Plane ran low on fuel before Florence crash into church house
Federal investigators say a Piper Cherokee was low on fuel as it neared Florence regional airport and struck the house parsonage roof injuring four aboard. Pilot Galen Hake 46 of Mechanicsburg Pa planned to fly Miami to Philadelphia with a Savannah stop but diverted to Florence. Elisabeth De Campes 30 of Versailles France is in serious but stable condition.
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Chad Davis
Faye
North Carolina
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Galen Hake
Mechanicsburg
Miami
Philadelphia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
Corky Smith
National Transportation Safety Board
Hake
Smith
Harvey Senseney
Carolinas Hospital
Elisabeth De’Campes
Versailles
France
Carolyn Toland
Senate redistricting map sparks vote battle in South Carolina
A Senate subcommittee approved a new map that would redraw two majority black districts to lessen black voter concentration and require seven elections this year. The plan, opposed by Sen. Glenn McConnell, shifts boundaries, alters districts 29 37 and 44, and follows federal court orders linked to Voting Rights Act challenges.
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Senate Judiciary
Senate
House
Glenn McConnell
R. Charleston
Charleston
Supreme Court
South Carolna
Jim Clyburn
Mescher
Greg Smith
Murrells Inlet
Charleston County
McConnell
Ed Saleeby
Hugh Leatherman
Leatherman
Citadel applications rise despite coeducation fight
Despite publicity and a hazing probe, Citadel enrollment is up with nearly 850 prospective students for next fall, including 20 women. Lt Col Steven Klein notes a larger, higher quality pool than in recent years as alumni worry about the admission policy and lingering legal battles.
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Charleston
Citadel
The
Military College
Steven Klein
Principal on paid leave after child abuse arrest
Chesterfield County principal Ernest Witherspoon 57 was placed on paid leave as officials review whether he should have notified authorities about alleged abuse of 7 year old Rachel Nelson who later died. Foster mother Joyce Edmond faces murder charges in the December beating.
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Chesterfield County
Ernest Witherspoon
Rachel Nelson
Rachel
Joyce Edmond
Charleston
van Hipp
Hipp
David Norton
GOP
Detergent Spill Soaks Reedy River Foam at Peace Center
In Greenville the Reedy River waterfall near the Peace Center runs with white foam from dumped detergent. DHEC warns the offense carries up to a $10,000 daily fine and urges public help to identify the polluter, noting many storm drains upstream complicate tracing the source.
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Peace Center
Phil Charping
Enviros
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
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