Marley Bassett

Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Rock Hill

Copy Desk Chief at Daily Gamecock

USC grad ‘25 | digital content producer and assignment desk editor @wis10

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SCSO: Man found unconscious with illegal drugs, machete

2 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested one man after he was found unconscious behind the wheel with illegal drugs and a machete on him. Justin Michael Ray Worley, 31, was charged with possession of heroin and possession of methamphetamine on Tuesday. He was also cited for driving an uninsured vehicle. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, they received reports of a suspicious vehicle blocking the roadway near Alva Drive and Reona Avenue.
LIVE: Results from House District 50 special election

3 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Results are beginning to come for the special election being held in House District 50. The election to replace former Rep. Will Wheeler is between Democrat Keishan Scott and Republican William Oden. Live results can be found using the link belowFeel more informed, prepared, and connected with WIS. For more free content like this, subscribe to our email newsletter, and download our apps. Have feedback that can help us improve? Click here. Copyright 2025 WIS. All rights reserved.
Richland County Council passes hate crime ordinance

3 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

Ashley Jones will have more about the new ordinance on the WIS News broadcast at 10. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Council voted unanimously to pass a hate crime ordinance.
SC Attorney General announces settlement against company for role in opioid crisis

3 days ago | wtoc.com | Marley Bassett

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a $7.8 billion settlement against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for their role in the nation’s opioid crisis. The settlement permanently removes the Sackler family from leading Purdue Pharma and the family is now permanently prohibited from selling opioids in the United States.
Richland County Council to vote on hate crime ordinance tonight

3 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Council will be holding their final reading for a new “hate intimidation” ordinance ahead of tonight’s vote. A public input hearing about the proposed ordinance is also scheduled to take place before the vote.
SC Attorney General announces settlement against company for role in opioid crisis

4 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a $7.8 billion settlement against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for their role in the nation’s opioid crisis. The settlement permanently removes the Sackler family from leading Purdue Pharma and the family is now permanently prohibited from selling opioids in the United States.
Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office searching for runaway

4 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that they are searching for a runaway teen. Jazae Parker, 13, went missing from her house on Pauline Court at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, according to law enforcement. Parker is a Black female who weighs around 140 lbs and is approximately 5-feet-5-inches tall. She is believed to have on a white shirt, blue jeans and black and white tennis shoes. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell is asking the public to help find Parker.
Repeat Newberry criminal sentenced to 25 years in prison, 8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office says

4 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS) - The 8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced the sentencing of a violent Newberry criminal on Monday. Rondarius Rasheed Davis, 26, plead guilty to one count of trafficking 14-28 grams of fentanyl on Thursday. The Newberry Police Department initially reached out to South Carolina parole agents to serve new arrest warrants to Davis that related to a December 2024 gunfire exchange.
Bust honoring Charleston mass shooting victims unveiled at Midlands university

4 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Allen University unveiled a bust on Saturday that honored the nine people who died in the 2015 mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. The event was sponsored by the Allen University’s Boeing Institute on Civility and took place at the Clyburn Center. The event was put on to honor the 10-year anniversary of the shooting and the Emanuel 9.
Man accused of stealing $50K worth of equipment in Fairfield County

4 days ago | wistv.com | Marley Bassett

RIDGEWAY, S.C. (WIS) - The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has arrested one suspect for allegedly stealing a large amount of equipment. Deputies said 41-year-old Christopher Craig Andrews, of Society Hill, was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $50,000 worth of equipment from a property off U.S. 21 near Ridgeway, according to deputies. The theft took place on April 15 and following a thorough investigation, deputies said they arrested Andrews and recovered several of the stolen items.