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Michael Slager in Court -Former Officer Accused of Walter Scott Shooting

CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO)– A white former police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist is returning to a federal courtroom in South Carolina. Attorneys discussed the process to declare former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager indigent, thus making him eligible for state-funded legal assistance during a Dec. 23, 2015 hearing. His attorneys want help paying for…

WATCH: What to Watch in Rio: Day Seven

RIO DE JANEIRO (WOLO) — It’s more gold for the Team USA swimmers. Michael Phelps is adding a twenty-second gold medal to his collection. Phelps blew away his rival, Ryan Lochte, in the “duel in the pool,” with a win in the 200-meter individual medley.  Lochte did not medal. History was made in the pool Thursday, when Simone Manuel became…

Woman Returns $300 Found at ATM; Wells Fargo Donates $3,000

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina social worker who decided the $300 she found at an ATM machine was better off with the person who needed it has helped reap a big reward for her employers. The Herald of Rock Hill reports Wells Fargo presented the York County Council on Aging with a check for $3,000 in the…

Video: Coroner: Autopsy on River Bluff HS student “Inconclusive “

COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO ) – – The Lexington County Coroner says an autopsy on the River Bluff HS student who collapsed is “inconclusive as of now.” They will await more tests, says the Coroners office. Beth Rousseau reports on the details surrounding the student’s collapse at football practice. As the River Bluff community mourns the loss of Lewis Simpkins,…