Petition for same-sex marriage filed by couple
In Charleston, a same-sex couple have asked the Federal Court of Appeals to allow such marriages in the state of South Carolina.
Colleen Condon and Nichols Bleckley are suing the state to get married.
In Richmond, Virginia, Attorney General Alan Wilson went before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to ask for the order to be put on hold. If gay marriage was allowed in South Carolina, Wilson said, then it would cause irreparable damage to the state.
The judge ruled that there would be no hold placed on same-sex marriages.
Three bodies found in Latta home, identified
The bodies of two women and a man were discovered by Dillon County deputies late Saturday in a house near Latta.
County Coroner Donnie Grimsley identified the bodies as those of 33-year-old Miguel Diego-Mendez, 30-year-old Tiana Mendez and 20-year-old Summer Grice.
Diego-Mendez and Mendez were married, according to the report, and all three individuals lived in Latta.
Grimsley will continue to investigate the cause of death for the victims at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, where the bodies went for autopsies. SLED is also investigating.
Escaped emu found in Blythewood
After his largely-publicized escape last week, Zeke the emu has been found.
Owner Pamela Garnica realized the bird was missing last week and contacted local news outlets in order to get the word out, and hopefully get him back.
Videos poured in online after Zeke was sighted all around Blythewood. Some residents told WLTX they had mistaken the bird for a very large turkey.
However, on Monday morning, the emu was found near Muller Road, trapped between the fences of three separate properties. Because of the bird's size and inability to fly, Garnica waited until Monday night to bring her pet home.