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August 12, 2016

Police track leads in search for patient taken by armed man

Authorities are pursuing leads in the search for a Pennsylvania man accused of threatening two nurses at gunpoint to spring his girlfriend from a mental health care hospital.

August 11, 2016

Sheriff: Man who died in S. Carolina hotel acted erratically

The Greenville County sheriff says a 39-year-old man died last week as three deputies were escorting him to a lobby hotel to see health professionals.

August 11, 2016

Another wrongful death suit in Charleston church shooting

Another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the federal government in the South Carolina church shootings that claimed the lives of nine black parishioners during a Bible study last year.

August 11, 2016

GenForward poll: Young Americans worry over extremist threat

The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups.

August 10, 2016

New Jersey police drive 650 miles to reunite dog with owner

Two police officers have driven 650 miles from New Jersey to South Carolina to reunite a dog with its owner.

August 10, 2016

Deputy fatally shoots man who barricaded himself in home

Authorities say a standoff in South Carolina turned deadly when a deputy shot a man who had barricaded himself inside his home.

August 10, 2016

Man fleeing police charged after woman dies in accident

The South Carolina Highway Patrol has charged a Charleston man after authorities say he tried to elude police, crashed and a woman passenger was killed.

August 9, 2016

Defense pushes to drop hate crime charges in church shooting

Attorneys for a man charged with killing nine people at a South Carolina church are continuing their push to persuade a judge to dismiss charges in the case.

August 9, 2016

Man pleads guilty after muzzling dog with electrical tape

A South Carolina man who wrapped electrical tape around the muzzle of a dog in an incident that attracted international attention has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and faces up to five years in prison.

August 9, 2016

Police probe report of animal cruelty at Charleston aquarium

Police are investigating animal cruelty at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston after a report that a temporary worker shut off life-support systems for the aquarium's massive salt water tank.