Author: Associated Press

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….

SC pastor arrested on suspicion of choking pregnant woman

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina pastor accused of strangling a woman pregnant with his child is free on bond. News outlets report 35-year-old Rashan Lamar Wilson, of North Charleston, was arrested Thursday on a charge of domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. He was released after posting $20,000 bond. Police say the alleged assault happened Monday…

Elizabeth Warren planning 1st trip to South Carolina

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is making her first trip to early voting South Carolina since launching her exploratory bid for a possible 2020 presidential run. Warren’s organization tells The Associated Press on Sunday that she is planning to visit Columbia on Wednesday for an organizing event at Columbia College. Warren has been visiting the early presidential primary and caucus states of New…