and the boy is a cousin. they've been missing sincelast6:00 last night. again, they have not come home and no one has spotted them so the search is on to final them. i'm going to keep an eye on the reporters covering the story in south carolina and when i hear more i will let you know right away. >> a dismal turnout and opportunity to talk with the school board. only one parent showed up last night to this forum at were 14 cms officials there, including the superintendent. she said people have already had plenty of opportunities to voice their positions. >> i've been talking about the budget with superintendent coffee since novemb

were killed in a shooting in a prince william county h afternoon held a funeral for crystal hamilton, laid to rest in shelton, south carolina. -- in charleston, s.c. that her husband ronald hamilton opened fire and killed her before firing on the officers. and a fundraiser is also being held for the second victim in the shooting, officer ashley guindon, who was on the job just one day. a grill in manassas is donating 10% of tonight sales to the officers family. they also held raffles and drawings. >> every time you go to a sporting event, they honor the military. nobody does anything for the first responders. they are the ones who protect us on our streets and in our neighborhoods. when you are sick come you call the ambulance. first responders take ca i wanted to do something for prince william county police officers who were injured or killed in the incident. waserly: officer guindon killed just one day after being sworn into the prince william county police department. she will be laid to rest monday in massachusetts. key victories in the race for the white house, five states making their mark on the presidential race. ted cruz got to sta

charleston... where he's being charged with lying to investigators. richland county sheriff's department officials say they're looking for a man... after he failed to pay more than 30-thousand dollars in child support. 49-year-old charles oliver is wanted for failure to pay child support. officials say anyone who fails to pay child support should turn themselves into the richland county sheriff's department warrant division... located off huger street. anyone with information on oliver's whereabouts are asked to call crimestoppers at one-triple- eight-crime-s-c. still to come... buckle your seat belts... we're looking to travel at the speed of sound. it's more than just flying in style. we're taking a look at a safer, greener and quieter means of travel.clear skies with temps in the mid 40's this morning. expect another warm and sunny the way.details next.live from main and gervais. >>> god morning. topping "america's money" -- things are looking up for your 401(k). >> after a rough january, the dow was up slightly in february. while the nasdaq lost more than 1%. her

william county mother who was shot and killed one week ago today has now been laid to rest. hamiltonal for crystal was held in her hometown of charleston, s.c., this afternoon. she was found dead in her woodbridge home last saturday. the police believe that her during it a mystic incident, before opening fire on three officers. a gofundme account has been set up to help the family with the funeral costs come as well as the care of her 11-year-old son. a funeral is happening money for officer ashley guindon. a massive six mile-long ended services this week before her body was flown to springfield, massachusetts. killed one day after being sworn into the prince william county police department. the new national concerns about the safety of your water following the crisis in flint. an update on the effort to help those impacted. plus, the clock is ticking to use the paper fare cards. details on the fast approaching change. reporter: to end i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (man) we're out

most everybody around charleston, south carolina, seems to know who the county solicitor is. scarlett is what people call her. solicitor scarlett wilson, officially.wn and popular prosecutor. and solicitor wilson had a actually, two problems. for one thing, though practically leapt at a deal to plead guilty to murder and to turn state's evidence against ethan, her credibility, as you'll soon see,xactly triple-a. and despite all the information the a-team uncovered, what could be used in court was thin. >> i mean, frankly, we didn't idence. we had a lot of opinions, and we had a lot of conjecture. but actual evidence, it just ere. >> kate's skeletal remains gave the solicitor none of the forensic evidence that juries like to see. and the coroner was unable to even a cause of death. as for those personal items of kate's that they found in ethan's apartment, those could just have easily been gift.posedly best friends after all. and to top it off, there was the amazing tale that came with the state's star witness, heather. kate's body and agreed to testify against a man she revea

charleston. pso far florida has seen 71 cases pof zika, three here in phillsborough county. pall three cases are -- actually pall the cases are in people who phave travelled outside of the pcountry into places like south pamerica and central america pwhere zika is widespread. psome really interesting research pgoing on. pbritish company has come up with pa kind of genetically engineered pmosquito. pwhen he breeds with the female pmosquito, regular mosquito, then pthey'll try that. pthey've not been okayed to do pthat yet but they're getting pcloser and closer to doing that. pyou hear every year health pofficials and folks on ptelevision saying you have to puse deet, long sleeves, you have pto use common sense. pthat's especially important this pyear because part of the revention of the spread of zika por any disease is just doing pthose kinds of things. peven though the conditions are pright for the spread of zika, it pdoesn't have to happen or can pcertainly be controlled not only pby research like we're talking pabout in the keys but also by pcommon sense stuff we should a

