office in addition to murder, 45-year-old harold pratt has also been charged with possession of a weapon during a crime. pratt did not make eye contact with anyone in the courtroom as the judge laid out his charges. when asked if he understood his answered "yes sir" in a low tone. he is accused of fatally shooting 38-year-old loretta bunch. she was reported missing by her father after no one was able to get in contact with her. while bunch's family members did not want to go on camera, they did tell me pratt and bunch dated for nearly 10 years. her aunt says a few months ago, it was at that very home, investigators say pratt shot bunch before tossing her body off a bridge on highway 453. bunch's funeral is thursday at 11 am at the avinger funeral home in holly hill. meanwhile, pratt remains in jail as he awaits a bond hearing. at this time a date has not been set. at the orangeburg county sheriff's office, billie jean shaw, wis news 10. the columbia city council officially has two new members. they were sworn in just a couple the newly elected members along with mayor steve benjamin all

deputies say 45-year-old harold pratt and the victim, 38-year-old loretta bunch, were involved in an argument before loretta bunch disappeared around christmas. investigators found her body yesterday in a waterway off of highway number 53. they believe she was shot to death. harold pratt has been charged with her murder. >>> we are on your side with information about a boil water advisory that affects a large number of west columbia residents. the city of west columbia has the water cut off for some of you in lexington county until about 7:00 p.m. tonight. workers are completing a relocation project near mineral when the water is back on, you will need to boil water for at least one minute. before you use it. >>> before the fourth year in a row -- for the fourth year in a row, governor nikki haley has declared january to be the south carolina interfaith harmony month. the announcement was made this morning at the statehouse. that is where we find news19's gin a fraser. >> reporter: that is right. the announcement was made about 45 minutes ago. the interfaith partners of south carolin

harold pratt appeared in court at 2:30 this afternoon to face the murder charge against him. pratt did not make eye contact with them when he walked into the courtroom. several family members had to fight back tears during the roughly ten minute hearing. investigators say pratt shot and killed brunch on christmas day and dumped her body on a creek just south of holly hill. a bond hearing has not been set at this point. here's how this all played out. according to incident reports, witnesses told authorities they christmas day. on saturday, bunch failed to show up for work. then on sunday, a family member called police to report her missing. monday afternoon; crews found the woman's bodied in a creek off highway 453 just south of harold pratt is the in the orangeburg county jail awaiting a bond hearing. >> also new tonight, after 30 years on the run in north carolina felon is finally ck in police custody 71-year-old james edward coe was arrested on shoplifting charges. records show he i scad from prison in 1986. police tell us he stole jewelry at flea market and met with the an

investigators believe she was shot to death. 45-year-old harold pratt is charged in her murder. investigators say pratatand brunch got iio some sort of argument, shortly before her disappearance. and deputies in kershaw county say a poorly secured go-cart landed two suspected burglars in custody. investigators say early sunday morning, drivers reported seeing the go- cart fall off a trailer behind a white pick up truck. when deputies caught up with the trucks occupants, jonathan byrd and annie phaneuf, they found several stolen a-t-v's and drugs. a man riding a lawnmower has died after being hit by a pick-up truck. investigators with the highway patrol say the crash happened just after eleven saturday night. troopers say the truck ran into the back of the lawnmower when both were traveling west on windsor creek road in orangeburg. the victim's identity has not yet been released. shifting gears this morning... the college football playoff is right around the corner and the clemson tigers have a shot at the national title. the team arrived in miami over the weekend... to prepare fo

harold pratt was arraigned on charges he shot and killed loretta bunch whose body was recovered in a waterway under an overpass five miles south of holly hill. bunch was reported missing christmas day. richland county deputies are looking for a burglary suspect who certainly isn't camera shy. this is surveillance video of a man deputies say broke into a-m-pm food mart on parklane road back on december cigarettes, and lottery tickets. if you recognize this man you're asked to call "the richland county sheriff's department".the "affluenza" teen and his mother who fled the u-sand evaded authorities nearly two weeks ago are in custody tonight. ethan couch was convincted in a 2013 drunk driving incident and was given ten years of probation. if prosecutors get their way...he and his mother...tonya...will now face (nans) has the details. 3 two recently elected council members and one re- elected took the oath of office this afternoon. at-large councilman howard duvall and district two councilman ed mcdowell were both elected last month. district three councilman moe baddourah was voted in f

