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Travis Price, whose violent arrest was captured on video in June, is suing the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina, and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, who represents the area in Congress, for defamation. The officer who was filmed arresting Price, Jonathan Moreno, has since been fired and criminally charged in the case.
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Some of the week's biggest stories: Mecklenburg County and CMS move on from their dispute over $56 million, Nikole Hannah-Jones moves on from UNC, and Mecklenburg's health director plans to move on to retirement after leading COVID-19 efforts.
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A Rock Hill police officer has been fired and charged with third-degree assault and battery, and charges have been dropped against one of two men involved in a physical struggle with police that was caught on a Facebook Live video two weeks ago, York County officials announced Thursday.
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As people across the U.S. celebrate the Fourth of July, here at WFAE, we're also celebrating our 40th birthday. But that didn't stop our reporters from covering important stories this week. They include the political fallout over Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools hiring anti-racism author Ibram X. Kendi for a speech, a look at Black farmers waiting on debt relief, rising COVID-19 vaccination rates for Charlotte's Latino community and the growing fear of a wave of evictions once the CDC's moratorium ends.
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The president of the Rock Hill NAACP in South Carolina joined with local clergy members, the city's mayor and police chief, and the York County sheriff on Wednesday to urge patience as an investigation continues into the arrests of two Black men at a Rock Hill gas station last week.
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About 100 people protested late Wednesday outside a police headquarters in South Carolina, several hours after a video of officers in Rock Hill wrestling and throwing punches during two arrests was posted to Facebook.
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A South Carolina paper mill is now facing a third federal lawsuit from neighbors. The suit filed Tuesday says the plant's emissions are causing pollution and making them sick.
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A South Carolina nonprofit bought a home, now called Her Place, that will soon offer beds for 15 women experiencing homelessness at a time.
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A 71-year-old Black man in South Carolina is suing police, saying they ordered him to stand outside his house naked at gunpoint in June 2019.
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The Carolina Panthers have unveiled details of their planned headquarters and entertainment complex in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Panthers hope the site will lure other businesses to move there from Charlotte.