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My name is Harper Hancock, and I am the Design Editor here at The Daily Eastern News. Last semester I worked for The News as the Multimedia Editor, posting stories to the various social media accounts. I really enjoyed getting to actively see the engagement among students with the numerous stories that I posted. This...
After a fantastic summer, I am ready to start working again. We have some new members on the staff which I am very excited to begin working with. Being able to work among people and seeing them progress in their work was very fulfilling last semester. There are also some returning members who I’m ready...
Cordell Carter sped away from Charleston Police so fast that he disappeared out of view from a police dashcam within seconds, police records show. The police chase involving Carter was chronicled by two police dashcam videos released to The Daily Eastern News. The News had requested information on the investigation that led to Carter’s death...
A Charleston house fire on Douglas Drive spread and damaged three houses before Charleston Fire Department contained the fire on Sunday morning. CFD was called to a structure fire at 1001 Douglas Drive at approximately 7:20 a.m., and CFD remained on scene until approximately 10 a.m. There was heavy fire and smoke coming from the...
The Charleston Fire Department found a person’s body in Lake Charleston Sunday afternoon. The Coles County Sheriff’s Department requested Charleston Police Department and CFD respond to a missing person’s report around 2:45 p.m., according to CFD’s press release. The missing person’s vehicle was found at a boat ramp on Lake Charleston. The search for the...