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October 21, 2016

Judge to hear request to move police officer's murder trial

A judge is expected to hear a request to move the trial of a former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black motorist out of Charleston.

October 21, 2016

The Latest: Judge rules against defense in Slager hearing

The Latest on the trial of a South Carolina police officer charged with murder in a traffic stop shooting (all times local): 5:10 p.m.

October 20, 2016

Lynching memorial rises near revered Confederate sites

In a small South Carolina town where some say the Confederacy was born and died, a new memorial will commemorate a prosperous black farmer lynched by a mob 100 years ago.

October 19, 2016

Lawyers for officer charged with murder want trial moved

A former police officer who shot a motorist running away from a traffic stop in South Carolina wants his murder trial moved out of Charleston.

October 17, 2016

FBI moves to dismiss lawsuit over Charleston church shooting

The FBI is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by survivors of the Charleston church shooting who say federal negligence enabled Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun he used.

October 14, 2016

Four students die in head-on wreck

South Carolina troopers say four college students have died after their SUV crossed the median of Interstate 77 near Columbia and slammed into oncoming traffic.

October 14, 2016

The Latest: North Carolina shelter helps with storm dogs

The Latest on the recovery from Hurricane Matthew (all times local): 7 a.m.

October 14, 2016

Man saves dog from grisly elevator death at last second

A dog named Boo Boo owes its life to a quick-acting hotel manager in South Carolina, reports Today. Boo Boo was on a leash when its owner got onto an elevator at the Roadway Inn in Greenville, but the elevator's doors closed with Boo Boo still in the hallway. With the elevator pulling on the leash, it looked like Boo Boo had a nasty fate in store. Then Ben Duke sprang into action.

October 14, 2016

Effort to strip Confederate emblem off state flag is failing

An effort to erase the Confederate battle emblem from Mississippi's flag is failing because sponsors haven't collected enough signatures to put an initiative on the 2018 ballot.

October 13, 2016

Many Hurricane Matthew victims don't have flood insurance

Waist-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew coursed down the street in Pooler and seeped under Lori Galemore's doors, swamping the carpets and furniture as she and her three sons retreated upstairs to wait for firefighters to arrive by boat.