Tag: Carolina
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Susan Smith seeking her freedom 30 years after drowning her 2 young sons in a car in a South Carolina lake
Columbia, S.C. — Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats inside, will ask a parole board for her freedom on Wednesday. Smith, 53, is serving a life sentence after a jury convicted her of…
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“Feral and not trained” emus Thelma and Louise on the loose in South Carolina as state’s monkey search continues
Two more animals are on the loose in South Carolina as the state continues its search for fugitive monkeys that escaped a medical research facility in Beaufort County. But this time, it’s two emus named Thelma and Louise that escaped about a three-hour drive north. The Horry County Police Department wrote about the large missing birds…
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Recent graduates with intellectual disabilities find employment at South Carolina hotel
In the heart of downtown Clemson, South Carolina, the Shepherd Hotel is a community hub buzzing with locals and visitors. Like most hotels, the staff is what makes the difference. But here, the staff also makes it unique. Around 30% of the staff have an intellectual disability. Workers make between $13 and $18 per hour…
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After Hurricane Helene, a North Carolina woman uses the power of social media to reunite families with old photographs lost in the storm
We’ve seen the images of destruction, debris and flooding left behind from Hurricane Helene. But other images also came out of the storm: family photos – snapshots of happy memories and important milestones – left behind in the mess. After the deadly hurricane in October, Taylor Schenker, who lives in Canton, North Carolina, nearby hard-hit…
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Some monkeys are still on the loose after escaping South Carolina lab
Some monkeys are still on the loose after escaping South Carolina lab – CBS News Watch CBS News More than a dozen monkeys that escaped a research facility in South Carolina are still on the loose. CBS News’ Dave Malkoff has the latest details on the quest to capture the remaining primates. Be the first…
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1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others still remain on the run from South Carolina lab
One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials said Saturday. Many of the others are still located a few yards from the property, jumping back and forth over the facility’s fence, police said in a statement. The Rhesus macaques made a break for…
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Search remains on for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina
Search remains on for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina – CBS News Watch CBS News The search continues for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina. Forty-three rhesus macaque monkeys, bred for medical research, escaped from a facility Wednesday. Law enforcement and health officials say they pose no threat to humans. Be the…
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What we know after 43 monkeys escaped a South Carolina research facility
More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday, prompting warnings for nearby residents to secure their doors and windows. The fugitive monkeys had not been captured as of Friday morning. Here is what we know so far: Where exactly did the monkeys escape in South Carolina? The primates broke…
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43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility
43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility – CBS News Watch CBS News Forty-three rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina Wednesday after a caretaker accidentally left a door unsecured, the company’s CEO told CBS News. The monkeys are not aggressive and pose no public health risk, the CEO…
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Dozens of monkeys escape South Carolina research facility, residents warned to lock doors, windows
Dozens of monkeys escape South Carolina research facility, residents warned to lock doors, windows – CBS News Watch CBS News Police in South Carolina are warning residents to lock their doors and windows after 43 monkeys escaped from an Alpha Genesis facility in Beaufort County. Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are…