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April 27, 2016

Song written by inmates to be performed at White House

A group of musicians affiliated with Carnegie Hall are taking music created by inmates at one of South Carolina's most dangerous prisons to the White House.

April 27, 2016

Mother of transgender student urges SC school district to update bathroom policy

The mother of a transgender student urged a South Carolina school district Tuesday to update its bathroom policy after her child was suspended for using the boys' bathroom.

April 26, 2016

Mother of 5 slain kids: SC agency could have stopped deaths

The mother of five South Carolina children allegedly killed by their father in 2014 says the state's social services agency knew the father was a threat and did nothing to stop him.

April 26, 2016

Body of SC plant worker missing for 16 years found in submerged car

Investigators in South Carolina said Tuesday the body found inside a car submerged in a lake in Abbeville County is an industrial plant worker who had vanished nearly 16 years ago.

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.