counties from removing them. the alabama heritage preservation act heads to the state house. confederate symbols have come under public scrutiny since the june massacre of nine black worshiper worshipers in charleston south carolina. the man charged in that was flag and said he wanted to start a race war. this baby has died. oliver davis whose family said that he died from sudden infant death syndrome. known as the bernie baby was at a las vegas raleigh dressed like sanders. a mop of gray hire, tie and glasses. he died of sids. a go fund me account is set up to cover their expenses and counseling. his funeral is next tuesday. barbara: that is horrible. john: sad. barbara: oakland police in california are looking for a driver who left a woman in the street after striking her. john: they have a major clues. this video captures her walking across the street and lit by a four door gray car at 6:15 such morning. lion said the woman got out and checked but couldn't believe what she did next. >> she was so calm and looked like she was going to help me and drove away. police say several pedestrians have been hit in the same area. barbara: in south carolina crime is giving one thief a big headache. they say

woodruff high school...she studied with the berkeley county sheriff's officedeloise gist talked to us over the phone from trident medical center in charleston"kimber is a go getter, whatever she sets her mind to do you are not going to defeat her thats just who kimber is and who she will always be"and last friday kimber gist would again refuse to be defeated....when investigators say she was shot multiple times during a struggle...while checking out a suspicious vehicleher mom says officers showed up at her home in woodruff to tell her the news"she is doing good today, she is having one last surgery on her foot today""we are taking it dadaby day..we are truly blessed that she is alive and god took care of her" deloise gist says the outpouring of support from the community and from law enforcement from across the country has been amazing"its been outstanding,,anything and everything she's needed...they are right there...they sit with her"and gist said so many people including a good samaritan...helped save her daughter's life"im thankful for the lady that trained her, thankful for the justice academy that trained her, the civilian that helpe

county. lot of community leaders have been pushing him to run. he's been vocal on wanting to see policy changes, since the tragic death of his sister in the charleston church shooting last june. new today in gaston county -- gastonia city workers will be happy to hear this. you're getting a pay raise. according to the gaston gazette -- city council members approved a three-percent pay hike for all municipal workers. it takes effect saturday march 19, which means you'll see the extra money on april 8 paychecks. it's "t-gi-f"... which means everyone is making plans for the weekend. let's check your forecast with larry sprinkle. .today...mostly cloudy early...then becoming mostly sunny. highs in the mid 50s. north winds 5 to 10 mph. .saturday...mostl y sunny. highs in the upper 50s. .sunday...sunny. highs in the upper 50s. north winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 60s. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs around 70. .wednesday...par tly sunny. highs in the lor 70s. huday...partl sny. highs in eor 70s.next ontay, >>> taking a look at the headlines. new evidence this morning on the health perks of coffee. a new study reveals drinking

over the scene near charleston and nellis where police are searching for high pressure still holding to the valley as a weak front begins to moves just north of clark county through today and wednesday. mainly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be common with highs temperatures between 78 and 83 degrees. central las vegas should reach winds stay mild throughout the morning, and afternoon. though the front will pass north of us, breezy conditions may pick up in the city overnight. mostly sunny skies return for wednesday and thursday but by friday, another front begins to set its sights on the southwest and this time, southern nevada is in the cross-hairs. mainly cloudy skies and breezy will build through friday into the weekend. saturday night into sunday we windy conditions are expected sunday and monday right now...the secret service is investigating an incident that happened at a donald trump rally in virginia. trump was interrupted yesterday first when protesters started chanting black lives matter. then...when a secret service agent grabbed the neck of photographer and slammed him to the ground. says he stepped just 18 inches outside the media pen when

pointed to cities like atlanta and charleston and said they are booming because of their welcoming attitudes. >> i know that there are more than 200 cities and counties around the country who have had these types of ordinances in place for years. >> the most controversial part of the ordinance would allow people to use any bathroom the governor is against the ordinance but will not call lawmakers back to raleigh early to debate. lawmakers can come back early on their own if they have a three-fifths majority. so far, there are not enough senators supporting that. >>> channel 9 has been digging through a new report that shows an increase in violence at a number of charlotte schools but the number of short-term suspensions are down. we are live at the cms's offices downtown to break down the numbers and explain the strategy. >> reporter: well, we approached the school board members here yesterday at the government center to ask them about the increase in crime at cms schools but they declined to comment saying they haven't seen the report yet. the new report out takes a look at crime and punishment and shows overall in north carolina crime reports at sc

