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Senior &#39;Skip Day&#39; at Beach Marred by Gunfire
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Apr 8, 2023 7:45 AM CDT

'Looks Like a Scene Out of Jaws'

6 injured after gunfire rings out during senior 'skip day' at South Carolina beach

(Newser) - A senior "skip day" turned chaotic at a South Carolina beach when gunfire broke out, injuring six beachgoers. Kevin Cornett, chief of police in the seaside city of Isle of Palms, says the shooting took place around 5:20pm on Friday, among "a large crowd of individuals" believed...

South Carolina's Chief Accountant Made Quite the Blunder

Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom is stepping down from post after $3.5B snafu

(Newser) - South Carolina's embattled top accountant will step down next month after a $3.5 billion error in the year-end financial report he oversaw, according to a resignation letter written Thursday that was obtained by the AP . Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he's...

Teen Found Dead Near Murdaugh Home Was Murdered: Lawyer

SLED believes Stephen Smith was intentionally killed, according to attorney Eric Bland

(Newser) - Stephen Smith's body has yet to be exhumed, but authorities already consider his 2015 death as murder. An attorney for Smith's mother said Tuesday that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division believes the 19-year-old's death was a homicide. The South Carolina State Highway Patrol initially said Smith...

What Prison Life Looks Like for Alex Murdaugh

He's being kept away from other inmates for his own safety, at least for now

(Newser) - Alex Murdaugh is being kept away from other inmates at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina, for his own safety. The state Department of Corrections tells TMZ that the convicted killer—sporting a shaved head in his new mugshot —is held in a single cell with a steel...

Alex Murdaugh's Brother Doesn't Know What to Think

'Not knowing is the hardest thing,' says Randy Murdaugh

(Newser) - Alex Murdaugh's older brother isn't convinced that the South Carolina lawyer really killed his wife and son. "The not knowing is the worst thing," Randy Murdaugh tells the New York Times following his brother's conviction. He says Alex's arrest for murder last July left...

Looking for Big Tips? These States Deliver

Delaware tops the list of Toast's quarterly 'Restaurant Trends Report'

(Newser) - Online eatery platform Toast is out with its quarterly "Restaurant Trends Report," for Q4 of last year, and among such stats as delivery orders during the Super Bowl, the site examined the state of tipping nationwide. Toast looked at average tips across the US and found that Cleveland...

Judge's Sentencing Remark Shows Murdaugh Family Pull

Painting in courtroom of Alex Murdaugh's grandfather had to be removed to 'ensure a fair trial'

(Newser) - Alex Murdaugh received two life sentences Friday in South Carolina for the murder of his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul. But before Judge Clifton Newman handed down his decision, he mentioned the sad downfall of Murdaugh, who comes from a prominent family of attorneys in the region, and commented...

Alex Murdaugh Receives Two Life Sentences

He again proclaims his innocence in murder of his wife and son in South Carolina

(Newser) - Alex Murdaugh received no mercy on Friday from the judge in his double-murder trial. One day after he was convicted of killing his wife and son , the 54-year-old was sentenced to life without parole, reports the AP . He actually received two consecutive life sentences, per CNN . As the hearing started,...

Jury Convicts Alex Murdaugh in Slayings of Wife and Son

Panel reaches quick murder verdict against disbarred South Carolina lawyer

(Newser) - The verdict in the sensational double-murder trial of Alex Murdaugh is in. A jury in South Carolina on Thursday found the disbarred lawyer guilty of murder in the 2021 slayings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The panel deliberated less than three hours after a trial that lasted more...

Prosecutors Tell Murdaugh He's Inventing an Alibi

Murder defendant testifies drugs clouded his thinking

(Newser) - Prosecutors pushed Alex Murdaugh on Friday about what they called his "new story"—testimony about his whereabouts the night his wife and son were shot to death in 2021. The disbarred South Carolina lawyer said on the stand the day before that he had lied to investigators when...

Alex Murdaugh: Yes, 'I Lied.' No, I'm Not a Murderer

“I did not shoot my wife or my son,' he says while testifying in his own defense

(Newser) - Alex Murdaugh took the risky step of testifying in his own defense on Thursday, and he insisted in person that he didn't murder his wife and son in South Carolina. But the 54-year-old disbarred attorney also admitted lying about his whereabouts the night they were killed in 2021....

Police: Parking Lot Argument Between 2 Women Turns Fatal

Cops say one woman spit at the other, who then shot and killed her

(Newser) - After an argument in the parking lot of a South Carolina Kroger, police say one woman spit at the other—and was then fatally shot. Around 4pm on Feb. 14, Alexandria Cress Borys, 26, was loading groceries into her car when she and suspect Christina Harrison, 23, "exchanged some...

Murdaugh's Drug Habit Cost $50K—Per Week

Admission triggers a blow to South Carolina lawyer's murder defense

(Newser) - The judge in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial made a dramatic reversal Wednesday after defense attorneys claimed authorities had failed to investigate lines of evidence that could point to other possible killers in the June 2021 murders of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh. During cross-examination, defense attorney Jim Griffin asked SLED...

At Murdaugh Trial, an Obscene Gesture and Contraband

Official says some family members will have to sit further back in court on Friday due to their antics

(Newser) - The courtroom drama continues in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh , the South Carolina man being prosecuted for the June 2021 killings of his wife, 52-year-old Maggie, and son Paul, 22. On Wednesday, a bomb threat led to the evacuation of the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro. Now, it appears...

Alex Murdaugh Can't Keep Jury in Dark on Money Woes

Judge rules against him at double-murder trial

(Newser) - A judge ruled Monday he will allow jurors to hear evidence that disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was stealing money from his law firm and clients and committing other financial crimes long before his wife and son were killed in 2021. Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial in the shootings...

Murdaugh Quoted as Saying, 'I Did Him So Bad'

But others aren't so sure of the recording in South Carolina double-murder trial

(Newser) - As the high-profile double-murder trial of Alex Murdaugh continues in South Carolina, an investigator told the court on Monday of a potentially crucial statement Murdaugh made during an interview. It came during the testimony of state investigator Jeff Croft, who recalled showing Murdaugh graphic photos of his slain wife and...

After Murders, Murdaugh Kept Mentioning Boat Crash

First witness, a sheriff's deputy, says he saw no 'visible tears' from the accused

(Newser) - The first officer to respond to Alex Murdaugh's report that he'd found his wife and son shot to death on the family's property says he cried no tears. Instead, the South Carolina attorney immediately provided a motive for why the killer acted against his loved ones on...

Hotels Packed, Food Trucks Ready as Murdaugh Trial Begins

Jury selection begins Monday in South Carolina

(Newser) - It's being called the "trial of the century" by some outlets, or at the very least, South Carolina's trial of the century: Alex Murdaugh's trial on charges of murdering his wife and son begins Monday with jury selection. A sampling of coverage in advance of the...

Amtrak to Passengers: 'We Are Not Holding You Hostage'

Train conductor actually had to say that after nightmare trip that stretched to 37 hours

(Newser) - A train conductor had to tell some 500 passengers aboard a stranded Amtrak train that they weren't being held hostage as what should have been a 17-hour trip stretched beyond 29 hours. Some passengers began calling police in frustration given what Insider describes as a "nightmare" trip, which...

On the Same Day, 2 Big Abortion Decisions

In South Carolina, a win for abortion rights supporters; in Idaho, a loss

(Newser) - The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on abortion after six weeks, ruling the restriction enacted by the Deep South state violates a state constitutional right to privacy, the AP reports. The decision marked a significant victory for abortion rights' advocates suddenly forced to find safeguards...

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