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JEFFREY COLLINS

JEFFREY COLLINS

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Crime|US

South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in less than 7 months

A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in South Carolina since the state resumed the death penalty in September

Economy|Education|Political|US

South Carolina House Republicans fight with each other over the budget

At least three-quarters of South Carolina’s House members approved the more than 100 sections of the state’s $14 billion spending plan this week

South Carolina House Republicans fight with each other over the budget
Crime|US

Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes

An Associated Press journalist has served as a media eyewitness to the execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad Friday in South Carolina

Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
Crime|US

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
Crime|US

A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years

A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Friday night

A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
Crime|US

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
Crime|US

How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold

Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on Friday

How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
Crime|US

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

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
Crime|Political|US

3 councilmen in South Carolina's third-largest city charged in bribery and kickback scheme

Federal prosecutors say three members of the City Council in South Carolina’s third-largest city accepted kickbacks and bribes to give out grant money and rezone land or lied about what they knew

3 councilmen in South Carolina's third-largest city charged in bribery and kickback scheme
Crime|US

A South Carolina man is sentenced to life after confession on stand also led to his friend's arrest

A South Carolina man who provided detailed testimony of how he stabbed his friend’s ex-wife was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison

Crime|US

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad

Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by a firing squad

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
Crime|US

Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution

A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution be postponed because his lawyers have not yet received the autopsy report from the last execution two weeks ago

Business|Economy|Political|Technology|US

Scout Motors' effort to directly sell its electric SUVs where they'll make them stalls

Legislation to let Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors sell its electric SUVs directly to people in South Carolina, where the vehicles will be built, has stalled after fierce opposition from traditional automobile dealers

Scout Motors' effort to directly sell its electric SUVs where they'll make them stalls
Health|Political|US

When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue

Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be

When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
Crime|US

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber

Business|Economy|Political|Technology|US

EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers but can't do it in its home state

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market

EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers but can't do it in its home state
Lifestyle|Travel|US

Flight attendant killed in midair collision near D.C. honored with service

A flight attendant who was killed in the midair collision last week near the nation’s capital was remembered for his devotion to family and passion for travel

Flight attendant killed in midair collision near D.C. honored with service
Crime|US

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

South Carolina has has put a third inmate to death in four months as it goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
Crime|US

South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won't ask for clemency

A lawyer for a South Carolina death row inmate says he won't ask the governor for clemency

South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won't ask for clemency
Finance|Political|US

South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says calls for him to resign over an accounting error that left the state sorting out what happened to a $1.8 billion fund amounted to a witch hunt

South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt
Americas|Crime|Political|Technology|US

Nigerian extradited to US to face charges over nude photo that led to teen's death

Federal prosecutors say a Nigerian man has been extradited and charged in the U.S. with causing the death of a South Carolina teen who took his own life after the suspect tried to extort the teen after he sent nude photos

Nigerian extradited to US to face charges over nude photo that led to teen's death
Crime|Health|Political|US

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more information about the drug that will kill him

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution
Arts|Political|US

MLK Day at King's Atlanta congregation features daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric

MLK Day at King's Atlanta congregation features daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric
Crime|Political|US

South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad

A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection

Crime|News|US

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty in federal court to financial crimes

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

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