Death toll rises in Graniteville chlorine train wreck aftermath
Granitevill e residents fear long term health effects after a 51 year old man Leonard Mathis dies weeks after exposure from the January 6 chlorine cloud. Ruth Coleman reports lingering symptoms including coughing nosebleeds and vomiting blood raising community alarm about safety for families nearby.
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Prisoner shot to death at Augusta Medical College hospital
An armed state prisoner shot to death by hospital security after overpowering a guard and taking a gun on the eighth floor of the Medical College of Georgia hospital. He was serving a life sentence for armed robbery and drug charges and was pronounced dead in the emergency room. Correctional health care at MCG was suspended pending investigations.
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Girl killed in hit and run near Barnwell
A 13-year-old girl died after a hit and run on state Highway 3 about five miles north of Barnwell. Troopers seek a dark red or burgundy Mercury or Ford Crown Victoria with damage to the right side. Witnesses reported the incident around 6 10 p.m. and investigators urge tips to any South Carolina patrol office or the statewide line 800 768 1507.
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