Spartanburg News

An 8-year-old girl who wanted to spend Wednesday afternoon swimming was shot to death by the estranged husband of her father's girlfriend, authorities say.

Authorities say a Spartanburg man is charged with homicide by child abuse after his girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter died.

A 10-year old Boiling Springs girl died a4 the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center from brain injuries and a man who authorities described as the mother's boyfriend was charged in her death.

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 7:31 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 7:31 p.m. A 9-year-old girl was shot to death this afternoon in Chesnee, and the man who shot her was rushed to surgery at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after shooting himself.

Police say Cherokee County's serial killer set foot locally less than two weeks before his spree began.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fracturing his infant's skull by squeezing his head between his biceps and chest.

The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. A former band director at a South Carolina high school has been placed on probation after being accused of molesting four members of the color guard.

South Carolina authorities are on the scene of a fatal North Carolina shooting about 30 miles from a city terrorized by a serial killer.

GAFFNEY a ' Funerals were planned for two of the five victims of a suspected South Carolina serial killer, and even a minister was keeping a firearm in his church office.

This image originally provided June 28, 2009 by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department shows a sketch of a possible suspect in a series of recent murders in Cherokee County, S.C. Sheriff's deputies searched Friday, July 3, 2009 for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next.

The Panthers have released the practice schedule for their 2009 Training Camp, which will open on August 2nd in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Two people have been shot and one person is dead after a shooting in Gaffney Thursday night.

Four preliminary winners were announced Tuesday at the Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina Teen Pageant at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

At least six South Carolina newspapers, including The Herald, say Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because of revelations about his affair with a woman in Argentina.

Houses never seem to have enough closet space to comfortably arrange everyone's coats and shirts and extensive shoe collections.

GREER - This city's 4th of July celebration will kick off at noon Saturday when vendors open booths along the promenade at the 12-acre City Park on East Poinsett Street.

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A 21-year old man drowned Thursday afternoon in the Pacolet River in eastern Spartanburg County while wading in the river with family.

Event: Boys and Girls Club Golf Clinic Playing dates: June 30, 2009 Tournament site: Country Club of Spartanburg Head Professional: Tom McAllister Growing the game Spartanburg - The First Tee of Spartanburg is coming together in the upstate with the Country Club of Spartanburg and the South Carolina Junior Golf Association to provide an ...