Teen arrested after putting hand sanitizer in teacher’s water bottle

A Rock Hill teenager was arrested last week after police say she put hand sanitizer in her teacher’s water bottle. Tuesday afternoon, a 27-year-old teacher at Rawlinson Road Middle School said she took a sip from her water bottle and noticed it tasted like hand sanitizer. A Rock Hill police report says the teacher took [...] Read More

Women are at higher risk for heart problems, dancing is recommended

Eating healthy, refraining from smoking and exercising regularly are some of the habits Dr. David Savage from Piedmont Medical Center says can help lower the risk of heart trouble in women by up to 82 percent. “More women die of heart disease and heart related troubles than of any other cancer, or any other cause, [...] Read More

March of Dimes kicks off local fundraising campaign

The York County chapter of the March of Dimes kicked off its 2012 March for Babies fundraising campaign in Rock Hill this afternoon. The local March for Babies is scheduled to take place April 28th at Cherry Park. The campaign raises funds for research to help prevent premature birth and birth defects. Chairman Todd Lumpkin [...] Read More

Ambulance services in Fort Mill, River Hills getting a closer look

As the northeast part of York County continues to grow, local emergency management officials are looking at addressing the issue of multiple ambulances being dispatched on calls where the extra service is not necessary. York County Emergency Management Director Cotton Howell tells WRHI the problem is nothing new, but it needs to be addressed. Right [...] Read More

Drug unit seizes more fake pot from York County convenience stores

Just days after a high school student was hospitalized after smoking a form of enhanced marijuana, York County Drug Agents and the State Law Enforcement Division sized synthetic versions of the drug from area merchants. York County Drug Enforcement Unit Commander Marvin Brown tells WRHI that 1,339 packs of synthetic marijuana were seized from four [...] Read More