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September 18, 2017

Georgia volunteers show Southern hospitality toward Irma evacuees

Hurricane Irma appears to bringing out the best in some volunteers in southern Georgia.

September 18, 2017

Irma unleashes record flooding in Jacksonville, 'incredible' floods in Charleston

While Irma’s strong winds were predicted to cause widespread damage, meteorologists also warned of storm surge in the wake of the hurricane’s path.

September 18, 2017

Dylann Roof asks court for new lawyers, says race makes them his 'political and biological enemies'

Convicted killer Dylann Roof has requested that new lawyers be appointed for his federal appeals case, saying the races of his current ones make them his “political and biological enemies.”

August 31, 2017

Oldest historians group on Confederate monuments: Preservation and 'historical context' needed

The nation’s oldest historians group called for a nuanced debate regarding the removal of Confederate monuments – and for preserving the controversial symbols in some way.

August 17, 2017

Dashcam video showing South Carolina officer shooting teen in car released

Dashcam video was released Tuesday showing a South Carolina police officer shooting a 19-year-old during a drug sting in a Hardee's parking lot, the same day state prosecutors said they would not charge the officer in the teen's death.

July 6, 2017

South Carolina manhunt: Inmate escaped prison a 2nd time

South Carolina investigators were desperately hunting for 46-year-old Jimmy Causey, an inmate who has escaped from a maximum-security prison for a second time -- and they're offering a reward for any information leading to his capture.

July 5, 2017

Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof wants new federal trial

Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof has asked for a new federal trial, saying prosecutors didn't have jurisdiction to bring their case against him.

July 5, 2017

Up next for Dylann Roof: 2nd trial, long death row wait

Dylann Roof's death sentence this week for killing nine black church members ends one chapter in his case, but it's far from over.

July 5, 2017

Church gunman Dylann Roof can be own lawyer, gets extra day to prep for sentencing

After a judge ruled Monday that Dylann Roof is competent to represent himself, the same jury that last month unanimously found him guilty in the slayings of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church will return to court to begin contemplating his punishment.

July 5, 2017

Dylann Roof allowed to hire lawyers back, for now

A federal judge on Monday allowed a white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a Charleston, South Carolina, church to hire back his lawyers, at least for the first phase of his trial.