a magistrate judge ruled harold pratt will have to go before a circuit court judge at a later time...that s s s s judge will determine if bond will be set.orangeburg county deputies say the body of 38- recovered monday.... from a waterway five miles south of holly hill. bunch had been missing since christmas day. more charges tonight for a north carolina mother of a 6- month-old baby found dead on christmas eve. the lincoln county sheriff's office charged stephanie tillman with involuntary manslaughter. preliminary autopsy results could not determine how the baby boy died. tillman's husband came home from work and found the baby unresponsive and naked lying on a couch inside the family's home. deputies say tillman was in a back bedroom with the family's two other children... and appeared to be intoxicated from prescription medicine. richland county deputies are looking for a burglary suspect who certainly isn't camera shy. take a look...this is surveillance video of a man deputies say broke into "a- m/p-m food mart" on parklane road back on december 14-th and took cash, cigarettes, an

harold pratt appeared in an orangeburg county courthouse yesterday. deputies say he and the victim were involved in an argument after she disappeared around christmas. investigators found her body in a waterway off of highway 453. craft has been charged with murder. >>> we are on your side this morning with the recall. if you have some martha stewart cookware, macy's is recalling to frying pans after customers say metal bits popped off and caused ruses, burns and welts. 10 piece stainless steel cookware set. customers should stop using the pans and return them to macy's for a store credit. >>> the better business bureau 2015. scans -- the scams vary in name but are similar. tiffany craig explains. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of americans have received a call like this one.>> it is from the irs. >> con artists demand immediate payment. >> if i didn't clear it up, they were going to prosecute me . >> she did not want to give her prepaid debit cards.>> i parents . >> the better business bureau say tax conns were by far the better tops came in 2015

restaurant, was last seen christmas day.investigators believe she was shot to death. 45-year-old harold pratt is charged in her murder. investigators say pratt and brunch got into some sort of argument, shortly before her disappearance.and the holiday weekend violence stretches to richland county...where there were three shootings, one of them deadly.abc columbia's latest tonight. 3 3 investigators are still looking for information on two of these shootings...the incident on bridgecreek road, and the shooting on hard scrabble road.if you have any information... call crimestoppers...at 1-888- crime-sc. deputies in kershaw county say a poorly secured go-cart landed two suspected burglars in custody. investigators say early sunday morning, drivers reported seeing the go-cart fall off a trailer behind a white pick up truck. when deputies caught up with the trucks occupants, jonathan byrd and annie phaneuf, they found several stolen a-t-v's and drugs. many of you in west columbia will be without water service tomorrow. town officials say a relocation project means customers on more than 20 streets

a magistrate judge ruled harold pratt will have to go before a circuit court judge at a later time... that judge will determine if bond will be set. orangeburg county deputies say the body of 38- year-old loretta bunch was recovered monday.... from a waterway five miles south of holly hill. bunch had been missing since christmas day. and there's more charges for a north carolina mother of a 6-month-old baby found dead on christmas eve. the lincoln county sheriff's office charged stephanie manslaughter. preliminary autopsy results could not determine how the baby boy died. tillman's husband came home from work and found the baby unresponsive and naked lying on a couch inside the family's home. deputies say tillman was in a back bedroom with the family's two other children... and appeared to be intoxicated from prescription medicine. the search for a burglary suspect in richland county continues this morning. take a look at this is surveillance video. deputies say a man broke into "a-m/p-m food mart" on parklane road back on december 14-th and took cash, cigarettes, and lottery tickets.

harold pratt. deputies say pratt and the victim... 38-year old... loretta bunch... were involved in an argument before bunch disappeared around christmas. bunch's body was found yesterday... a waterway off of highway 453. they believe she was shot to death...pratt has been charged with murder. 3 in eastover...deputies have arrested a man they say shot a man after an argument. he's 48-year old... mark volstromer. the shooting happened just before 5 sunday... on the 11-hundred block of antioch amez church road... in eastover... that's off of highway 378. investigators say volstromer's wife was outside the home when the victim... 62-year old... keith pruitt junior... and an acquaintance drove by. that's when the victim stopped the truck... and started to exchange words with the woman. deputies say when the victim got out of his truc the volstromer shot him. he has been charged wtih murder. 3 3 3 us are just getting back from our christmas vacations... there are some people who never left. in fact, hundreds of troops from fort jackson weren't able to go home and see the

