Bribes Columbia Media Prep for Smith Trial
The July murder trial of Susan Smith in Union draws national attention as 57 media outfits secure credentials and TV crews from Germany and Japan prepare daily coverage. Prosecutor Tommy Pope says media glare has intruded on his personal life while defense requests camera removal to reduce influence.
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Susan Smith
Union
Tommy Pope
Smith
David Bruck
Germany
Japan
Deputy shot during training at an abandoned school
Hoke County deputy Lt. Detective Bob Conerly, 39, remained in critical condition Sunday after being shot in the back with a blank cartridge during a high risk vehicle stop training at Mildouson School in southeastern Hoke County. The incident occurred Saturday while deputies practiced at the vacated school.
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Bob Conerly
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Wayne Gardner
Sheriff's Department
State Bureau of Investigation
SBI
Gardner
Conerly
Mildouson School
Sandy Island refuge gains support for bald eagles habitat
Local activists win initial endorsement from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service for a 42000 acre Sandy Island National Wildlife Refuge spanning Georgetown, Horry and Marion Counties. The refuge would be federally managed yet open to visitors for hiking canoeing fishing and hunting with strong support from conservationists and Ducks Unlimited.
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Sandy Island National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Georgetown
Horry
Marion
Federal Wildlife Service
Joe L. Carter
Winyah Bay
Ducks Unlimited
Dave Gordon
South Carolina
Gunman shoots woman to death at Charlotte hotel
Patricia Louise Jones a 36 year old from Medford Oregon was shot in the back during a robbery at the Hilton University Place in north Charlotte. Police say two men approached as Ms Jones and Alisa Renee Reasor 31 of Fayetteville Georgia were in the parking lot, one firing a shotgun and the pair fleeing in the rented Pontiac. Jones died two hours later at Carolinas Medical Center. Reasor was unharmed.
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Ms. Jones
Carolinas Medical Center
Ms. Reasor
North Carolina moves toward balanced divorce laws
North Carolina lawmakers acted after real cases like Jean Godley-Cooper’s highlighted biases in property division and alimony. The Senate and House each passed three bills to restore equity in how marital assets are split, with a fourth alimony bill pending a Senate vote.
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Godley-Cooper
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