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South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method
South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years
A man convicted of a double murder is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that has not been used in the United States in almost 15 years, and never in the state.
Firing squad execution: Brad Keith Sigmon executed in South Carolina
A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith Sigmon for the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001.
Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest fire near Myrtle Beach.
Fire weather will persist across the Carolinas through Monday morning as firefighters battle fires in both states.
A state of emergency has been declared in North Carolina as its southern neighbor battles fires in four forests.
South Carolina first fielded a football team all the way back in 1892. Since skipping a year in 1906, the Gamecocks have consistently had a squad on the gridiron each fall.
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