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North Charleston officials are celebrating after the ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday of a new sports facility.
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 26, 2024: we catch up with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bruce Bannister; we check out what earmarks Sen. Lindsey Graham secured in the recently approved federal budget; we have a report from Victoria Hansen on North Charleston's new mayor, Reggie Burgess; and more!
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The South Carolina Ports Authority announced plans Tuesday to buy the old WestRock paper mill site in North Charleston as it looks to expand port capacity. The 280-acre waterfront property sits adjacent to its North Charleston terminal.
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North Charleston first new mayor in nearly 30 years says the struggles and sacrifices of his past will help him shape the city's future as its first African American mayor.
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State police in South Carolina are investigating fatal police shootings this week in North Charleston and in Greenville. Authorities said the suspects in both cases were armed.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating two South Carolina jails for possible civil rights violations following a string of deaths in Charleston and Richland Counties.
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A North Charleston police officer who seems to have a knack for being in the right place at the right time is sharing his story of helping save a toddler who fell from a moving car last week and severed her arm.
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Four activist groups are urging a South Carolina city to create an independent body to oversee efforts to reduce racial disparities in its police department. The recommendation for the city of North Charleston comes from Charleston Area Justice Ministry, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Charleston's Black Lives Matter chapter and the American Civil Liberties Union. The Post and Courier reports that the groups say public oversight is needed as the city works to address findings of an audit. That audit found racial disparities in police department practices, including field interviews, use of force, arrests and traffic stops.
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Four people have been charged with manslaughter in a shooting last month at an illegal concert in South Carolina that killed a 14-year-old girl and hurt 13 other people. North Charleston Police say the May 22 shooting happened when two gangs started shooting at each other at the same vacant lot where a stage was set up and didn't care who was between them. Police aren't ready to say how many people fired guns that night or how many bullets were shot, but the investigation continues, The illegal concert was publicized with flyers and included a bar.
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A man who dreamed of winning the lottery bought a scratch-off ticket the next day and won $300,000. WCBD-TV reports the lucky winner purchased a $10 Money Maker lottery ticket from the Rania Mart in North Charleston. He scratched it while sitting in the parking lot and says he was thrilled when he saw the result. He called the win "life changing." The man told lottery officials he called out of work and drove to Columbia to collect his prize. The store received a $3,000 commission for selling the ticket.