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SPARTANBURG, S.C. —Nearly 200 people gathered outside the Macedonia Baptist Church to show unity after the Charleston church shooting that killed nine people. Read more at www.wyff4.com.

We shall overcome — that is the message the state of South Carolina is sending to the rest of the nation in wake of the massacre in Charleston. People all over the state have been gathering and holding prayer vigils that have often crossed races and denominations in the hopes

Spartanburg City Council on Monday gave its initial approval of a $35.9 million budget, a spending plan that includes a raise for city employees and sets aside funds for Tasers for patrol and traffic officers. It does not include a tax increase. It also does not include funds for police

SPARTANBURG, SC (FOX Carolina) – Governor Nikki Haley now has a bill on her desk that takes the first step in equipping all South Carolina police agencies with body cameras. The measure passed Thursday gives departments about a year to create body camera policies, addressing which officers will wear them,

Upstate leaders condemn North Charleston police-involved shooting By Daniel J. Gross daniel.gross@shj.com Wednesday, April 08, 2015 11:14 PM The highly publicized police shooting death of an unarmed man in North Charleston Saturday rattled some Upstate legislators and law enforcement officials who are condemning the officer’s actions and calling for change.

On Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, I read in the Herald-Journal the comments by Mr. Monier Abusaft, the new NAACP leader in Spartanburg, about the tragic and unjust killings of black youths and black men. I agree that these deaths are tragic and that the nation’s attention must be drawn

SPARTANBURG, SC (FOX Carolina) – After the riots across the country in response to Ferguson and New York, a “Black Lives Matter” movement began. Here in the upstate, the Spartanburg NAACP chapter is also taking to the streets.

The Spartanburg NAACP chapter has organized a rally in response to the recent deaths of African-Americans by law enforcement across the country.