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The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died after jumping off a boat into Lake Marion.
The Orangeburg County Coroner has identified the victim in a fatal incident on Lake Marion.Casey Lynch, 38, of Browning Rd.
A 36-year-old male died Friday night after jumping from a pontoon boat on the Orangeburg County side of Lake Marion, ...
DNR is investigating after a 36-year-old man jumped from a pontoon boat near I-95 and didn’t resurface Friday night.
For the past five years, no more than 24 executions occurred annually — but 2025 is already near that mark, with more ...
This collection of columns examines the debate in South Carolina over methods of execution for death row inmates. The articles discuss the involvement of the Newman family, with Clifton presiding over ...
Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, is coming up and that means taking time to celebrate Black culture and community. Learn ...
South Carolina executes Marion Bowman Jr., maintaining innocence in 2001 murder. Third execution since Sep. 2024.
Marion Bowman, Jr. [AP Photo/South Carolina Department of Corrections] Bowman’s was the first US execution of 2025 and the third in South Carolina since 2011, when the state unofficially halted ...
South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September by: Associated Press, Jeffrey Collins. Posted: Feb 1, 2025 / 02:43 PM EST.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as it goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal ...