Berkeley County sheriff's deputy shot and wounded
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A Berkeley County sheriff's deputy has been shot and wounded and officers are looking for a suspect.
Sheriff Butch Henerey told local media that Lt. Will Rogers was shot several times at a gas station in Moncks Corner around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Henerey said Rogers was in surgery early Friday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. There were no details on his condition.
The sheriff said Rogers pulled into the parking lot of a gas station and began talking with a customer. Henerey said a man wearing a mask care from behind the building and shot Rogers. Then gunman then carjacked a car and left.
The car was found around 12:30 a.m. Friday, but the suspect was not there.
Officers are still searching for him.
Dozens protest student having to remove flag from pickup
YORK, S.C. (AP) — Dozens of students and parents are upset that a South Carolina high school student was ordered to remove the American flag flying from the back of his pickup truck.
Area media outlets report more than 70 vehicles paraded through York on Thursday with American flags. The protesters then lined up outside York Comprehensive High School.
The protest was sparked after the school ordered 18-year-old senior Peyton Robinson to remove the flag flying from his truck. School officials say it poses a safety hazard and could block the view of other drivers.
April Rumfelt of McConnells flew two flags from her truck during the protest. She told The Herald of Rock Hill her daughter wants to join the Army and students have a right to fly the flag.
Riverbanks Zoo joins new effort to save endangered species
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia is joining a new nationwide effort to protect endangered species from disappearing.
The zoo is one of more than 200 members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums that are participating in the new SAFE program. SAFE stands for Saving Animals From Extinction.
Friday is Endangered Species Day and visitors coming to the zoo can take part in activities related to the program and find out how they can help.
During the first year of the program, SAFE will focus on efforts to save animals considered at the greatest risk of extinction. They include, among others, African penguins, Asian elephants, sharks, sea turtles and gorillas.
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