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Congressman Jim Clyburn announces rural development funding

Rob Dew, Miya Payton,

Photo:Rich Wandover Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)–U.S. Congressman Jim Clyburn was in Orangeburg Monday to announce $40 million in funding from the US Dept. of Agriculture for three rural development projects in the county. Congressman Clyburn says around $18 million will go to Claflin University to develop a student activity center in Orangeburg that will include a movie theater for the public. Construction…

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Slager sentencing update

ABC Team

Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager will appear in court today for sentencing, and it’s a hearing attorneys are saying will be no easy matter.
State

Feds Indict Michael Slager on Civil Rights Violation, Lying in Walter Scott Shooting

ABC Columbia Staff

WCIV FILE – A still image from a cellphone video shows former North Charleston officer Michael Slager and officer Clarence Habersham following the shooting of Walter Scott on April 4th. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The white former North Charleston police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black man during a traffic stop in April 2015 will…

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Slager’s Attorneys Object to Moving Trial Date

ABC Columbia Staff

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager objected on Tuesday to the prosecution’s request to move the date of his pending murder trial. Quoting Judge Clifton Newman in the argument against changing the date, Slager’s attorney Andy Savage said Slager has relied on the firm date set to prepare for the trial. “When the trial date…
State

Slager Defense Team Wants Access to DNA Swabs from Taser

ABC Columbia Staff

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Attorneys for Michael Slager asked Friday for access to the DNA swabs collected by state police on the Taser Michael Slager used during the fatal interaction with Walter Scott. The defense team got access to the Taser in January under a consent order, but now seeks access to the swabs that were used to collect evidence…