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September 11, 2016

Bill would make site where Civil War began a national park

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the first black U.S. senator from the deep South since Reconstruction, is proposing that the site where the Civil War began be raised in status to that of a national park.

September 11, 2016

Woman stuck by needle in Target parking lot awarded $4.6 million

A jury has awarded a South Carolina woman more than $4.6 million after she was stuck by a hypodermic needle picked up in a Target parking lot.

September 10, 2016

Marines uncover wide abuse, hazing after recruit's suicide

The Marine Corps is looking at possible punishments and courts-martial for up to 20 officers and enlisted leaders in the wake of investigations prompted by the suicide of a recruit at its Parris Island training facility in South Carolina.

September 9, 2016

Deputy who tossed student wants job back; sheriff says no

A sheriff's deputy fired for tossing a student across a South Carolina classroom after she refused to put away her cellphone should get his job back, his attorney says.

September 8, 2016

City doesn't want to keep paying leave to cop who shot teen

A South Carolina city is firing an officer more than a year after he shot an unarmed teen because it doesn't want to pay him to be on administrative leave any more.

September 8, 2016

1 dead, 5 hurt in multi-vehicle crash following police chase

Police in South Carolina say a crash involving three vehicles, including one that was fleeing police, has killed one person and sent five more to the hospital.

September 8, 2016

Search continues for man who killed son, wounded ex-wife

A North Carolina police chief says a man wanted for killing his son and wounding his ex-wife before using Facebook to admit to the attack might have been spotted in Richmond, Virginia.

September 7, 2016

Coast Guard searches for passenger who apparently fell from cruise ship in Bahamas

Authorities searched in the Bahamas for a U.S. citizen who went overboard from a cruise ship before dawn Wednesday.

September 7, 2016

Feds: Judge shouldn't let church defendant ask mercy of jury

Federal prosecutors say Dylann Roof should not be allowed to ask the jury for mercy during his upcoming trial in the Charleston church shootings.

September 7, 2016

The Latest: Feds: Judge shouldn't let Roof ask mercy of jury

The Latest on legal proceedings in the trials of Dylann Roof in the Charleston church shootings (all times local): 10:50 a.m.