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Here’s what we know about the Charleston victims: 9 lives lost to family and...
Watch Video CHARLESTON, South Carolina — They gathered at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church to study the Bible — a small group, 13 people. Many were familiar faces. One was a stranger. But...
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Dylann Roof and Michael Slager are jail neighbors, police confirm
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Police have confirmed accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof and Michael Slager, the former police officer who shot Walter Scott in the back, are jail neighbors. The church...
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Dylann Roof says he almost backed out because everyone at church was ‘so nice’
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof was charged on Friday with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime for this week’s shooting at a historically black...
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Church shooting judge used N-word in court, received reprimand
Watch Video The judge in the South Carolina church massacre case was reprimanded for using the N-word in court in 2003, according to a judicial disciplinary order posted on the South Carolina Supreme...
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Why the Confederate flag still flies in South Carolina
Watch Video Even in the wake of overwhelming sadness, even amid charges of horrific crimes, there it was: the Confederate flag flying high above the grounds of the South Carolina capitol. Outrageous....
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Racist online manifesto has images of Dylann Roof, talks about Charleston
Watch Video A website featuring a racist manifesto mentions Charleston as the “historic” target of an attack and displays images of Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old who shot nine people to death at...
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Emanuel AME reopens for first Sunday service since Charleston shootings
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Expressions of grief, faith and gratitude on Sunday filled the space of a horrific mass killing at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, as the venerable structure...
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UPDATE: Local churches unite for Charleston Prayer Vigil Monday
In response to the attack on Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, Pastor Dwayne Whitehead, a local Eastend Pastor and Bishop Leon Benjamin, a local Southside Pastor are calling for local churches to unite...
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Local church dedicates Sunday service to Charleston victims
RICHMOND, Va –The Charleston shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church has impacted the entire country, but it hit especially close to home for one Richmond church. Reverend Reuben Boyd...
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Report: South Carolina Governor to call for removal of Confederate flag from...
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Lindsey Graham will address the public Monday afternoon amid growing calls for the state to remove the Confederate flag from the...
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‘It is time to remove the [Confederate] flag from our capitol grounds’
SOUTH CAROLINA — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State House. “Today we are here in a moment of unity in our state...
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Viral photo shows love in aftermath of Charleston tragedy
CHARLESTON, S.C. — An emotional photo that captured a South Carolina man’s three-year-old son hugging a fellow South Carolinian has gone viral. John Nettles told the Huffington Post he and his family...
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Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s body goes on public view at South Carolina State House
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — The Confederate flag will still flap nearby when the Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s body goes on public view Wednesday afternoon in the South Carolina State House. A week after...
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Watch President Obama sing ‘Amazing Grace’ at eulogy for reverend killed in...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday eulogized the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the victims in last week’s church massacre, calling him a “man of God who lived by faith.” “We are here today...
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Watch as activist takes down Confederate flag outside S.C. State House, gets...
& here is the video of the Confederate Flag being removed in South Carolina today by @BreeNewsome and the team. https://t.co/C0lxCi7JSy — deray mckesson (@deray) June 27, 2015 COLUMBIA, SC — In...
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Charleston remembers three more with services for victims of church massacre
CHARLESTON — On this hot, humid Saturday, in Charleston, South Carolina, hundreds of people gathered once more at Emanuel AME Church to pay their respects and say their final farewells to three of the...
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‘At least 6 black churches’ in the southeast have burned since Charleston...
GREELEYVILLE, South Carolina — A fire broke out at the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday. Up to 50 firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze, a...
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South Carolina lawmakers to debate Confederate flag on Monday
Watch Video COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Will the Confederate flag be history in South Carolina? That’s up for discussion Monday as lawmakers there are set to begin debate on whether to remove the...
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Muslim groups crowdfund to help burned Southern churches rebuild, ‘stand...
Burned van at College Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church in Knoxville, TN. SOURCE: Deacon Scott Schaefer NEW YORK — A fundraising campaign has been launched by a group of Muslims in the United States to...
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FBI: Dylann Roof should not have been cleared to purchase a weapon
WASHINGTON — Dylann Roof, the man arrested for killing nine people in a Charleston church last month, should not have been able to buy a gun, the FBI has now determined, contradicting earlier...
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