6 h. ago Carolina fires updates: Officials warn containment may take days as new wildfire erupts in North Carolina

Forecasters warn of elevated wildfire threat as thick smoke around Carolina Forest near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach area causes visibility issue

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13 h. ago Baseball bat Death Row killer 'forced' to choose execution by horror firing squad

Brad Sigmon’s upcoming execution by firing squad is raising ethical questions after the 67-year-old convict pleaded for a postponement of the grim method set for Friday (March 7)

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15 h. ago Residents evacuated, emergency declared as huge fires rage across North and South Carolina

Hundreds of fires are burning across both states

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17 h. ago Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina enter state of emergency as residents evacuated

More than 175 fires have scorched 6.6 square miles, forcing governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

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22 h. ago Carolina fires updates: Emergency declared in North and South Carolina as wildfires force evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,600 acres

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22 h. ago Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years

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28 h. ago Multiple wildfires in North and South Carolina force evacuations

Emergency unfolds amid warnings throughout south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfiresFire officials on Sunday were battling to contain the blazes ravaging North and South Carolina, which have forced evacuations in some areas.The emergency unfolded amid warnings throughout the south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfires. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Carolina fires updates: Wildfires burn in Myrtle Beach area threatening homes and forcing evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,200 acres

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29 h. ago Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds

Crews are battling wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds and evacuations have been ordered in some areas

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30 h. ago Who is Brad Sigmon? The South Carolina murderer set for first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years

Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’

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39 h. ago Brother tells of grief after man brutally attacked and set alight in 'motiveless' murder

It's been 26 years since 'gentle' Daniel McFadden was callously murdered in his own home

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5 d. ago South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

A South Carolina man scheduled to face a firing squad next week is asking that his execution be postponed

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5 d. ago South Carolina again faces showdown over spending public money on private school tuition

The South Carolina House has approved its own version of a bill that would let parents spend taxpayer money on private school tuition

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6 d. ago Teenage boy arrested at South Carolina school with loaded gun and more ammo stashed in bathroom

Jamichael Montrell Hicks, 18, was arrested early Tuesday in South Carolina after a School Resource Officer found a loaded firearm in his car, which was parked at Chester High School.

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6 d. ago Twisted Nicholas Prosper banned from 'gore' website before teen killed mum and siblings

Nicholas Prosper, 19, had been banned from a gore website for unacceptable behaviour before he murdered three members of his family and set off to commit a school shooting

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6 d. ago Illinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy set for trial

An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son is expected at trial

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1 week ago South Carolina man to be killed in US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, chooses to be shot dead amid concerns that lethal injections have caused ‘excruciating’ painA South Carolina man on death row has chosen to be killed by firing squad, and if his execution goes forward next month, it would be the first time in 15 years that capital punishment in the US is carried out by gunfire.Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to be shot to death on 7 March, part of a spate of rapid killings the state has pursued in the last six months as it revives executions after a 13-year pause. South Carolina now directs those on death row to choose how they will be killed – electric chair, lethal injection or shooting. If they decline to make a selection, the state electrocutes them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Crow is not the only thing they eat at a wild game dinner in rural Pennsylvania

A wild game dinner in Pennsylvania aims to expose people to meat they might not otherwise be able to eat

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1 week ago Florida man set to be executed for murder of woman, granddaughter in 1993

A Florida man convicted of murdering a woman and raping and killing her 8-year-old-granddaughter in Seminole County in 1993 is set to be executed next month

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1 week ago Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient's baby

A woman is suing the fertility clinic that helped her get pregnant using in vitro fertilization two years ago, saying she gave birth to another patient's child after doctors transferred the wrong embryo to her

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