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Five Dallas officers slain, deadliest day for police since 9/11

An Army veteran killed by Dallas police after the sniper slayings of five officers during a protest march refused to surrender and told authorities that he was upset about the police shootings of two black men earlier this week and wanted to exterminate whites.

 

Indoor go-kart track racing into downtown Spartanburg

A new indoor go-kart facility, billed as South Carolina's largest, is preparing to open its doors within the next several weeks near downtown Spartanburg.

 

Expect delays following Union Street water main break

Emergency crews are handling a water main break on Union Street in Spartanburg.

 

Latest: Shootings deadliest for law enforcement since 9/11

A memorial group says the slaying of five police officers in Dallas in an attack blamed on snipers was the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

 

Waitresses win $700,000 verdict against Texas Roadhouse

Two waitresses have won a $700,000 class action lawsuit against Texas Roadhouse franchises, including one in Columbia, alleging the company used unfair pay practices to compensate its servers.

 

Louisiana police shooting caught on video strains community

The mood was emotional, and at times angry, as evening unfolded in the working-class, predominantly black Louisiana neighborhood where the police killing of a black man was caught on videotape.

 

Minnesota police kill man in car; video is widely shared

A police officer fatally shot a black man in a car, and a woman in the vehicle apparently livestreamed the aftermath in a widely shared Facebook video that shows her telling the camera that her boyfriend had just been shot "for no apparent reason."

 

No double standard in Clinton probe, FBI director says

Summoned before Congress and aggressively questioned by Republicans, FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly defended the government's decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private email setup.

 

The story behind the filming of the fatal Baton Rouge police shooting of Alton Sterling

The past few years have seen a marked increase in videos featuring police officers injuring or killing suspects. These videos, which appear on social media and in newscasts, have powered public outcries accusing police officers of undue force.

 

Tiny South Carolina town bans sagging pants, threatens fines

TIMMONSVILLE — Wearing saggy pants could get expensive in tiny Timmonsville, South Carolina.

 

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