Blog

Filter News

Apr 8, 2015

How A Cellphone Video Led To Murder Charges Against A Cop In North Charleston, S.C.

At about 9:30 a.m., North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, who is white, pulled Scott over near the auto store for allegedly driving with a broken tail light. Within minutes, a routine traffic stop...

Apr 8, 2015

Walter Scott Protest Planned For 9:30 A.M. At North Charleston City Hall

Video shows officer firing on man eight times as he runs away.

Apr 8, 2015

What Is Being Said About The Shooting Of Walter Scott

The ACLU of South Carolina urges state and federal officials to conduct a thorough investigation into the practices of the North Charleston Police Department following the fatal shooting last weekend of...

Apr 7, 2015

North Charleston Officer Faces Murder Charge After Video Shows Him Shooting Man In Back

A white North Charleston police officer was arrested on a murder charge after a video surfaced Tuesday of the lawman shooting eight times at a 50-year-old black man as the man ran away.

Apr 3, 2015

SC Dems Want Changes To State's Religious Freedom Laws

Democratic lawmakers are proposing protections to prevent discrimination against gays in South Carolina in the wake of controversies in other states over their religious freedom laws.

Apr 3, 2015

Palmetto Sunrise: Religious Freedom Law Part Of Conservative Campaign, Clyburn Says

Does the GOP want to run back the clock on civil rights?