On Tuesday, May 27, the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office announced it had taken a third suspect into custody in connection ...

HAMPTON COUNTY, Sc. (WTOC) - The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in the Yemassee area. The shooting happened near Ishmel Road ...

Deputies are searching for a suspect after gunfire erupted at a “Sunday Funday” party in the Sheldon area, killing a ...

A Yemassee man has been sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing an 8-year-old relative, according to Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone III's Office.

The island and its 3,000 monkeys are managed by Yemassee’s Alpha Genesis for the National Institutes of Health. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com With the recent escape, animal welfare groups ...

Read the latest here. Forty-three monkeys,who escaped their facility in South Carolina, were still on the loose Friday morning, the Yemassee Police Department told USA TODAY, though they had been ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. (WCIV) — Five more escaped monkeys in Yemassee, SC were captured Monday, according to the Yemassee Police Department on Facebook. 30 of the original 43 escaped primates have now ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. (WCIV) — One of the 43 escaped primates loose in Yemassee, South Carolina has been caught, according to the Yemassee Police Department. Officials said the monkey was captured ...

Residents in Yemassee and surrounding areas were "strongly advised" to secure all doors and windows to prevent the animals from entering their homes. "Alpha Genesis currently have eyes on the ...

The monkeys escaped around 1 p.m. Nov. 6 from Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center on Castle Hall Road, according to Yemassee police. None have been reported captured by Friday morning.

YEMASSEE — The Great Monkey Escape made headlines around the world, inspired an onslaught of memes and punchlines for late night television hosts and brought up a question often considered by ...