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January 24, 2017

State murder trial for S. Carolina officer delayed to August

A South Carolina judge has delayed a fired police officer's murder retrial until August, but said it can be moved up again if federal prosecutors drop their civil rights case against him in the shooting of an unarmed black motorist.

January 24, 2017

Volunteer on USS Yorktown celebrates 95th birthday

A fighter pilot who flew missions in World War II from the USS Yorktown celebrated his 95th birthday on the ship, now part of a museum in South Carolina.

January 23, 2017

Judge to decide whether to delay officer's new murder trial

A judge is asking defense lawyers to talk to prosecutors about when to start a retrial for a South Carolina police officer on a murder charge in a traffic stop shooting.

January 23, 2017

18 die amid apparent winter tornadoes, other storms in South

First there was the roar of the wind, then mere seconds to scoop up her grandson and run: Bridgit Simmons and her family knew the weekend storms that claimed more than a dozen lives around the South were threatening.

January 23, 2017

The Latest: 2 weekend tornadoes in South Carolina confirmed

The Latest on severe weather in the South (all times local): 6:30 a.m.

January 23, 2017

South Carolina high school student faces jail time over paper airplane incident

A South Carolina high school student was arrested earlier this month after a paper plane he allegedly threw in class struck a teacher in the eye.

January 20, 2017

Paper airplane hits teacher in eye; SC student arrested

Police say a South Carolina high school student accused of throwing a paper airplane that struck a teacher in the eye could end up in jail for up to a month.

January 20, 2017

Sentencing scheduled for friend of Charleston church shooter

Sentencing has been scheduled for a friend of the man sentenced to die for gunning down nine black parishioners during a Bible study in a South Carolina church.

January 19, 2017

Documents: Woman knew for months she'd been stolen at birth

Court documents show that an 18-year-old who was kidnapped as an infant had discovered months ago the truth that she was living with her abductor under an assumed name.

January 18, 2017

Teen abducted as newborn still loves only mom she's known

An 18-year-old woman abducted as a newborn from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, says she still loves the only mother she has known.