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September 6, 2016

Officer who shot teen 13 months ago had no notice of firing

The lawyer for a South Carolina police officer fired more than a year after shooting an unarmed teen during a drug sting says the officer hasn't been told why he's losing his job.

September 6, 2016

Creepy clown sightings expand to second South Carolina city

Police say they are doing extra patrols in a Winston-Salem neighborhood after two children reported seeing a clown trying to lure kids into the woods with treats.

September 6, 2016

1 young person shot at Carowinds theme park in the Carolinas

Sheriff's deputies say a juvenile has been shot and wounded in the parking lot of the Carowinds theme mark on the South Carolina-North Carolina state line near Charlotte.

September 5, 2016

Police: Drunk driver abandoned car struck by Amtrak train

Authorities say an Amtrak train in South Carolina was delayed after hitting a vehicle that got stuck on the tracks by a drunk driver north of Charleston.

September 5, 2016

S Carolina wants audits of board spending at Clemson, USC

Audits have been ordered for South Carolina's three research universities after revelations that their trustees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury hotels, expensive dinners and travel to football games.

September 5, 2016

11-year-old South Carolina boy dies playing 'choking game'

A South Carolina boy who just started the sixth grade has died while playing the “choking game,” a tragic fad responsible for the deaths of other youngsters over the years, according to reports.

September 4, 2016

Online threat to kill Jewish, Muslim students at South Carolina school

Authorities say they are investigating online threats to kill Jewish and Muslim students at a South Carolina high school.

September 2, 2016

Deputy who tossed SC high school student won't be charged

A South Carolina solicitor says a sheriff's deputy will face no charges for tossing a student across a classroom after she refused to put away her cellphone.

September 2, 2016

Father kills 2-year-old daughter, wounds her sister and self

A South Carolina sheriff says a father told deputies he was trying to make sure a gun was safe when accidentally fired the weapon, killing his 2-year-old daughter and wounding her 4-year-old sister.

September 2, 2016

Teen charged with slapping 5-year-old on school bus

Authorities say a 17-year-old is charged with misdemeanor assault after he used someone else's hand to slap a 5-year-old girl on a school bus in rural South Carolina.