Jeffrey Collins, Author at Valley News

MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turn

by Jeff Martin Associated Press, and Jeffrey Collins Associated PressJanuary 16, 2024

MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turnEds: UPDATES: Links video. With AP Photos, AP Audio.; With AP Photos.; AP Video.ATLANTA (AP) — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther…

This undated photo provided by the Columbia Police Department shows Nathaniel David Rowland. Police in South Carolina say they've arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a college student. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said at a news conference that 24-year-old Rowland was detained early Saturday, March 30, 2019, and that blood was found in his car. (Columbia Police Department via AP)

Police: Ride-share mistake led to death of college student

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressMarch 31, 2019

Kevin Tovornik exits his travel camper located in the back yard of his home damaged by flooding from Hurricane Florence near the Crabtree Swamp Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Conway, S.C. Tovornik lost his air conditioner and duct work in the 2016 flood. In 2018, he saved his furniture, but still ended up losing the house.

Danger of floods rises

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressFebruary 16, 2019

In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, a teenager wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of an elderly Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington in Kentucky is looking into this and other videos that show youths, possibly from the diocese's all-male Covington Catholic High School, mocking Native Americans at a rally in Washington. (Survival Media Agency via AP)

D.C. Rally Videos Show Split Nation

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressJanuary 21, 2019

Media at left, record people entering the KC Mart in Simpsonville, S.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, after it was announced the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was purchased at the store. Unless the winner chooses to come forward, the world may never know who won. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Convenience Store Sells Winning $1.5 Billion Lottery Ticket

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressOctober 25, 2018

A police officer directs traffic on Hoffmeyer Road near the Vintage Place neighborhood where three deputies and two city officers were shot Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Florence, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Police: Officer Killed, 6 Other Officers Wounded in South Carolina Altercation

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressOctober 3, 2018

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, floodwaters from Hurricane Florence surrounds homes in Dillon, S.C. Scientists say climate change likely boosted rainfall totals for both Florence and 2017's Harvey. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Florence’s Impact Still Unfolding

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressSeptember 26, 2018

Steve Wareheim poses for a photo after making one last grocery run to prepare for Hurricane Florence at a grocery store in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Wareheim decided to ride out the storm at home after buying a generator this week. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Storm’s Uncertain Path Sows Fear

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressSeptember 13, 2018

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager, right, walks from the Charleston County Courthouse under the protection of the Charleston County Sheriff's Department after a mistrial was declared for his trial in Charleston, S.C. Slager is pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black motorist he shot and killed during a 2015 traffic stop. A copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, May 2, 2017, also shows state prosecutors are dropping a pending murder charge against Slager. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

Ex-Officer Pleads Guilty in Man’s Slaying in S.C.

by Jeffrey Collins Associated Press, and Meg Kinnard Associated PressMay 2, 2017

The Rev. Spike Coleman pushes John Pinckney, father of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the Emanuel Church shooting victims, as they leave leaves the U.S. District Court on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Charleston, S.C. Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP)

Relatives of Slain Churchgoers Confront Gunman for Last Time

by Jeffrey Collins Associated PressJanuary 12, 2017