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November 17, 2016

SC considers letting teachers take up arms after deadly school shooting

After a 14-year-old shot and killed a six-year-old student on the grounds of an elementary school, a South Carolina lawmaker is drafting legislation that would allow teachers to take up arms.

November 16, 2016

Prosecution rests case in black motorist's shooting death

The prosecution rested its case Wednesday in the murder trial of a white former South Carolina patrolman after showing jurors an animation of the shooting of a black motorist and a 3-D computerized scan of the scene.

November 16, 2016

Black chamber building fire in S. Carolina ruled an accident

Authorities have ruled out arson in a fire that destroyed the almost-completed new headquarters of the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce.

November 16, 2016

Judge closes Dylann Roof competency hearing to the public

A judge has ruled a hearing over whether Dylann Roof is competent to stand trial for the killings of nine black people in a Charleston church will happen behind closed doors.

November 16, 2016

Police: S. Carolina man jailed; claimed bomb in White House

A South Carolina man has been jailed after allegedly calling police to say there was a bomb in the White House.

November 16, 2016

Police encounters resulting in black deaths span US

A Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a black man during a traffic stop in suburban St. Paul this summer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.

November 16, 2016

Man fatally shot by brother on South Carolina hunting trip

Authorities say a man mistook his brother for a small animal and fatally shot him while they were on a family hunting trip in South Carolina.

November 15, 2016

Jury again sees video in black motorist's death

The jury in the murder trial of a white former South Carolina patrolman who shot an unarmed black motorist saw a bystander's dramatic cellphone video of the shooting frame by frame Tuesday.

November 15, 2016

Prosecutors: Man set girlfriend's puppy on fire, killing it

Prosecutors say a South Carolina man set his girlfriend's puppy on fire and killed it because he was angry at the woman.

November 15, 2016

Police: Man who beat deputies with baton dies in custody

Authorities say a man who beat two South Carolina sheriff's deputies with their own baton died after he was taken into custody with the help of bystanders.