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2 South Carolina men charged with killing, burying women

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Two South Carolina men are charged with murder after sheriff’s deputies found two bodies buried at a Spartanburg County house. Local news outlets report 39-year-old Jonathan Galligan and 41-year-old Christian Daniel Hurlburt were arrested Saturday. Deputies say the bodies they found buried Friday are 27-year-old Christin Renee Bunner of Spartanburg and 40-year-old Melissa Fairlee Rhymer of…

South Carolina university student dies at off-campus event

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina university says a student has died at an off-campus event. Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced Saturday that Caroline Smith, a sophomore from Atlanta, died Saturday in Hilton Head. The university didn’t state a cause of death or explain the nature of the event. Smith was a history and communication studies major and…

11th annual Epworth Cookout for Kids

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– It was a beautiful day for a cookout!…. especially for a good cause! The 11th annual Epworth Children’s Home Cookout for Kids took place Saturday afternoon. Neighbors got to enjoy food from 25 award-winning barbecue pitmasters from around the state… live music by “Jellyroll and the Delicious Dish” and even vintage automobiles including 20 restored Model A…

USC Students: Josephson death reinforces need to be careful when going out

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –USC students are still reeling from the death of one of their own. Now they say in the wake of Samantha Josephson’s murder, they’re taking more precautions and travelling in numbers. ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott spoke to students earlier this week, he reports. On the first day of classes after learning that they lost one of their…