Author: Associated Press

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….