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.

Recent Articles by Patrick

Walmart will trade old car seats for gift cards

Walmart is spending the second half of National Baby Safety Month with a promotion to collect old car seats.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 16, 2019 at 3:00 PM

Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders visits CofC

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to make a campaign stop Sunday night at the College of Charleston.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 15, 2019 at 7:49 PM

Graham responds to Trump’s ousting of National Security Adviser Bolton

Sen. Lindsey Graham posted his reaction Tuesday to news that President Donald Trump had forced out National Security Advisor John Bolton.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 10, 2019 at 2:10 PM

Gov. McMaster lifts evacuation order for 3 South Carolina counties

Gov. Henry McMaster will lift mandatory evacuation orders for three South Carolina counties as of 3 p.m. Thursday, but local authorities will decide when residents will be allowed back in.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 5, 2019 at 3:50 PM

SC deputies capture young gator...and name it Dorian

Berkeley County Animal Control officers responded Wednesday in the hours before Hurricane Dorian approached the South Carolina coastline to an unwelcome subject.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 5, 2019 at 3:41 AM

McMaster on Dorian: ‘This is a serious storm, heed the warnings’

If you are in the evacuation zones of eight coastal South Carolina counties, the time to leave is now, Gov. Henry McMaster said at a news briefing Tuesday afternoon.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 3, 2019 at 2:28 PM

Charleston International Airport to close Wednesday because of Dorian

All flights at the Charleston International Airport will be suspended as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, airport officials say.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 3, 2019 at 1:27 PM

McMaster: Evacuation from coast ahead of Dorian going smoothly

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is set to update the Palmetto State’s preps for Hurricane Dorian.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 2, 2019 at 4:42 PM

Beaufort County leaders urge preps for Dorian, but no evacuation plans yet

Leaders from across Beaufort County held a news conference Sunday urging people to do everything they can now to prepare for impacts from Hurricane Dorian.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 1, 2019 at 11:54 AM

SC Emergency Operations Center now at OPCON 1 as Dorian strengthens to Category 5

South Carolina emergency response teams fully activated Sunday morning to prepare for any effects from Hurricane Dorian this week.

Patrick Phillips

Published September 1, 2019 at 10:40 AM

Deputies: Robbery suspect dies after high-speed chase, crash on I-95 in Colleton Co.

A suspect who crashed on I-95 in Colleton County following a high-speed chase with deputies has died from his injuries.

Patrick Phillips

Published August 14, 2019 at 4:35 PM

GRAPHIC: 11-year-old boy has close call in fishing accident

A Summerville boy has quite the fishing story to tell after accidentally hooking himself in the face.

Patrick Phillips

Published August 2, 2019 at 3:53 PM

Woman unknowingly gifts mother winning scratch-off lottery ticket

A gift from her daughter just made a Goose Creek woman $125,000 richer.

Patrick Phillips

Published July 11, 2019 at 11:02 AM

Teacher claims Facebook posts on abortion led to her firing from Catholic school

A former Bishop England High School teacher filed a lawsuit against the school, its principal and others because she says she was wrongfully fired over a social media post.

Patrick Phillips and Paola Tristan Arruda

Published July 10, 2019 at 6:09 AM

Lightning strike during July Fourth cookout kills 1, sends 2 to hospital

The Georgetown County Coroner released the identity of the man killed in a lightning strike Thursday afternoon.

Patrick Phillips and Kaitlin Stansell

Published July 4, 2019 at 11:39 PM

Pilot released from hospital after SLED helicopter crashes at Summerville Airport

A pilot has been released from the hospital after a SLED helicopter crashed at Summerville Airport.

Patrick Phillips and Live 5 Web Staff

Published June 27, 2019 at 12:15 PM

Tuesday marks 12 years since 9 Charleston firefighters died battling furniture store fire

The Charleston Fire Department will remember the nine firefighters who died 12 years ago in a massive furniture store fire in West Ashley.

Patrick Phillips

Published June 18, 2019 at 5:20 AM

Monday marks 4 years since church shooting, 28 since deadly plant explosion

Survivors and families of the victims of two Charleston tragedies are remembering their loved ones Monday.

Patrick Phillips and Live 5 Web Staff

Published June 17, 2019 at 12:29 PM

IOP Police chief warns of Portuguese man o’ war sighting on beach

The Isle of Palms’ new police chief said his officers were among the latest along the coast to respond to a call about a Portuguese man o’ war on the beach.

Patrick Phillips

Published June 14, 2019 at 12:03 AM

85-year-old missing SC woman found safe in NC

The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office is now taking the lead in the investigation of an 85-year-old woman with dementia who has been missing since Friday afternoon.

Patrick Phillips

Published June 11, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Motorcyclist killed by lightning strike on I-95 in Florida

A bolt of lightning struck a motorcyclist driving southbound on I-95 in Ormond Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Patrick Phillips

Published June 9, 2019 at 10:25 PM

This Memorial Day travel weekend set to be busiest on record in South Carolina

More than 600,000 South Carolinians will be hitting the road or taking to the air this Memorial Day weekend, making it the holiday’s busiest weekend since AAA started keeping records of it in 2000.

Rob Way and Patrick Phillips

Published May 24, 2019 at 8:21 AM

15 SC counties, entire Lowcountry, now facing drought conditions

State climate and water utility officials are urging people to take steps to conserve water after a state committee declared 15 counties, including all of the Lowcountry, to be under a drought Tuesday.

Patrick Phillips

Published May 16, 2019 at 10:40 AM

SC 5th grader died of natural causes, no criminal charges to be filed, investigators say

No criminal charges will be filed in the March death of a 10-year-old Colleton County girl who died after a fight in her classroom, the solicitor says.

Patrick Phillips

Published April 19, 2019 at 1:12 PM

Sen. Ernest ‘Fritz’ Hollings remembered as ‘legend,’ ‘man who knew how to get things done’ at funeral

Former Vice President Joe Biden, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and Congressman Jim Clyburn eulogized former U.S. Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings at The Citadel Tuesday morning.

Rob Way, Nick Krueger and Patrick Phillips

Published April 16, 2019 at 5:31 PM

Firefighter adopts puppy he rescued from beneath pile of rocks

The veteran North Charleston firefighter whose rescue of a three-month old puppy went viral on social media last weekend gave the puppy a forever home Saturday.

Patrick Phillips

Published April 6, 2019 at 3:46 PM

SC senator: Elementary school fight blamed for 5th grader’s death was just small scuffle

A South Carolina state senator who represents the area where a fifth grader died after an elementary school fight last week says it was only a small scuffle.

Patrick Phillips

Published April 2, 2019 at 10:07 PM

Attorney: School was ‘on-notice’ of previous altercations in classroom before 10-year-old’s death

On the same day pathologists at MUSC performed an autopsy on a 10-year-old girl who died after a fight at her school, the child’s father announced plans to speak to the media.

Patrick Phillips and Nick Krueger

Published April 1, 2019 at 8:12 PM

Missing Georgia man told family he was going to South Carolina, deputies say

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia says a 61-year-old man missing on March 9 was headed to South Carolina when he disappeared.

Patrick Phillips

Published March 30, 2019 at 3:51 PM

Too early to determine whether criminal charges will be filed in 5th grader’s death, solicitor says

As a community waits for word about the cause of death for a 10-year-old girl who died two days after a fight in her Colleton County school, attorneys for her family say the child’s loved ones are demanding transparency.

Patrick Phillips

Published March 29, 2019 at 7:58 PM

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