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July 12, 2016

Fire department captain fired over posts about protesters

A fire department captain in South Carolina's capital has been dismissed for posting on social media that he would run over protesters if they were still blocking traffic when his shift ended.

July 12, 2016

Alleged black church shooter to argue mental illness

Attorneys for a man who faces the death penalty in the shooting deaths of nine parishioners at Charleston's Emmanuel AME Church say they will present evidence that he suffers a mental illness.

July 10, 2016

S. Carolina megachurch ousts founder as senior pastor

The founder of South Carolina's massive NewSpring Church has been ousted as senior pastor over problems including alcohol use.

July 10, 2016

Confederate flag back for a day at SC Statehouse

The Confederate battle flag flew again outside the South Carolina Statehouse on Sunday — temporarily — during a rally that drew both supporters in Civil War garb and bullhorn-toting protesters.

July 8, 2016

Church shooting attorney calls state prosecutor 'reckless'

An attorney defending the man accused of fatally shooting nine black churchgoers says a South Carolina prosecutor's desire to go to trial before federal authorities is "reckless and shortsighted." Public defender Ashley Pennington says that if Solicitor Scarlett Wilson wants justice, she should accept Dylann Roof's offer to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.

July 8, 2016

The Latest: FBI served with suit by church shooting victims

The Latest on court cases stemming from the June 2015 shootings of nine black members of a South Carolina church (all times local): 11:45 a.m.

July 8, 2016

Scott family attorney to represent family in Louisiana death

The South Carolina lawyer for the family of a black man who was killed while running away from an officer is now representing the family of a black man killed during a confrontation with police in Louisiana.

July 7, 2016

Police: 2 South Carolina men videoed themselves throwing firecrackers at dogs

Police in South Carolina say two men were arrested after detectives monitoring social media watched a live video of dogs being pelted with fireworks while chained in a backyard over the holiday weekend.

July 6, 2016

Police: Men taped themselves throwing firecrackers at dogs

Police say detectives monitoring social media over the holiday weekend watched a live video of two men throwing fireworks at dogs chained in a backyard in South Carolina.

July 6, 2016

The Latest: Haley docs detail church shooting, flag response

The Latest on (all times local): 2 p.m.