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South Carolina judge refuses to block 2 scheduled executions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina judge is refusing to block two executions set for later this month. The two condemned inmates, both men, have sued the state over a new law effectively forcing prisoners to choose between the electric chair or a firing squad. Circuit Judge Jocelyn Newman issued an order Tuesday allowing the planned executions of Brad…

Gun violence among teens, young adults rising in the Midlands

RICHLAND CO., S.C. (WOLO): Gun violence among teenagers and young adults is becoming more prevalent in the Midlands.  The Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigating at least 3 fatal shootings involving young people in the last 2 weeks.  Early Sunday morning, 19-year-old David Green was found shot to death on Lawhorn Road. That tragedy marked 15 murders in the county in…