Author: Associated Press

Puppy survives being shot in the head with an arrow

Authorities say a 5-month-old puppy survived after showing up on its owner’s porch in South Carolina with an arrow through its head. Calhoun County deputies say the owner let the dog out of the house without a leash Tuesday afternoon and “Loca” returned with an arrow that had entered the front of its head near the snout. The owner rushed…

Teachers in small district won’t get 10 years of back pay

ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) – A small school district in South Carolina won’t give 94 teachers back pay after their salaries were frozen for a decade because of the Great Recession. The Abbeville County School District Board of Trustees already agreed to bring the teachers back to where they should be on the pay scale this school year without the freeze….

Denmark residents report water woes

Denmark, S.C (AP)–Residents of a South Carolina city are dealing with brown-tinted drinking water that smells foul and is filled with sediment. The Post and Courier reported Tuesday that many Denmark residents have opted to stop drinking the water. The newspaper says residents are losing confidence in the city, which for years used a pool disinfectant not approved by the…

Fmr. N. Charleston officer appeals conviction again

Columbia, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys have asked an appellate court to reconsider its ruling upholding the conviction and 20-year sentence of a former South Carolina policeman in the shooting death of an unarmed motorist who was running away from a traffic stop. Court filings show lawyers for Michael Slager lodged that request with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals….