GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) A sheriff in rural South Carolina says a 42-year-old woman is dead after being hit by a stray bullet as her neighbor practiced firing a gun in his yard. The neighbor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and shooting under the influence, Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Muller said in a news release.
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) A woman sitting on the porch of her daughter's South Carolina home was killed when a storm toppled a tree onto the house, authorities said. Thelma Jordan Carroll, 78, was pronounced dead at the home in Gaffney Thursday afternoon, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said.
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) A toddler visiting with his family from New York died Tuesday after he apparently fell into a septic tank in South Carolina, authorities said. The toddler, identified as 2-year-old Hawkins Abercrombie, of Calcium, New York, was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said.