charleston, west virginia, looking at that snow also around the cleveland area. so this moisture it's moving in our direction after about 10, 11:00 o'clock tonight. through midday tomorrow. so take look at the countiesighlighted in purple. all of south jersey that includes you in cherry hill, voorhees, moving toward millville. cape may, atlantic county also all of delaware. then look north and west. berks you're not in that also the lehigh valley where the pocono mountain not looking at a whole lot out of this system. so mainly right around philadelphia into south jersey as well as delaware. look at the temperatures right now. pretty chilly for march. we're looking at 34 degrees in pottstown as well as trenton. 35 right now in atlantic city. upper 30s in philadelphia. we've been talking about this system all week long. it's going to pick up moisture off to the south. a weak system when it's around the mid atlantic but watch what happens after it moves out to sea. it rapidly intensifies and we're looking at very gusty winds in the open waters of the atlantic but for us, we'll break out into some sunshine before the sun sets tomorrow afternoon. so let's take a look at the clock and the temperatures. t

toward roanoke virginia, charleston west virginia looking at that snow adding up and that system continues to head in our direction. so take a look at the purple highlighted counties. all of south jersey all of delaware, moving towards sections of chester county, delaware county, philadelphia county, southern montgomery as well as southern sections of bucks county. you are under that winter weather advisory from 10:00 o'clock tonight until 1:00 o'clock tomorrow. so we're tracking this system. it's going to mainly move to the south and most of the moisture will be off to the south as we well. so tracking your commute, this evening looking pretty good. tomorrow morning, though, a high impact on those roads. take a live look right now at the philadelphia international airport. looking pretty good. it's chilly, temperatures are in the upper 30s but we'll track this for you hour by hour and you can see by 11:00 o'clock. we're watching that snowfall move in. overnight tonight it starts to fill in across the area and we continue to see pockets of light snow through the first part of the day tomorrow. we're talking a couple of inches. we'll detail county by county the amo

charleston, south carolina, to remember crystal hamilton. this just one week after she was shot and killed woodridge home. >> a fund-raiser is set for today to help the other two prince william countyofficers injured in last week's shooting. they are still recovering from their injuries. the manassas city police association is organizing the event at the old town sports pub. it gets under way at 11:00 this morning >> five states are holding primaries. candidates are eager to get as many delegates as possible. democrats competing for 156 in four states. >>> good morning, everyone. hope you're off to a fantastic saturday. i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. we want to keep the good times rolling because we want the weather to be nice. >> yes, we do. >> lauren ricketts is here. can you deliver a nice saturday for us? temperatures today will be a little on the chilly side. but no big snowstorms or anything like that in the forecast. not even a big rainstorm. we could get rain tonight and thursday and friday. but other than that, looking good as we start to warm up. we have to get through today, as i said. it will be a little chilly. it is a chilly start. it's a beautiful morning. the sun

charleston, south carolina. this just one week after she was shot and killed inside her woodridge home. >> a fund-raiser is set for today to help the other two prince william countyolice officers injured in last week's shooting. they are still recovering from their injuries. the manassas city police association is organizing the event at the old towne sports pub. it gets under way at 11:00 this morning >> five states are holding primaries. candidates are eager to get as many delegates as possible. 178 are up for grabs for republicans. democrats competing for 156 in four states. >>> #:30 on the dot. >> it is starting to warm up and we want to keep it that way. how is it l >> it's not that bad. it is really calm right now. the sun is trying to peek through. it is really going to be sunshine out there today. for most of the day we will remain dry. showers and a few snowflakes built in but not until 6:00. get out and run your errands today. just dress warmly. temperatures starting in the 30s right now. we will only warm up in the mid to upper 40s. why should you head out the door today? a winter coat, warm hat and umbrella for tonight. you won't need it until after 6

charleston, south carolina. this comes one say her husband shot and killed her inside their home in woodbridge. the woman's name is crystal hamilton. police say her husband, ronald, killed her. prince william county police officer ashley guindon was also shot and killed as she responded to a 911 call there. it was her first full day on the job. ronald hamilton has been locked up. they're charging him with capital murder. relatives are taking care of the couple's 11-year-old son. >>> two other prince william county officers were shot and injured in that incident. we're told that david mckeown and jesse hempen are recovering well. a fund raiser is planned for tomorrow for the department's injured officers fund. they're calling it pork at the pub. it's an event being organized by the manassas city police department. not only will it raise money for the officers but first responders can eat there for free. >> we just wanted to something together for first responders so that they can come and get a good meal out of it and then also have the opportunity for the public to come and show their support. >> a plate at the function will be $9. it begins tomorrow at 11:00 in the morning. >>> whether you love