Crime

A robbery in Powdersville ended with one Anderson County man dead and two others charged with his murder.

Four Toccoa residents face charges after burglary and theft incidents, and no arrests have been made in another theft.

The two ATMs that were (fork)lifted from Powdersville banks this week were found Tuesday afternoon in a field, empty, and near the stolen trucks that were used to steal them.

Raymond Groves charged with death of James "Pete" Wells

Hart County authorities continue to search for a South Carolina woman accused of leaving her dogs and cats without food on property she owns near Bowman, Ga., and officials are now also looking for a second person.

A magistrate judge set a $10,000 bond this morning for Raymond Groves on a drug charge and said a decision about a bond for a murder charge against Groves will need to be made in circuit court.

Texas-born fugitive Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "the Barbie," is the third major suspected drug lord to fall in Mexico in the past 10 months and a coup for President Felipe Calderon in his embattled war on powerful cartels.

A man charged with murder in Anderson County in a 5-year-old case is due in court this morning.

Two banks hit on same night

Oconee County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information regarding an early Saturday morning shooting in the Crossroads community.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol has arrested a woman suspected of being the driver in a fatal hit-and-run earlier this week.

Five Georgia men are in the Anderson County jail after being charged with trafficking in cocaine in a restaurant parking lot on Interstate Boulevard.

Lavonia police have arrested one person in connection with two burglaries, and a second person is in custody in Jackson County, Ga.

80-year-old man accused of stabbing sister to death

A man accused of shooting his wife at their Belton home Wednesday morning will stay in jail.