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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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Lightning strike causes house fire in Goose Creek

Submitted by Live 5 News Web Staff
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 1:54pm

GOOSE CREEK, SC (WCSC)- Officials with the Goose Creek Rural Fire Department say a lightning strike caused a fire at a home on Cannon Avenue.

Authorities say one woman was inside the home and made it out safely.

Firefighters are still on scene.

Stay with www.Live5News.com for more information.

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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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Autistic senior excelling, graduating from Goose Creek High School

Submitted by Ann McGill on Monday, May 20th, 10:15 am
Rhyan Coleman speaks with Ann McGill.

GOOSE CREEK, SC (WCSC)- It's high school graduation time and while we applaud every student who marches to "Pomp and Circumstance," this accomplishment is very special for one student in particular. Rhyan Coleman is graduating from Goose Creek High School in the top 25% of his class. He plans to attend college and he's autistic.

Students in Ms. Smith's physics class are learning about conditions in space by testing the question, "Can you play golf on the moon?"

Rhyan Coleman is one of her eager students taking the lead when it's time for small group discussion.

"Describe how difficulty with walking or running on the moon would affect at least one sport."

Rhyan's leadership and communication skills are proof of just how far he has come, living with autism.

"When I was in the beginning, I couldn't even get, I couldn't talk to anyone. I was just that shy, just that shy.... then I started reading."

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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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