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Lawmakers seek investigation into South Carolina's firing squad execution

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month

The Independent UK

Family of woman killed by falling utility pole to receive $30M settlement

The family of a South Carolina woman struck and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million in a wrongful death settlement

The Independent UK

Northeast seeing heavy rain and winds as storms that walloped much of US roll through region

Winter storms have been walloping the U.S. with blizzards, tornadoes and flood threats and are now plowing through the Northeast with high winds and heavy rain

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South Carolina city pays $500,000 to man whose false arrest sparked 2021 protests

A South Carolina city is paying a $500,000 settlement to a man whose treatment by a police officer during what turned out to be a false arrest led to days of protests

The Independent UK

Murder, mystery … mistrial? Stage set for another chapter in Murdaugh case

Months after Alex Murdaugh was found guilty in the killings of his wife and son, defense lawyers are accusing the county clerk of influencing the jury

The Guardian - US

Alex Murdaugh trial court clerk ducks question about whether she tampered with jury

Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys have accused South Carolina Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill of jury tampering and have called for a federal investigation into whether she violated Murdaugh’s civil rights

The Independent UK

Cops fire 50 rounds at suicidal man 'with shotgun' and mum but he SURVIVES

Trevor Mullinax is suing the York County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina claiming that police officers fired at him almost 50 times while he was in a mental health crisis, and despite him raising his hands

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South Carolina man sues police after being shot at 47 times during mental crisis

A man is suing a sheriff’s office in South Carolina, saying deputies shot at him about 50 times when he was having a mental health crisis with a shotgun in his lap even though his hands were raised

The Independent UK

South Carolina gets closer to lethal injection secrecy

The South Carolina House has given key approval to allow the name of any company that sells lethal injection drugs and members of the execution team to remain secret

The Independent UK

Murder and mystery in the south: how the Murdaugh trial gripped America

‘Everyone knew they were crooked,’ one local said of Alex Murdaugh’s powerful family, now known nationally for a series of deaths in their orbit

The Guardian - US

New HBO series explores Murdaugh family’s grip on Lowcountry, deaths and financial crimes

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The HBO miniseries on the Murdaugh murders, “Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty,” was released on HBO Max Thursday, and it’s the most recent addition to the Southern Gothic saga that has gripped South Carolina.

Tribune News Service

Near total abortion ban with no rape, incest exceptions advances to SC House floor

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Republican-led House panel advanced legislation Tuesday that would outlaw nearly all abortions in South Carolina but make an exception for the life and health of the mother.

Tribune News Service

Judge sets $1 million bond for former CEO Russell Laffitte, accused of fraud in Murdaugh saga

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge set a $1 million bond Friday for fired Hampton County banker Russell Laffitte, who is accused of scheming with suspended attorneys Alex Murdaugh and Cory Fleming to defraud legal clients of settlement money.

Tribune News Service

Financial victims of former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh indicate lawsuit coming against former Hampton bank CEO

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The family of one of Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial victims has indicated in a new court filing that a lawsuit is coming against Russell Laffitte, the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank, regarding the family’s more than $800,000 in missing settlement money.

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SC death row inmate chooses firing squad for state’s first execution since 2011

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina courts gave Richard Moore eight days to decide exactly how he wants to die, and on Friday he made his choice.

Tribune News Service

For 10 years, Alex Murdaugh’s law firm missed millions in thefts. What went wrong?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Everyone trusted Alex Murdaugh.

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh now faces 75 charges; $8.5M stolen

A once prominent South Carolina lawyer now faces 75 charges he stole nearly $8.5 million from wrongful death and wreck settlements from more than a dozen people

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