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S.C. Inmate Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison Meth RingErin ParrottJune 17, 2025June 20, 2025 by Erin ParrottJune 17, 2025June 20, 2025 Corrections officials praised the sentence......
Morningstar Ministries Mounts Aggressive Defense Against Sex Abuse LawsuitsCallie LyonsApril 21, 2025April 23, 2025 by Callie LyonsApril 21, 2025April 23, 2025 Church challenges one alleged victim's right to anonymity......
Embattled MorningStar Church Hit With Two New LawsuitsCallie LyonsFebruary 13, 2025April 7, 2025 by Callie LyonsFebruary 13, 2025April 7, 2025 Cases "expose a deeply troubling pattern of abuse and institutional failure," attorneys allege....
MorningStar Saga: Lawsuits Against Church Move ForwardCallie LyonsFebruary 4, 2025February 6, 2025 by Callie LyonsFebruary 4, 2025February 6, 2025 Cases are moving forward......
MorningStar Saga: Victims Respond, Alleged Abuser RestoredCallie LyonsJanuary 8, 2025January 13, 2025 by Callie LyonsJanuary 8, 2025January 13, 2025 The latest on yet another South Carolina-based church scandal......
Church Sex Abuse Scandal: MorningStar Seeks to Dismiss LawsuitsCallie LyonsDecember 17, 2024December 20, 2024 by Callie LyonsDecember 17, 2024December 20, 2024 Attorneys for South Carolina church invoke "ecclesiastical doctrine" in its defense......
Columbiana Mall Shooting Suspect Found GuiltyErin ParrottNovember 1, 2024November 5, 2024 by Erin ParrottNovember 1, 2024November 5, 2024 Two more alleged shooters await trial......
The Trial Of Johnathan GoldsmithAndrew FancherSeptember 12, 2024September 19, 2024 by Andrew FancherSeptember 12, 2024September 19, 2024 Former ‘deputy of the year’ becomes inmate of the S.C. Department of Corrections......