deputies say 45-year-old harold pratt and the victim loretta bunch were involved in an argument before bunch disappeared around christmas. investigators found bunch's body yesterday in a water way off highway 453. they believe she was shot to death. pratt has been charged with her murder. >>> meanwhile richland county deputies arrested a man they say shot another man after an argument. the shooting happened just before 5:00 sunday on 1100 block of antioch church. wife was outside the home when the victim and another person stopped and exchanged words with the victim. >>> a midlands couple continues to recover after a fire killed 11 of their animals they rescued and were caring for. >> i knew it was too late. >> it's just, i don't even know what i'm doing right now, because i'm used to having them. >> reporter: lane and carrie sadly describe their christmas nightmare. >> we lost 11 animals. >> reporter: while they were in charleston, a fire broke out at their home where they rescued animals. >> there's no getting over this. this is going to be a starting point in our life. there's no ge

harold pratt appeared in court today. authorities say he killed 38-year-old loretta bunch--a woman he used to date up until a few months ago. her father reported her missing after no one was able to get in touch with her. her funeral will be tomorrow morning. more resignations are rocking the town of north-- wis has confirmed now that the town clerk and assistant clerk have submitted their letters of resignation to the mayor effective january 7th. this comes after the north police chief and another officer quit earlier this month--which left the town without a police force. no word has been ven as to why the clerk and assistant clerk are leaving. within just days of each other two harlem globetrotters have passed away. friday--just two days before the death of meadowlark lemon. holman was a columbia native who played with the 1982. tonight his widow, loula may, spoke to wis--describing the general as a "gentle giant" who had a presence on the court...but was quiet in his "people didn't realize that he was actually bashful

today, orangeburg county deputies arrested harold pratt. the sheriff's department believes pratt shot and killed 38-year-old loretta bunch last week. yesterday, family members reported that she had not been seen since friday. her car was later found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver. she was discoverd dead today in a waterway in holly hill the orangeburg county sheriff's department is investigating the case. a national car company is lending a helping hand after police say someone stole a quadriplegic man's specialty van on christmas eve. now-- our billie jean shaw reports he's getting back some of his mobility for the past four days, robert mccurdy says he's been stuck in his home. on christmas morning he discovered someone stole his only means of transportation but today he received a late gift. after learning about the robbery, achieve mobility, a wheelchair accessible van company donated a van to robert and debbie mccurdy. the company is lending the couple the van until thursday. a

monday, orangeburg county deputies arrested harold pratt. the sheriff's department believes pratt shot and killed 38-year-old loretta bunch last week. she was found in a holly hill waterway yesterday. her car was later found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver. the orangeburg county sheriff's department is investigating the case. a quadriplegic man in columbia is getting help after he says someone stole his handicapped accessible van from his home on christmas eve. robert mccurdy says the stolen van was tailored specifically to transport someone in a wheelchair. since last week -- he says he's been stuck in his home. sunday, a wheelchair accessible van company donated a vehicle for him to use for the next few days "i mean who would do that, a handicap van, that's but now to know that their are good people, we had offers from several people offering their personal vehicles to try and help us and now we have one that we can use." the mccurdys will be able to use the donated van until thursd

avenueenaugh says 45-year-old harold pratt has been possession of a weapon during commission of a crime. and prattt were involved in some sort of disappeared. tomorrow. broken tonight after a fire at their home killed 11 of the animal they rescued and carried for. news 19's janay frazier shows recovering. >> i knew it was too late. >> . >> i don't even know what i'm doing now, because i'm so used to having them, and they're not here. >> reporter: lane crenshaw and carey bridge sadly described their ristmas nightmare. >> we lost 11 animal total. >> reporter: while they were in charleston visiting family a fire broke out at their columbia home, where they rescue cats, dogs, and exotic animal. >> there's no getting over this. this is going to be a starting point in our life. there's no getting over this. all we can do is move forward. >> reporter: two dogs, two parrots a lizard, boa constrictor, f,rr,stk and a kitten died in the fire. the couple had been caring for animal in their home since 2010. >> people would ask us questions, and we'd try and answer questions. we'd try to help them fe

