Wednesday, March 13 2013 5:00 PM EDT2013-03-13 21:00:28 GMT
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - An 'active shooter alert' has been issued on Coastal Carolina University's campus Tuesday night. An email was issued by staff at the college saying a shooting incident occurred atMore >>
Complete coverage of the fatal shooting of a Coastal Carolina student Tuesday night, and the arrest of a suspect Friday. More >>
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) – Coastal Carolina University used any form of electronic media it could to warn its students of an active shooter on campus Tuesday night. But, some students wonder why it took so long in the first place to get an alert sent out.
"The first CCU alert went out around 8 o'clock," said CCU Communications Director Martha Hunn. "The next one went out at 8:14. The final CCU Alert was at 9:52."
Hunn says the University Communications office was trying to stay on top of all the details in Tuesday night's shooting which killed 19 year-old student Anthony Liddell. But some students in the University Place apartments where Liddell was shot say the alerts were too little, too late.
"We started getting alerts about 20 or 30 minutes after police came," said student Lauren Batdorf, who also witnessed the shooting. She says officers responded quickly, but the lockdown mentioned by the alerts was in name only.
"My friend came to check on me," she said. "He lives in the dorms, and they told him ‘You're not allowed to leave.' He just left anyway."
Batdorf says part of the problem comes from the mentality of freedom most college students have.
"We're independent people, and they can't tell us what to do," she said.
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:11 PM EDT2013-05-18 16:11:26 GMT
WILLIAMSTON, SC (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate woman and her friend have both lost money from their banking accounts - money they did not spend themselves. They don't know when their debit card numbersMore >>
An Upstate woman and her friend have both lost money from their banking accounts - money they did not spend themselves.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:01 PM EDT2013-05-18 16:01:40 GMT
Richland County has agreed to a settlement involving a couple who was killed in a train crash in 2008.The county is paying $150,000 to the estate of Derald Hill, Sr. and his wife, Nichole. The couple wasMore >>
Richland County has agreed to a settlement involving a couple who was killed in a train crash in 2008.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:02 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:02:20 GMT
SCHSL Softball Postseason Scoreboard Class A Championship Series, Game 3 East Clarendon - 8 Dixie - 5 Lady Wolverines win series, 2-1; capture first softball state title in school history ClassMore >>
Lady Wolverines top Dixie in decisive game three, 8-5.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:51 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:51:01 GMT
A NASCAR driver accused of stealing a race competitor's race hauler has had his cell phone confiscated by deputies as they investigate the crime.More >>
A NASCAR driver accused of stealing a race competitor's race hauler has had his cell phone confiscated by deputies as they investigate the crime.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 9:29 PM EDT2013-05-18 01:29:55 GMT
Myrtle Beach (WMBF) - Students in Courtney Ciel's fourth grade class were going over their social studies test Friday while bouncing up and down on red yoga balls. "They're fun and they help you focusMore >>
Students in Courtney Ciel's fourth grade class are having a ball. While going over their social studies test Friday, they while bouncing up and down on red yoga balls, instead of hunched over their desks in chairs.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:40 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:40:05 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – The Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Committee is through the first step to get next year's funding, but the Horry County Administration Committee wants to cut $500,000More >>
The Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Committee is through the first step to get next year's funding, but the Horry County Administration Committee wants to cut $500,000 from the corporation's product development budget.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:30 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:30:26 GMT
WIS now has the 911 calls from a bold daytime robbery in which the homeowner came face to face with the suspect. That suspect broke through two doors and stole generators, lawn equipment, and a big screenMore >>
WIS now has the 911 calls from a bold daytime robbery in which the homeowner came face to face with the suspect.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:46 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:46:20 GMT
KEENE, NH (WHDH/NBC) - A group of men and women in New Hampshire say they're just trying to help people avoid parking tickets, but Robin Hood and his merry men are looking at a lawsuit and could endMore >>
A group of men and women in New Hampshire say they're just trying to help people avoid parking tickets, but Robin Hood and his merry men are looking at a lawsuit and could end up paying the price.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:10:11 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) -Liberty Steakhouse and Brewery at Broadway at the Beach had back to back visits from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) this week. The restaurantMore >>
Liberty Steakhouse and Brewery at Broadway at the Beach had back-to-back visits from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) this week. The restaurant scored a 67, a 'C' rating on its recent health inspection.More >>
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