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April 25, 2016

Police did not fire at teen who killed officer, then himself

Authorities say no officers fired at a teen who killed a South Carolina police officer last month and led them on a nearly mile-long chase on foot before killing himself.

April 21, 2016

Clemson students end 8-day diversity sit-in protest

Clemson University students say they are ending their sit-in protest over a lack of diversity on campus.

April 21, 2016

APNewsBreak: Slain driver's DNA not found on officer's gun

A dashcam video shows that an unarmed driver shot to death at the end of a 2014 police chase in South Carolina appeared to briefly wave his empty hands out his window seconds before the shooting.

April 21, 2016

South Carolina family finds dog 2 years later at animal shelter

A South Carolina family found its long-lost dog Sunday at an animal shelter after believing that the dog was gone for good.

April 21, 2016

Anderson man sentenced to 12 years in beating death

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to a dozen years in prison for beating a man to death and leaving him to choke on his own dentures.

April 20, 2016

Man faces charges connected to missing, possibly dead priest

Multiple charges have been filed against a man described as a "career criminal" who led authorities to a body believed to be that of a missing Florida priest, authorities said Wednesday.

April 20, 2016

The Latest: Man charged after missing priest was found dead

The Latest on a Florida priest Rev. Rene Wayne Robert whose body was found dead in Georgia after being reported missing since April 12.

April 20, 2016

Firefighters stare down venomous snakes while battling house fire

Firefighters came across a new danger while battling a South Carolina house fire -- about a dozen venomous snakes.

April 20, 2016

Woman who saw sister killed by white mob in 1969 has died

A black woman who watched a white mob kill her sister during race riots nearly a half-century ago in Pennsylvania has died.

April 20, 2016

Rotting bananas trigger protest for diversity at Clemson

After rotting bananas were hung from an African-American history banner on campus, some students at Clemson University have spent the past week in a sit-in protest calling for more diversity.