By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SC coroner: 2 men dead following Abbeville trailer fire
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Two men are dead after a mobile home fire in Abbeville County.
Multiple media outlets report that Coroner Ronnie Ashley identified the men as Samuel Freeman and John Moore. Ashley says they died at the scene.
The fire started about 11:30 p.m. Monday.
Officials say a third man was taken to Abbeville Hospital as a precaution. His condition wasn't released.
Ashely says autopsies were scheduled Wednesday.
The State Law Enforcement Division, the Abbeville County Sheriff, the county fire marshal, and the coroner's office continue to investigate.
Man sentenced in gas station manager's death
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A jury in Anderson has convicted a man in the kidnapping and killing of gas station manager.
Multiple news outlets report 32-year-old Jeremiah Johnson was found guilty Wednesday of murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime in the death of Chandrakant Patel in 2012.
Prosecutors say Patel was last seen leaving the gas station he and his family ran in Anderson on the night of July 1, 2012. His car was found abandoned in Fair Play two days later. His body was found July 11 in some woods a few miles from the Georgia state line.
Johnson was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Two people have been sentenced or pleaded guilty. A fourth person is expected to go to trial later this year.
College of Charleston board supports removing flag
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — College of Charleston board members have adopted a resolution in support of removing the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds.
The Post and Courier reports the board adopted the resolution Wednesday. The school is just blocks from Emanuel AME Church, where nine black parishioners were killed last week, including one of the college's own.
Cynthia Hurd, its longest-serving part-time librarian, was among those killed. Board members agreed to name one of its most prestigious scholarships after her.
The Colonial Scholarship, a full academic scholarships for in-state students, has been renamed the Cynthia Graham Hurd Memorial Scholarship. Twelve are awarded each year.
College President Glenn McConnell has remained silent on the issue of the flag. A spokesman says McConnell will not address the matter until after the victims' funerals.