South Carolina scam moves up East Coast
A credit card scam that started in South Carolina and the Southeast has made its way up to New York City and across the country, The Associated Press reported.
Devices planted on gas pumps copied credit and debit card numbers and used the information to take more than $2 million from unknowing customers.
According to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, those behind the scheme installed the devices, which also recorded PIN numbers, in gas stations in South Carolina, Georgia and Texas.
The suspects opened new bank accounts, forged new cards, withdrew cash in New York, deposited it in bank accounts and took it out again from banks in California and Nevada.
Four suspects pleaded not guilty to various charges including money laundering on Tuesday, and nine others are expected to be arrested.
Woman stabbed during fight in pork plant
A Carolina Pride pork plant employee was stabbed by a coworker during a fight involving a hog stomach, according to FOX Carolina.
Greenwood police reports say two women were in the slaughtering room of the plant when they began to argue.
Johnnette Brown, 19, allegedly stabbed the victim in the neck after, Brown told police, the other woman hit her with a hog stomach; the stabbing victim denied hitting Brown.
During the argument, Brown held a pair of scissors like an ice pick and stabbed the other woman in the neck, according to police.
The victim said there were no hog stomachs on the table, which was confirmed by a witness, police said.
Brown was later arrested and charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Columbia airport sees snow delays, cancellations
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport faced flight delays and cancellations Wednesday after snow fell across the Northeast, according to The State.
Incoming flights from New York and Washington were canceled, and flights leaving Columbia to New York and Philadelphia saw delays of up to four-and-a-half hours.
Connecting flights out of Charlotte and Atlanta saw delays as well, though flights to those airports were mostly on time.
While airports organize stranded passengers and deal with the snow left from the storm over the next few days, more delays are expected.
Passengers are encouraged to check the status of incoming and outgoing flights with airlines and at http://columbiaairport.com.