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September 5, 2016

11-year-old South Carolina boy dies playing 'choking game'

A South Carolina boy who just started the sixth grade has died while playing the “choking game,” a tragic fad responsible for the deaths of other youngsters over the years, according to reports.

September 4, 2016

Online threat to kill Jewish, Muslim students at South Carolina school

Authorities say they are investigating online threats to kill Jewish and Muslim students at a South Carolina high school.

September 2, 2016

Deputy who tossed SC high school student won't be charged

A South Carolina solicitor says a sheriff's deputy will face no charges for tossing a student across a classroom after she refused to put away her cellphone.

September 2, 2016

Father kills 2-year-old daughter, wounds her sister and self

A South Carolina sheriff says a father told deputies he was trying to make sure a gun was safe when accidentally fired the weapon, killing his 2-year-old daughter and wounding her 4-year-old sister.

September 2, 2016

Teen charged with slapping 5-year-old on school bus

Authorities say a 17-year-old is charged with misdemeanor assault after he used someone else's hand to slap a 5-year-old girl on a school bus in rural South Carolina.

September 2, 2016

Charleston shooting hearing continues later this month

A closed hearing on suppressing evidence in Dylann Roof's trial in the Charleston church shootings resumes later this month.

September 2, 2016

Florida's Gulf coast braces for Tropical Storm Hermine

Florida's Gulf coast is bracing Thursday for a hit from Tropical Storm Hermine, which forecasters say could make landfall as a hurricane.

September 2, 2016

The Latest: Florida's Gulf coast braces for tropical storm

The Latest on Tropical Storm Hermine, which forecasters say could make landfall as a hurricane in Florida: (all times local): 8 a.m.: Residents in some low-lying communities of Florida are being asked to evacuate as Tropical Storm Hermine takes aim at the state.

September 1, 2016

Judge won't order document release in shooting settlement

A South Carolina judge has refused to make the city of North Charleston turn over documents involving its $6.5 million settlement of a lawsuit with the family of a black motorist shot and killed by a white city police officer.

September 1, 2016

South Carolina grandmother charged in dog dragging death

A South Carolina grandmother has been charged with ill treatment of animals in the dragging death of a dog.