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Activists Plan ‘Massive’ Sit-In In Downtown Greenville GREENVILLE, S.C —Greenville area activists are planning a “massive” sit-in protest in downtown Greenville. They’re demanding a citizen review board that will investigate complaints against police, but the chief said that board already exists. “This is not that we’re angry black people. We have meaningful, real concerns and…
DetailsMan Admits Setting Fire to Upstate Shopping Center, Deputies Say SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. —A Spartanburg man admitted to setting fire to an Upstate shopping center, according to an incident report from the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. Chet Eugene Lambert, 43, is charged with second-degree arson. The report said Lambert admitted that he set fire to…
Details2 Dead, as Many as 16 Shot in Florida Nightclub Two people are dead and as many as 16 people were shot early Monday at a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida. Lee County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. at Club Blu, which was hosting a teen party. The victims have…
DetailsTeen Whose Body Was Pulled From Upstate Lake Was Lifeguard, Family Says SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. —A teenager whose body was pulled Monday afternoon from Lyman Lake was a lifeguard at a Spartanburg recreation center, according to his family.
Details3 Baton Rouge Police Feared Dead in Shooting (CNN) — Three police officers are feared dead after a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish Kip Holden told CNN.
Details24-year-old Dies After ‘Terrible crash,’ Coroner Says SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. —An Upstate roadway was blocked Sunday afternoon after a fatal crash, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers said the crash happened around 2:50 p.m. on Southport and Dairy Ridge roads in Spartanburg County.
DetailsFreddie Gray Verdict: Baltimore Officer Who Drove Van Not Guilty On All Charges (CNN) —Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson, who drove the van in which Freddie Gray was fatally injured, was found not guilty Thursday on all charges, including the most serious count of second-degree depraved-heart murder.
DetailsBeatty Wins S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Post COLUMBIA, SC The S.C. General Assembly on Wednesday unanimously elected Donald Beatty to be chief justice of the state Supreme Court. Beatty, 64, the five-person high court’s senior associate justice, was the only person running for the Supreme Court’s top job, which pays $151,317.
DetailsDeputies Release Name, Picture of ‘Armed, Dangerous’ Suspect in Deadly Shooting ANDERSON, S.C. —Deputies have released the name of the man wanted after shooting a man to death and hitting the victim’s girlfriend in the head with a gun, according to Sheila Cole of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
DetailsProsecutors Seek Death Penalty Against Dylann Roof Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 2015. Roof is charged with 33 federal offenses, including hate crime charges for allegedly targeting his victims on the basis…
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