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Kimberly Nicole Martines, 23, of 10355 Main St., was arrested and charged with felony child abuse, according to Lt. Kevin Bobo, a spokesman with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.

The new principal and head of school at Spartanburg Preparatory School hopes he can continue the success the school has built since its opening in 2009

State officials are investigating after law enforcement officers in South Carolina killed a man wanted on a murder charge in Virginia and a man being investigated for a possible burglary in two separate shootings about 19 hours apart.

Five judges and two attorneys in private firms are seeking one seat on the state Supreme Court.

The Spartanburg County Coroner has completed an autopsy from a homicide involving a man who was shot under his carport Monday morning.

Rembert Dantzler Parler, 57, of Mt. Lebanon Road in Buffalo, was charged with manufacturing marijuana by the Union County Sheriff’s Office after the plants were spotted by a plane during a marijuana eradication flight.

An inmate in the Union County Jail is accused of bringing narcotics into the jail and distributing them.

Coroner Rusty Clevenger said the Coroner’s Office began investigating the death of Jonathan Scott Owens, 42, of West Georgia Road, at 4:50 Monday morning after getting a call from Spartanburg Medical Center.

The amount of support Carolina Panthers fans show their team is continuing to grow, with businesses in the city of Spartanburg reaping some of the benefits.

Gaffney City Council voted 4-1 to approve the second and final reading of an ordinance placing the issue of Sunday alcohol sales on the November ballot.