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The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office announced Wednesday it is investigating the death of a child brought into the emergency room over the weekend.

Andrew Timothy Barnes, 17, of Victory Garden Apt. 23E, and Patrick Jomile Farrow, 27, of 218 Sheffield Drive, were charged with petit larceny less than $2,000 and second-degree burglary, according to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office incident report.

Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said two people -- one man, one woman -- have died after being struck by a vehicle in Wellford.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for George Kevin Rush, the 60-year-old North Spartanburg fire commissioner who was shot to death outside his home Monday morning.

Health officials say a South Carolina resident has contracted a rare, potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba that is naturally present in warm fresh water.

Potential jurors in the murder trial of a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black motorist will be extensively questioned on their views about race and police conduct before being seated in the case.

Scattered showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2 p.m. then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport on Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East's busiest airport. Authorities said all passengers were evacuated safely.

In January, Spartanburg District 7 entered into a memorandum of understanding with Meeting Street Schools, the group that operates Meeting Street Academy campuses in Charleston and Spartanburg.

A Cherokee County detention center officer was arrested Monday after authorities say a surveillance operation revealed he was planning to bring contraband into the facility for an inmate.