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Judge tosses out charges against 6 in SC mall shooting

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina judge has tossed out attempted murder and other charges against six men accused of a shooting at the Greenwood Mall last year. The judge halted the trial Thursday, saying prosecutors never proved any of the defendants had a gun, fired the weapon or intended to shoot the possible victim. The man who authorities…

Firefighters respond to drowning incident involving Lumberton infant

by Tonya Brown

Lumberton, N.C. (WPDE) — Firefighters responded to a drowning incident Saturday afternoon involving an infant at a home on East 22nd Street in Lumberton, according to an official with Lumberton Fire Department. The Lumberton Police Department responded to the incident. ABC 15 News has contacted Lumberton police to learn additional details. Categories: Local News, News, State

Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD dies at age 21 after suffering seizure at Midway airport

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Scott Garfitt/Shutterstock (10327776bi)Juice Wrld – Juice WrldWireless Festival, Finsbury Park, London, UK – 06 Jul 2019 CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD died Sunday after suffering a medical emergency at Midway Airport, according to media reports. The 21-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Jarad Anthony Higgins, died after suffering a seizure, according to TMZ. Chicago…

Haley: Killer ‘hijacked’ Confederate flag meaning for some

Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images COLUMBIA,SC (AP)-Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says in an interview that a man who gunned down nine worshipers at an African American church in 2015 ‘hijacked’ the ideals some connected to the Confederate battle flag. Haley told conservative political commentator and Blaze TV host Glenn Beck that the flag had meant “service, and sacrifice and heritage”…

Lowcountry woman shares her story as Uber report reveals thousands of sexual assaults

by Anne Emerson

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A new safety report from Uber reveals that the company received nearly 6,000 reports of sexual assaults in the past two years. ABC News 4 spoke exclusively to one local woman who recalled her close call with an Uber driver. At the time of the incident, she was a college student without a car. She always relied on Ubers…