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Beyond bourbon, blues and backwoods: A place to hang your hat in Tennessee

It was summer of 2022 when the mass exodus went into full gear — Californians packing up for Tennessee in search of lower taxes, affordable housing and a change of pace. From our neighbors and friends to family and coworkers, we heard tales of the bold and brave leaving behind…

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Tennessee stomps South Carolina in historic rout

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lamont Paris and the South Carolina men’s basketball team have a long way to climb.

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Missouri avoids letdown at home, holds off Vanderbilt

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The No. 20 Missouri Tigers avoided their first losing streak of the season Saturday, holding off Vanderbilt, 85-82, at a sold-out Mizzou Arena.

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South Carolina’s 1st District must be redrawn after court rules it discriminates against Black voters

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A portion of South Carolina’s congressional map unconstitutionally discriminates against Black voters and must be redrawn, a three-judge panel ruled Friday.

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South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, state Supreme Court rules

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, ruling 3-2 that it violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy.

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South Carolina's 6-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, state Supreme Court rules

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, ruling it violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy.

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Benjamin Hochman: Mizzou matters again, thanks to unflappable Kobe Brown and his offense

COLUMBIA, Mo. — That sure looked like the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year roaming Norm Stewart Court on Wednesday.

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Mizzou basketball clobbers Kentucky behind another Kobe Brown classic

COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the second time in seven days, Missouri took down a nationally ranked opponent Wednesday. And, again, it wasn’t particularly close.

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From war to SC, Ukrainian family counts blessings on first Christmas in America

COLUMBIA, S.C. — This could be a rough holiday season for the Mazur family.

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Inmates praised for saving guard being attacked by another prisoner, SC officials say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two inmates at a South Carolina prison are being praised for stopping a guard from being attacked Tuesday night, according to the state Department of Corrections.

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South Carolina prosecutors will seek life sentence, not death penalty, for Alex Murdaugh in murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Attorney General is seeking life without parole for Alex Murdaugh in the killing of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.

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Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh to get documents that could challenge T-shirt evidence in South Carolina murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The attorneys of accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh will get access to documents that could challenge a key piece of evidence South Carolina prosecutors will use in its attempt to prove the once-prominent Lowcountry attorney brutally murdered his wife and son.

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SC county settles ACLU lawsuit over ‘debtor’s prison,’ promises improved public defense

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lexington County, South Carolina, has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by several people who had been jailed in the county for a failure to pay court fines and fees, who compared their situation to a modern-day “debtor’s prison.”

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Once prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh indicted on tax evasion charges ahead of murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, who earned millions of dollars from his Hampton law practice over a nine-year period and at the same time stole millions more from his firm and clients, has been indicted on tax evasion, the South Carolina attorney general’s office announced Friday.

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US House passes rideshare law 3 years after South Carolina college student was murdered by fake Uber driver

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three years after a University of South Carolina student was kidnapped and murdered by a man pretending to be an Uber driver, the U.S. House has passed a bill that would strengthen rideshare protections for passengers.

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No. 6 Kansas rolls to 95-67 Border War victory at Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The No. 6-ranked Kansas Jayhawks appeared to follow their head coach’s request to “embrace the atmosphere” and “love” playing in hostile Mizzou Arena in claiming a 95-67 victory over the previously undefeated MU Tigers in the latest edition of Border War.

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‘Perfect storm’ of debts and looming exposure drove Murdaugh to kill, South Carolina prosecutors say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A “perfect storm” of debts, drug abuse and the looming exposure of his numerous alleged financial crimes is what pushed a seemingly respectable Alex Murdaugh to kill his wife and son, according to a Thursday filing by the South Carolina Attorney General’s office.

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Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers want South Carolina judge to order prosecutors to reveal motive for murders

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh filed a new motion Tuesday asking a state judge to order prosecutors to reveal what they believe is the disgraced attorney’s motive for allegedly killing his wife and son.

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Don’t make former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh wear shackles in court, defense asks in new motion

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys have filed a motion asking the court not to shackle the accused double murderer during upcoming court proceedings.

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Attorneys for once-prominent SC lawyer Alex Murdaugh demand answers about why blood-spatter expert changed his mind

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Defense attorneys for accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh have filed a motion to compel the state to turn over material that would shed light on why an expert witness changed his opinion on the presence of blood from “high-velocity impact spatter” on a shirt worn by Murdaugh…

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A New Union Rises in the South

The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.

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Legal team for once-prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh questions blood DNA evidence in murder case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh have asked a state judge to prohibit testimony at trial about “blood spatter patterns” on Murdaugh’s T-shirt and want to get copies of all communications published between the state and one of its witnesses.

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South Carolina stuns No. 5 Tennessee in Williams-Brice shootout

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Quarterback Spencer Rattler stood along the 25-yard line and pointed toward the sky.

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Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh reveals alibi in court filing, says he wasn’t home during murders

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys say he wasn’t home when his wife and son were shot and killed on the night of June 7, 2021.

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Conservative South Carolina lawmakers sue school district for allegedly teaching 'critical race theory' in violation of law

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of ultra conservative South Carolina lawmakers is suing a local school district and its superintendent alleging the district violated a one-year state law that seeks to prohibit schools from teaching concepts associated with "critical race theory."

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