Patrick Phillips
Digital Content Manager
Charleston, SC
Patrick is the digital content manager for Live 5 News in Charleston.
He joined the Live 5 News team in October 2006 and has been managing the station's website since March 2014.
He began his broadcasting career in 1991 at WLTX-TV in Columbia and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Broadcasting.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 7:02 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has ruled the December death of an inmate as a homicide.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Jeffrey Collins and James Pollard
The defense attorneys who represented disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh during his murder trial plan to speak with reporters Friday morning.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 3:44 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Jordan Gartner
Authorities the man is facing more than a dozen assault charges for inappropriately touching young girls.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 12:09 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and Gray News staff
Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh received two consecutive life sentences Friday morning.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:46 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and Gray News staff
The 12 jurors and two alternate jurors assembled Wednesday morning for a trip to the Colleton County property where Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were shot to death in June of 2021.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 11:35 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Benedict Collete in Columbia Monday to discuss efforts to increase broadband access.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in South Carolina dipped below the $3-mark over the last week, falling 4.5 cents over last week’s average.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:36 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The average price per gallon for gasoline in the Palmetto State dropped a few cents last week and stands just above the $3 mark.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:31 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Bodycam video that was shown to the jury in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial during the first week of testimony has been released by the court.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 10:04 AM EST
|By Meg Kinnard, Steve Peoples and Patrick Phillips
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will visit the Holy City Wednesday for what is expected to be her official announcement that she will run for president in 2024.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:21 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Chick-fil-A is testing the company’s first-ever plant-based sandwich starting Monday in Charleston and two other areas nationwide.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 4:38 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Dylan Leatherwood and The Associated Press
The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 8:39 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will make his ninth visit to the Charleston area since leaving office this Monday.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:07 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steven Ardary and The Associated Press
A pair of videos recorded by Paul Murdaugh the night he and his mother were killed was a focus of testimony as his father, Alex Murdaugh, stands trial for their deaths.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:31 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary, Marissa Lute and Patrick Phillips
A busy second day in the Alex Murdaugh trial saw the judge rule on three motions and qualify a fourth pool of jurors to return for actual jury selection.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 7:51 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Steven Ardary
The trial of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh will begin in Walterboro this week with jury selection set to begin Monday morning.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:29 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Steve Ardary and Gray News staff
Murdaugh will be tried for two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of his wife, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and their youngest son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 12:46 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
A South Carolina state senator announced Tuesday she has decided to leave the Democratic Party.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 11:18 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster released his Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Executive Budget listing his economic priorities for the new year Friday morning.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 1:20 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Ann McGill
Charleston’s mayor has named Wednesday in honor of a Charleston resident and South Carolina native who is celebrating her 102nd birthday.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 11:22 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Rey Llerena
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the death of Lowcountry attorney David Aylor.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 12:25 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The Mexican National Guard says it discovered four skulls, apparently of human origin, that were scheduled to be sent to South Carolina this week.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 12:11 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
A South Carolina state senator released a statement after Lexington Police cited him for public intoxication early on New Year’s Morning.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Gray News staff
The remains were apparently sent from the municipality of Apatzingán, Michoacán, and addressed to South Carolina.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 8:26 AM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Charleston will kick off the new year with its 160th Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation Annual Parade on Sunday afternoon, which will affect traffic in the downtown area.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 11:09 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston paid tribute Saturday to retired Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to retire in 600 years.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:21 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles says it cannot currently process any transactions.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 12:18 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will take the oath of office next month for the start of the term which will make him the longest-serving governor in state history.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 4:14 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The former CEO of Palmetto State Bank who was convicted on six charges last month is requesting a hearing on jury issues in his trial.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 6:21 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
South Carolina prosecutors say they oppose a request to narrow details about a possible motive they will argue when prosecuting former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh for the killings of his wife and youngest son.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:22 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The state of South Carolina says it has sent out more than $942 million in tax rebates to all eligible taxpayers who filed state tax returns by Oct. 17.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:18 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh is next set to face a judge on Friday afternoon in a Colleton County courtroom.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The former Lowcountry bank CEO who was convicted in November on six counts relating to financial fraud is asking for a new trial.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 10:48 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Family members of a missing girl from Orangeburg will hold a news conference Monday morning as the search for the child is continuing.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:16 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Attorneys met briefly Friday afternoon in a Richland County courtroom in a pretrial hearing for former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:21 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
People who live in Charleston, Georgetown and Horry Counties can apply for federal aid if their property was damaged from Hurricane Ian.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST
|By Raphael James and Patrick Phillips
On a mission preaching forgiveness, a Charleston minister whose wife was one of nine victims of the 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church will lead a prayer march through the Holy City on Sunday.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Kevin Bilodeau
Authorities have confirmed a former Woodland High School student was one of three University of Virginia students killed Sunday night in a shooting on campus.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 11:00 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
When it comes to desserts, South Carolina is home to one of Oprah Winfrey’s favorites.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 7:01 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
In newly filed court documents, the state’s attorney general has provided the Alex Murdaugh defense team with critical information about the deaths of Murdaugh’s wife and son.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary, Blair Sabol, Nick Reagan and Patrick Phillips
A state circuit court judge mostly sided with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Thursday, denying motions filed by the defense team of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 5:45 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Attorneys representing prominent former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh are asking that a request for their client’s alibi in his murder trial be stricken.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 11:33 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Attorneys representing former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh have filed a new motion seeking evidence from prosecutors before he goes on trial for murder in January.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The trial of disgraced former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh has moved up one week according to court documents filed Friday.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 11:53 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Charleston Police Department said a pair of separate shootings late Saturday night left an adult and a boy injured.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 12:18 AM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Orangeburg County deputies are searching for a teen they say attacked a convenience store clerk after she was not allowed to purchase tobacco.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips and Dylan Leatherwood
North Charleston Police have released the name of a bus driver who struck a high school student and then crashed into a store Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 12:18 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Charleston County deputies are investigating a possible case of animal cruelty involving a chihuahua puppy found in a plastic storage bin Tuesday, the Charleston Animal Society said.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:03 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
North Charleston Police arrested a man Tuesday who faces multiple charges after being accused of hacking into an Upstate city’s Verizon account and ordering thousands of dollars in cell phones.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Attorneys representing a consulting company say they are taking legal action against former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh and Bank of America.
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