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Credit card theft reported by York Co. Board of Disabilities

Rock Hill police are investigating a case of credit card fraud after the York County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs reported 30 unauthorized transactions on one of their cards, according to a police report.

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CRIME

Police chase through Chester, York counties ends with crash

The York County Sheriff's Office has arrested the driver of a truck that led law enforcement officials on a chase and later crashed at a concrete mixing plant in Rock Hill.
CRIME

Court date set for ex-student accused of threat against Nation Ford High

A Pineville teenager will appear in court on felony charges next week for allegedly posting a threat on Facebook toward Fort Mill’s Nation Ford High School earlier this month.
CRIME

Police: Rock Hill man drank 12 beers, crashed into building

A Rock Hill man accused of driving with nearly three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after hitting a 66-year-old woman’s car and running into a building causing $10,000 worth of damage, according to a police report.
LOCAL NEWS

York County veteran finally learns he was officially a hero in Vietnam

David Simpson received a certificate from the South Vietnamese government after he left the war-torn country in 1967. For more than 40 years, he had no idea what it said. Now he does.
LOCAL NEWS

SC Senate passes $500 million road-repair deal

A deal to spend up to $500 million to repair S.C. roads and bridges was approved Thursday by the state Senate.
CRIME

Woman’s quick thinking prevents robbery at Lake Wylie ATM

A 31-year-old woman trying to deposit cash at a Lake Wylie ATM on Wednesday night was nearly robbed by a man with a pistol at the Bank of America on S.C. 557, according to a York County Sheriff’s Office report.
CRIME

Charlotte police, Secret Service bust ATM fraud ring

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and the U.S. Secret Service have charged 10 people in connection with committing more than $300,000 worth of ATM fraud throughout a seven-county area.
EDUCATION

Rock Hill parents see opportunity to iRock digital learning initiative

Rock Hill schools left Thursday’s community meeting at the First Calvary Baptist Church with an important pledge – the church won’t let a $65 fee keep its children from having access to an iPad.
CRIME

Rock Hill bank employee accused of stealing more than $1,000 from branch

A Wells Fargo employee stole more than $1,000 from one of the bank’s Rock Hill branches, according a federal indictment.
EDUCATION

Gifted Rock Hill students compete in Vocabulary Bowl

Fifty-four gifted and talented students from Oakdale and York Road elementary schools and the Children’s School at Sylvia Circle competed in the Family Trust Vocabulary Bowl at Oakdale on Thursday.