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August 26, 2016

Man who took girlfriend from hospital waives extradition

A Pennsylvania man accused of threatening two nurses at gunpoint to spring his girlfriend from a mental health care hospital has waived extradition in South Carolina.

August 26, 2016

Lawyers plan civil suit in '44 execution of black youth

Attorneys hope to bring a civil-rights lawsuit in the case of a black teenager electrocuted more than 70 years ago for the killings of two white girls in a segregated South Carolina mill town.

August 26, 2016

Applause for these paws! Dog helps save trapped teen

It wasn't quite Timmy in the well, but a dog named Tuxx is credited with helping save a South Carolina teen trapped in a collapsing hole.

August 26, 2016

Drugs used to make methamphetamine seized at Charleston port

Federal agents in South Carolina have seized 35 tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine at the Port of Charleston and are investigating whether the contraband is tied to a drug operation.

August 26, 2016

'Make Clemson Great Again': Alt-right conservative invited

An unofficial student group at Clemson University has rankled some by inviting alt-right conservative provocateur and Breitbart.com tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at the school during an event called "Make Clemson Great Again." The Greenville News (http://grnol.co/2blqybM ) reports that a group of Clemson students called WeRoar Clemson announced Yiannopoulos will speak at Tillman Hall auditorium on Oct. 18.

August 25, 2016

Teen sisters charged in bus pepper spray incident

Officials in South Carolina say two teenage sisters are facing charges after pepper spray was used during a fight on a school bus.

August 25, 2016

Mural honoring victims of Charleston church massacre defaced

A mural honoring the nine black parishioners fatally shot at a South Carolina church has been defaced.

August 23, 2016

Mom killed newborn by putting him in refrigerator, deputies say

A South Carolina mother charged with killing her newborn son by putting him in the refrigerator was expected to appear before a judge on Tuesday.

August 23, 2016

South American woman killed in Charlotte wreck

A South American woman visiting the United States for a month has been killed in a wreck in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a woman with two drunken driving convictions has been charged.

August 23, 2016

Feds: Church shooting suspect entrenched in his beliefs

Authorities in South Carolina say a white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston "self-radicalized" in the months before the shootings and grew more entrenched in his beliefs in white supremacy.