Samuel Yaw

Charleston

Assignment Editor at WCSC-TV (Charleston, SC)

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Scientists study 29-million-year-old fossil found in Summerville creek

Oct 22, 2024 | msn.com | Samuel Yaw
Judges deny Murdaugh appeal of financial crimes sentence

Oct 1, 2024 | wtoc.com | Patrick Phillips |Samuel Yaw

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A three-judge panel denied an appeal by disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh on a 40-year prison sentence for financial crimes. Murdaugh was sentenced in April after entering guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, bank fraud, five counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and 14 counts of money laundering. A report by federal agents recommended a prison sentence between 17.5 and just under 22 years.
State pays Charleston Co. man after alleged mental health misdiagnosis

Jul 24, 2024 | live5news.com | Samuel Yaw

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The state’s Insurance Reserve Fund has paid a man more than $100,000 following an alleged misdiagnosis at the Medical University of South Carolina. The lawsuit, filed back in July of 2020 claims that John Roe was being evaluated at MUSC and they noted depression along with a vitamin B-12 deficiency. The victim’s attorneys claim MUSC failed to adequately investigate whether Roe was suffering from a medical condition that would inhibit his body from absorbing vitamin B-12.
Fair committee, CARTA remain at odds over land for rapid transit plans

Jul 16, 2024 | live5news.com | Patrick Phillips |Samuel Yaw

LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - A fight over a parcel of land at the Ladson fairgrounds intended for use for the proposed Lowcountry Rapid Transit System shows no sign of ending months after a fair committee offered a compromise to CARTA. The 21-mile Lowcountry Rapid Transit System project would connect the Ladson, North Charleston and downtown Charleston communities. Right now no deal has been reached on CARTA’s use of land at the Ladson fairgrounds.
Charleston Co. School District releases fraction of report on investigation

Jul 15, 2024 | live5news.com | Patrick Phillips |Samuel Yaw

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County School District has released less than a tenth of the total pages of a report into an employee’s claims about district leaders and federal funding. Charleston County School District Executive Director of Federal Programs John Cobb sent the Board of Trustees a letter on June 10 in which he made accusations that the district was a hostile work environment.
FAA investigating claims about 787 Dreamliner from new Boeing whistleblower

Apr 10, 2024 | wtoc.com | Marissa Lute |Samuel Yaw

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new whistleblower has come forward with harsh allegations about the safety of Boeing’s 787 program. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Boeing quality engineer, claimed “he observed shortcuts taken by Boeing” during the assembly of the 787 in 2021 “resulting in drilling debris left in interfaces and deformation of composite material,” CBS News reported.
Sullivan’s Is. water battle continues after Charleston Water System rejects plan

Apr 2, 2024 | live5news.com | Patrick Phillips |Samuel Yaw

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Water System has rejected a motion from Sullivan’s Island Town Council to pay a fraction of what the utility claims is owed for water service as a deadline looms that could turn off the taps for island residents. During a special meeting Monday night, town council passed a motion proposing the payment of $227,361 it said would “satisfy in full” a disputed debt.