Author: Associated Press

Deadly Lee Correctional prison riot review nears completion

Bishopville, SC (AP) —- Prosecutors are close to completing their review of an investigation into a prison riot that left seven inmates dead. A Department of Corrections Spokeswoman tells the Greenville news that the review will be finished in a few weeks. So  far, no one has been charged in last year’s deadly uproar that has been deemed the worst…

VP Pence lays wreath at Tomb of the Unknown

Photo Courtesy: AP Arlington, VA (AP)–Vice President Mike Pence has paid tribute to fallen members of the U.S. Armed Forces, thanking their loved ones in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and acknowledging that for them “every day is Memorial Day.” Pence placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to remember dead service members whose remains haven’t…

Sheriff investigating body found near South Carolina road

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered near a rural road in western South Carolina. The State reports a man’s corpse was found by investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office said the body was located Friday night in a wooded area off…