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Beaufort County authorities found an alligator guarding a dead body Monday morning in the Sun City community, according to Live 5 News. https://t.co/dRKukY8cKL

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A local beachgoer died in a freak accident when an umbrella was picked up by the wind and hit her in Garden City on Wednesday. https://t.co/74BIRtBFff

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Your neighbor may have forgotten about borrowing a weed trimmer — or may have broken it. In any case, it can be awkward to ask for it back. https://t.co/zGvJBF2a5J

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“Love the laughter, giggles and shrieks of joy,” one reader wrote. “Kids are the heart of a neighborhood” another said. https://t.co/2tXw8d21Vk

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In the shadow of the Uvalde tragedy, more schools require transparent book bags — policies kids see through and experts call inadequate. https://t.co/Dzk6MBFWNz

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Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murders of his wife and son, according to reports. https://t.co/On0YqERP0q

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The embattled South Carolina attorney is expected to be indicted on murder charges later this week, his lawyer told Fox Carolina. https://t.co/bMVjWGIMT0

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No injuries have been reported, but police are still searching the area out of caution, according to FOX Carolina News. https://t.co/UBnbHELTHq

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Emergency personnel is responding after a train derailed near Longwood Drive and Shop Road in Columbia on Monday morning. https://t.co/tOH6xV6bpz

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South Carolina health officials reported the first two monkeypox cases in the state Friday. https://t.co/H0kI1p5lOw

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Juneteenth has its roots in Texas and celebrates federal troops freeing the last of the enslaved people in the Confederacy. https://t.co/ebgBXXtW9c

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A former college police officer and wife have been charged with multiple crimes against minors, according to South Carolina Law Enforcement. https://t.co/uq8FChSBvU

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Charleston County Deputy Emily Pelletier was charged with three counts reckless homicide after crashing into a family's car on Mother's Day. https://t.co/mpEobWiC1r

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Thirty dead animals were found in the home of an animal rescue director for GROWL. Caroline Dawn Pennington was arrested Friday. https://t.co/U1uoFYrM6p

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"At least 60-70 rounds" were fired at a graduation party in St. Paul, killing a woman. Several children were injured, says sheriff's office. https://t.co/lIq75zSYen

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A man is charged in connection with the murder of Brittanee Drexel, who disappeared during a 2009 trip to Myrtle Beach. https://t.co/1wCtUjeh4v

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Autopsies confirmed that the man died of a cardiac event while a woman found in a freshly dug pit was strangled to death. https://t.co/qa9TfSi7eV

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Firefighters in Gaffney pulled the 14-year-old boy out of a well Saturday night. The teen held on to pipes in the well to keep afloat. https://t.co/45XLRhT3M5

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The earthquake's epicenter was just outside Elgin, a town 20 miles northeast of Columbia, around 1:30 a.m. https://t.co/lNqMk88o3J

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No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Tuesday night. https://t.co/R0BLH3ObkM