harold pratt was arrested he is being held in last week's fatal shooting of 38-year-old loretta bunch. her car was found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver. she was found dead in a holly hill waterway yesterday. the orangeburg county sheriff's department is investigating the case. this afternoon troopers are investigating the crash of a police car. officials say a 2009 crown victoria ran out of control and crashed while getting onto i-26 from lake murray boulevard at about 5:45 this morning. the police car is registered to the city of irmo. troopers says the driver was thomas speers. they say there are no charges pending at this point. coming up on the news at 4: we saw deadly terrorist attacks halfway around the world, and right around the corner in the american south. catastrophic flooding came up. and a controversial flag came we'll take a look, next. your first alert traffic starts announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. t

harold pratt has been charged of murder. bunch and pratt was involved in some of argument before. bunch disappeared. he is expected to be in court tomorrow. >>> we now know the name of the man who was killed yesterday. 62 keith pruett junior. mark has been arrested and charged with his murder now. it happened just before 5:00 in the 1100 block of antioch in east over that's over highway. before the shooting taking pictures when the victim an akwans stopped and exchanged words. deputies say he shot him in the upper body. deputies say the victim did not have a gun and did not then anyone. >>> protest took to a closed cleveland street after a grand jury decided it would not indict two police officers in the death of 12-year-old tamir rice. last year police were called to a rec center of a male waving a gun around. they did not know that pistol was a toy and did not realize rice was just 12 years old. >> the death of tamir rice was a tragedy. it was horrible, unfortunate, and regrettable. it was not by the law that behinds us a crime. >> it was a tough conversation. >> he will rest in

a magistrate judge ruled harold pratt will have to go before a circuit court judge at a later time where a determination of bond will be set. the deputy said the body of 38-year-old lorettaunch was recovered monday from a waterway five miles south of holly hill. bunch had been missing since christmas day. >>> and there are more charges for north carolina mother of a six-month-old baby found dead on christmas eve. the lincoln county sheriff's office charged stephanie tillman with involuntary manslaughter. preliminary autopsy results could not determine how the baby actually died. authorities say tillman's husband came home from work to find the infant lying on the couch inside the family's home unresponsive. stephanie tillman was in a back bedroom with two other children and appeared to be intoxicated from prescription medication. suspect in richland county continues this afternoon. take a look is this surveillance footage. deputies say a man broke into an am/pm food mart back on december 14th and took cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets. if you recognize this man, you're asked to call r

monday, orangeburg county deputies arrested harold pratt. the sheriff's department believes pratt shot and killed 38-year-old loretta bunch last week. she was found in a holly hill waterway yesterday. her car was later found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver. the orangeburg county sheriff's department is investigating the case. highway patrol troopers are trying to track down the hit and run driver behind an accident over the weekend. it happened near the percival road exit on i-77 north saturday night. troopers say a pickup truck made an improper lane change and hit a car... sending the car off the road and into some trees ...then took off. we're told the driver was just released from the hospital yesterday. if you have any information about this hit and run, call crimestoppers at 1- 888-crime-sc. gamecock football's all- time winningest coach stepped down in october after ten and a half seasons on the carolina sideline. steve spurrier told wis he knew his time was up as the coach. spor

harold pratt appeared in court tuesday. authorities say he killed 38-year-old loretta bunch--a woman he usededo date up until a few months ago. her father reported her m msing after no one was able to get in touch with her. her funeral will be this morning. more resignations are rocking the town of north-- wis has confirmed now that the town clerk and assistant clerk have submitted their letters of resignation to the mayor effective january 7th. this comes after the north police chief and another officer quit earlier this month--which left the town without a police force. no word has been given as to why the clerk and assistant clerk are leaving. within just days of each other two harlem globetrotters have passed away. before the death of meadowlark lemon. holman was a columbia native who played with the 1982. his widow, loula may, spoke to wis--describing the general as a "gentle giant" who had a presence on the court...but was quiet in his personal life. "people didn't realize that he was actually bashful. and the time th

today, orangeburg county deputies arrested harold pratt. the sheriff's department believes pratt shot and killed 38-year-old loretta bunch last week. she was found in a holly hill waterway today. yesterday, family members reported that she had not been seen since friday. her car was later found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver. the orangeburg county sheriff's department is investigating the case. an eastover man is charged with murder after investigators say he shot and killed his neighbor after an argument over a fence. authorities say 49-year old mark volstromer shot and killed keith pruitt junior at his home on antioch amez church road yesterday. officials say pruitt got into an argument with volstromer's wife about the fence line dividing their properties. when pruitt got out of his truck, investigators say volstromer shot him. richland county deputies are continuing to investigate. for the week ahead--we're looking at on and off showers. ben tanner gives us an update tonight... s

