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Clemson football ranked No. 5 in first College Football Playoff poll

The defending national champion Clemson Tigers were ranked No. 4 in the first College Football Playoff poll of the 2019 season.

 

Butch Womack wins Easley mayor; Pickens elects Fletcher Perry, city's first black mayor

Butch Womack dominates Easley mayor's race; Fletcher Perry is new Pickens mayor, the first black man to lead city.

 

The Camp Fire's 85th victim: One year later, authorities still have no logical explanation

The remains of Camp Fire victim Ellen Walker, 72, were found with the bones of an unidentified man. Family and authorities seek answers a year later.

 

Shoeless Joe Jackson signature among baseball memorabilia to be auctioned

Greenville native and baseball great Shoeless Joe Jackson was illiterate, and his signature is a rare find for collectors.

 

Veterans are vulnerable to scams because of what they've earned. Here's why

Veterans sold their military benefits because they naively believed the transactions would help them achieve financial stability.

 

'Everybody got money except me:' How alleged benefits scams duped investors

They invested savings in schemes that duped thousands of people in at least 33 states. Now, some have almost nothing left.

 

Attorney who sued disabled veterans withheld key details from SC judges

More than $400,000 in default judgments against seven veterans have been issued in one South Carolina county though other states voided similar debts.

 

The rise and fall of 'mastermind' and 'central banker' of alleged nationwide scheme

Andrew Gamber and Candy Kern-Fuller forged a successful collaboration allegedly preying on vulnerable veterans. But their fortunes have soured.

 

Mark Corbett's photo wasn't real. Neither were the promises to veterans

Documents reveal some of the tactics that appealed to the aspirations of thousands of veterans and investors.

 

7 key takeaways from Indebted, an investigation of veterans benefits schemes

Greenville, South Carolina, has emerged as the national epicenter for prosecution of military benefits-buying schemes.

 

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