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Woman accused of kidnapping daughter from school to appear in court

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 12:16pm
Neely Blanchard and Ferdauss Rahmatullah

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- The woman accused of kidnapping her daughter from Westview Primary School in Goose Creek earlier this month is expected in court on Thursday.

Court officials say 26-year-old Neely Blanchard, from Florida, is scheduled to answer to trespassing charges at 2 p.m.

Goose Creek police say Blanchard and another Florida woman, 25-year-old Ferdauss Rahmatullah, pulled Blanchard’s daughter out of her Head Start class before school was in session on May 2. Highway patrol troopers caught the duo as they were heading west on Interstate 26 a short time later.

According to police, Rahmatullah was found driving the car with Blanchard as a passenger. Investigators say Blanchard was also found in illegal possession of prescription pills.

The child was found safe and returned to her paternal grandmother, the legal guardian.

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Temps to hit the mid 80s Thursday with chance of showers

Submitted by Philip Weiss, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 9:00am
Temps to hit the mid 80s Thursday with chance of showers

Live 5 Meteorologist Chad Watson has your early Memorial Day Weekend forecast:

Thursday is the start of the long Memorial Day weekend for some...other have to wait until tomorrow. If you are planning ahead...the forecast looks great! Today may still see a few isolated pop up storms along the coast as highs head back into the mid 80s. Rain chances today are around 40%. By evening a cold front will move any rain out of here and bring dry sunny weather to the Lowcountry that will last all the way through Monday!

Say so long to the humidity....

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Be on the lookout for pop up showers Wednesday afternoon

Submitted by Philip Weiss, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 9:00am
Be on the lookout for pop up showers Wednesday afternoon

Live 5 Meteorlogist Chad Watson has your Wednesday forecast: 

Mix of sun and clouds will take charge of the forecast for Wednesday. Temps started mild in the upper 60s but will quickly warm through the 70s to an afternoon high around 85°. There will be some pop up storms later this afternoon along the seabreeze so keep an eye on the radar after lunch to see if you will need the umbrella. Rain chance today us around 40-50% away from the beaches.

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Sheriff's office investigating shooting in Goose Creek

Submitted by Live 5 News Web Staff
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 9:39pm

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one man shot in Goose Creek Tuesday evening. 

Authorities say the shooting happened on Leroy Court where a 40-year-old man was shot after an argument with the suspect.

The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The sheriff's office is continuing the investigation and searching for a suspect.

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Berkeley County honors top champions in the classroom

Submitted by Live 5 News Web Staff
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 1:33pm

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- The Berkeley County School District honored its top champions in the classroom by hosting the 16th annual Breakfast of Champions Tuesday morning.

The event recognized top students in the areas of academics, service and leadership.

"To me, leadership isn't something you just do after school, the number of clubs you join or the awards you receive," said Courtney Pourciaux, a senior at Goose Creek high. "I think it really has to do with the relationships you form. This really means a lot to me, more than any other award I've received because I was nominated by the faculty and staff of my school."

In all, 56 students and nine teachers were honored from the district's nine high schools.

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Showers to continue Tuesday with muggy temps in the 80s

Submitted by Philip Weiss, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 9:00am
Showers to continue Tuesday with muggy temps in the 80s

Live 5 Meteorologist Chad Watson has your Tuesday forecast:

Morning showers and a few areas of thunder continue across the Lowcountry early on Tuesday. We will see just about a repeat of yesterday with warm and muggy temps in the lower 80s. With the sea breeze moving inland later around noon, more storms will pop up and keep some of us wet into the afternoon drive. Rain could be heavy at times. Storm chances today are around 60%.

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Storms to pop up in Lowcountry

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 9:32am
Storms to pop up in Lowcountry

Monday is starting warm and muggy and we are already seeing scattered showers and storms developing. There will be more around by early afternoon.  A few storms may produce frequent lightning and heavy rain.  Highs will be in the low 80s.  Rain chances today are over 60% so keep the umbrella handy.

Chad Watson
Live 5 Meteorologist

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