Kailey Cota

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NORTH CHARLESTON — A man was killed at a private condominium complex off Rivers Avenue early on May 4. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department were called to the Woodhill Place condos just after 1:15 a.m. May 4 in reference to a person beating on windows and doors and asking for help. Officers found a man lying on his stomach near the entrance of the 6221 building on Rolling Fork Road, according to an incident report distributed May 5.

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HILTON HEAD — Trained professionals are working to keep a sperm whale comfortable before euthanizing it after a whale beached itself on the barrier island May 4. Whales often beach themselves because they are seriously injured or ill, according to a Town of Hilton Head Government social media post.

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A year after two 20-year-old women were killed while walking alongside Morrison Drive, the first of several planned pedestrian improvements has been completed. The developers of the Morrison Yard apartment complex and office space have had plans to add stairs making the pedestrian bridge to the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge accessible from their property for six years.

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CHARLESTON — A survivor of the racist massacre at the city's landmark Emanuel AME Church is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hold a social media giant accountable for radicalizing shooter Dylann Roof. Jennifer Pinckney and her then 6-year-old daughter hid under a desk in June 2015 as Roof fired 77 bullets during a Bible study that killed her husband, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, and eight others.

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Kailey Cota

CHARLESTON — City police are continuously patrolling high-crime areas and working to disperse gatherings with the potential to turn violent after an "unacceptable rash" of gun violence left three people injured and one woman dead this past weekend. Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker announced the expanded patrols and collaboration between the county sheriff's office and non-law enforcement partners on April 28, the day after 24-year-old Briana Cason was fatally shot on Johnson Street.