http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/ Chester, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/12cbbecc5e7a2ad4681bfe6c9c4ffc0d.html RICHBURG Three masked and armed men held a man two women and a toddler hostage early Tuesday and threatened to kill them unless given 5000 according to policeA 49yearold grandfather suffered minor cuts on his face and shoulder but did not require medical attention after the home invasion said Lt Scott Thompson of the Chester County Sheriff's OfficeNo arrests have been made in the home invasion which happened around 2 am Tuesday on the 4500 block of Hunter RoadThey kicked open the front doorThompson said of the masked trio The grandfather was hit multiple time with a pistolIn addition to the 49yearold man two women and a 1yearold male toddler were at the house during the incident http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/8537862c0e184df4f114ecd2af334e18.html McKown's North Carolina hearing delayed http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/55836cacb9973954f9f7c9e5308fff25.html CHESTER Chester County smokers could be fined 250 if they light up on county property under a smoking ban approved by local leaders this week http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/9d99f9ab28616245bf10de4f0f97f1a5.html RICHBURG Three masked and armed men held a man two women and a toddler hostage early Tuesday and threatened to kill them unless given 5000 according to police http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/be196e8fd44566051cba50507bbe17e0.html SLED announced two major crime sweeps spanning four South Carolina counties on Tuesday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/f1f554dfd68f40ed9f98e1cd73cd4a53.html A fire broke out on a school bus carrying about 25 Berkeley County students to the first day of classes Monday That could happen at any time on about onethird of the state's school bus fleet No one was injured when the bus carrying students to the newly opened Cane Bay High School caught fire about 6:30 am but the incident illustrates the dangerous unpredictably of the state's 5700bus fleet which is infamous for frequent breakdowns of 20yearold hulks that have logged more than 300000 miles http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/f9db2d606e89e67827088cff8e5ad6a4.html RICHBURG Masked men broke into a Richburg home early this morning police say repeatedly pistolwhipping a grandfather before tying up him and two members of his family http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chester/content/f0e5eda0e8c7a2ad54cc3bfdc4d88b61.html SLED director Reggie Lloyd and other law enforcement agencies today will discuss a major crime suppression and warrant sweep in Allendale Chester Fairfield and Hampton countiesThe announcement will come during a 1 pm news conference in ColumbiaLloyd also is expected to unveil improvements to the SC Information and Intelligence Center The center provides assistance to officers and other lawenforcement partners by searching records and databases and performing analytical servicesFrom staff reports