harold pratt... and the victim... 38-year old... loretta bunch... were involved in an argument before bunch disappeared around christmas. investigators found bunch's body yesterday in a waterway off of highway 453. they believe she was shot to death. pratt has been charged with murder. 3 meanwhile in eastover... richland county deputies have man after an argument. he's 48-year old... mark volstomeme the e ooting happened just before 5 sunday... on the 11-hundred block of antioch amez church road... in eastover.. that's off of highway 378. investigators say volstromer's wife was outside the home... when the victim... 62-year old... keith pruitt junior... and an acquaintance drove by.... stopped the truck... and started to exchange words with the woman. deputies say... when the victim got out of his truck... volstromer shot him. he has been charged wtih murder. 3 a midlands couple continues to grieve after 11 of their animals were killed in a house fire on christmas day.lane crenshaw d karie bridid were visiting family members in charleston... before

today, deputies arrested harold pratt. the sheriff's department says pratt shot and killed 38-year-old loretta bunch last week. yesterday, family members reported that she had not been seen since friday. her car was later found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver and she was found dead today in a holly hill meteorologist ben tanner joins me now as we take a look at the deadly storms moving east - keeping

let's go live to our billie jean shaw at the orangeburg county sheriff's office 45-year-old harold pratt did not make eye contact with loretta bunch's family today as he entered the courtroom. he is accused of fatally shooting bunch and dumping her body in a creek. pratt has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a crime. i spoke with bunch's family off some fought back tears as they saw a former friend now turned accused murderer enter the courtroom. family members say 38- year-old bunch and pratt dated and lived together for 8 years. her aunt says a few months ago, she ended the relationship and moved out. on christmas, bunch's family reported her missing after they say she did not return home after visiting pratt. yesterday afternoon, deputies recovered bunch's body in a creek on highway 453. investigators say pratt admitted to shooting bunch at his home. the bunches also say pratt is a distant relative which makes the situation more difficult. he currently remains in the orangeburg county detention center awaiting bond. loretta bunch's funeral will take place thur

today, orangeburg county deputies arrested harold pratt. the sheriff's department believes pratt shot and killed 38-year-old loretta bunch last week. yesterday, her family reported that she had not been seen since friday. her car was later found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver. the orangeburg county sheriff's department is investigating the case. a football legend could be taking his next big showdown into a courtroom. the denver broncos are hosting the cincinnati bengals tonight on monday night football. and the attention will be on quarterback peyton manning, but not because he is still recovering from a foot injury. in the wake of accusations of using performance enhancing drugs, manning is now considering suing a documentary called "the dark side" aired sunday night on al jazzeera america and alleged that an indianapolis drug ring supplied manning with h-g-h during his recovery from neck surgery in 2011. the former pharmacist who made the "clown prince" of the harlem globetrotter

monday, orangeburg county deputies arrested harold pratt. the sheriff's department believes pratt shot and killed 38-year-old loretta bunch last week. she was found in a holly hill waterway yesterday. her car was later found at a home on old state road--where witnesses say she had been picked up by a truck driver. the orangeburg county sheriff's department is investigating the case. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, oprah gets candid. >> inside every overweight woman is a woman she knows she can be. >> the media mogul opens up in a revealing new campaign for weight watchers, but will her personal message about keeping off the weight pay off for the company? >>> then you winterize your homes and cars but what about your body? tips on how to stay healthy as the weather gets colder. >>> and a rare treat. meet the grateful young boy who is overjoyed by a delicious gift. >> and i'm not going to share this. >> today, tuesday, december 29th, 20

harold pratt... appeared in an orangeburg county courthouse yesterday. deputies say pratt... and the victim... 38-year old... loretta bunch... were involved in an argument before bunch disappeared around christmas. investigators found bunch's body in a waterway off of charged with murder. 3 3 we are just a day away from columbia's famously hot new year's celebration grammy award winning artist... lauryn hill... is headlining this years event. famously hot new years is on main and gervais in downtown columbia... and is freebut of course just like last year... you can watch it from the comfort of your own home... as news 19 will broadcast the event live from 11pm to 12-30 am. down to the celebration...you might want to bring a canned good with you. it's all for usc's flood relief program. the university will have volunteers at all the entrances to the party... collecting non-perishable food donations for harvest hope ... and monetary donations for the one s-c flood relief fund. there's still time for peope to signup to be volunteers ... we have all the details on our website w-