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Watch: Man Robbed, Killed by Internet Escort

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a man found shot to death on a road in Newberry County was killed during a robbery that started when he met a man from an internet escort site.
ABC Columbia Staff

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a man found shot to death on a road in Newberry County was killed during a robbery that started when he met a man from an internet escort site.

Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said in a statement that 22-year-old Michael Spears shot and killed Jesse Sanders after kidnapping him from his Whitmire home and dumped his body Monday on the side of U.S. Highway 176.

Foster says the 62-year-old victim arranged to meet Spears at his Whitmire home on the social media website Backpage.

Foster says there were signs of a struggle at Sanders’ home and he was taken against his will to where he was shot and his body dumped.

Spears is awaiting a bond hearing. It wasn’t known if he had a lawyer.
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State to Investigate Fires on Beaufort County School Buses

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Department of Education is assembling a team to investigate why Beaufort County has been the site of half of the state's school bus fires so far this school year.
ABC Columbia Staff

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Department of Education is assembling a team to investigate why Beaufort County has been the site of half of the state’s school bus fires so far this school year. Agency spokesman Dino Teppara tells The Island Packet of Hilton Head that a group of Columbia transportation officials and state staff will conduct a…
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One Dead, Teenager Wounded in Dillon County Shooting

DILLON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are investigating a shooting in Dillion County in which a man was killed and a teenager was wounded.
ABC Columbia Staff

DILLON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are investigating a shooting in Dillion County in which a man was killed and a teenager was wounded. Coroner Donnie Grimsley tells local media outlets that the shooting happened in the Lakeview community about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Grimsley confirms that a man was killed in the shooting while a 14-year-old boy was wounded and was…
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NC Man Arrested in Fatal SC Hit-and-Run

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina man faces a charge of murder and three counts of attempted murder in a fatal hit-and-run in Anderson County in which a car was rammed several times.
ABC Columbia Staff

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina man faces a charge of murder and three counts of attempted murder in a fatal hit-and-run in Anderson County in which a car was rammed several times. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper tells local media outlets that 42-year-old Christopher Eugene Self of Vale, North Carolina, was arrested Wednesday in Lincoln County, North Carolina….
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South Carolina Railroad to Unveil New Line to Volvo Factory

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's state-owned railroad is planning to build a 10-mile rail line to the site of the $500 million Volvo factory that's currently under construction in Berkeley County, about 30 miles northwest of Charleston
ABC Columbia Staff

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s state-owned railroad is planning to build a 10-mile rail line to the site of the $500 million Volvo factory that’s currently under construction in Berkeley County, about 30 miles northwest of Charleston. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports Palmetto Railways, a short-line carrier run by the state Commerce Department, hopes to have the…
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Watch: House Majority Leader Resigns

Kimberlei Davis

Sen. Harvey Peeler announcing his resignation as majority leader on Tuesday Photo: Beth Rousseau COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler announced that he would resign. The Gaffney native has been the majority leader since 2005. Peeler said he will however, remain in the legislature. He made the announcement to…