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The Veronica saga continues

Charleston , SC (Associated Press)-A South Carolina couple…who won a lengthy custody battle over the girl who we have come to know as Baby Veronica…is dealing with the justice system…yet again.Attorneys representing Matt and Melanie Capobianco have filed paperwork seeking one-million dollars in legal fees.  They are going after The Cherokee Nation and Veronica’s biological father…Dusten Brown…who is a member…

Authorities: Fatal fire may have been electrical

SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a fatal fire in Orangeburg County may have been started by power cords. Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle tells The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg (http://bit.ly/189YYmE ) that the fire early Wednesday near Santee claimed the life of 44-year-old Trevor McCoy. Firefighting crews arrived to find the fire had engulfed the shed-type building with…

North Augusta man shot to death at home

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) — Aiken County officials say a North Augusta man has been shot and died after a domestic dispute at his home. Coroner Tim Carlton says 31-year-old Christopher Rowley was pronounced dead at Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Carlton said the shooting occurred during a domestic dispute around 2 p.m….

2 SC residents plead guilty to benefits fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Two Orangeburg County residents must repay the government about $40,000 for fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits. South Carolina’s unemployment agency announced Thursday that 32-year-old Richard Boyd and 48-year-old Quintilla Haigler pleaded guilty this week to making a false statement in order to deceive the government. The Department of Employment and Workforce says the two received…