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DiTrapano Oil makes its way from Italy to West Virginia

By Carlee Lammers - Associated Press

Families, with their bags packed, arrive to be checked into the shelter at North Charleston High School in North Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in advance of Hurricane Matthew. (Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP)

Hurricane’s blow was less than feared; ‘We are blessed’

By BRUCE SMITH and RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Gov. Nikki Haley announces that she plans to call for the evacuation of about 1 million people from South Carolina's coast as Hurricane Matthew threatens on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division headquarters in Pine Ridge, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

The Latest: 825K without power in South Carolina

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Residents repair their homes destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Two days after the storm rampaged across the country's remote southwestern peninsula, authorities and aid workers still lack a clear picture of what they fear is the country's biggest disaster in years. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Weakening but still powerful Matthew plows up Atlantic coast

By Bruce Smith and Russ Bynum - Associated Press

The Latest: Boats damaged at marina on Hilton Head Island

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Families, with their bags packed, arrive to be checked into the shelter at North Charleston High School in North Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in advance of Hurricane Matthew. (Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP)

Matthew expected to trace South Carolina coastline

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

The Latest: Haley: ‘I am begging you’ to evacuate the coast

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The Latest: 320 potential jurors report in church slayings

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The New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia. (Eric Althoff)

TRAVEL: Charleston, West Virginia, offers adventures, culture and cuisine

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

A year ago, thousands of marchers meet in Charleston, South Carolina, in a show of unity after nine black church parishioners were gunned down during a Bible study. (Associated Press/File)

Mass killings of Americans backfire on evil, hate, fear

By Armstrong Williams

Former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager speaks during a hearing in front of Judge Clifton Newman in Charleston, S.C., Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. The state judge approved bail Monday for a former South Carolina police officer charged with killing an unarmed black motorist. (Brad Nettles/The Post and Courier via AP, Pool)

Michael Slager case: Family not happy officer out on bond in motorist’s death

By Bruce Smith - Associated Press

Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Caitlyn Jenner among Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year

By Leanne Italie - Associated Press

People march in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, en route to a change-the-flag rally on the steps of the state Capitol. Civil-rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, Mississippi-born rapper David Banner and a prominent South Carolina lawmaker are calling on Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag. (Joe Ellis/The Clarion-Ledger via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

Hundreds rally against Confederate sign on Mississippi flag

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Joey Meek, friend of Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof, under investigation by feds

By Meg Kinnard and Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

In this Oct. 15, 2014 file photo, Colleen Condon, left, and her partner Nichols Bleckley appear at a news conference in Charleston, S.C., shortly after filing a federal lawsuit seeking the right to marry in South Carolina. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, a probate judge began issuing same-sex marriage licenses in Charleston and the couple were among the first six couples to pick up their license. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith/File)

SC gay marriage plaintiffs seek almost $250,000 in costs

By Bruce Smith - Associated Press

Dylann Roof appears at a court hearing in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, July 16, 2015. A judge ruled Thursday that Roof, accused of killing nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in June, will stand trial in July 2016. (Randall Hill, Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Dylann Roof pleads not guilty to 33 federal charges in Charleston shooting case

By Meg Kinnard and Bruce Smith - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 3, 2015 file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reid is backing Schumer to succeed him as Democratic leader. Reid issued his endorsement Friday morning, shortly after announcing he would be retiring next year instead of running for re-election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate Democrats call 2015 the ‘summer of gun violence’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

The Confederate flag matter has had far-reaching effects, even as the banner is being removed from use in entertainment venues and government sites. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Whitewashing history

By Thelma Reese

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2009 file photo, John Rich of the musical group, Big &amp; Rich, performs at a rally for 23rd Congressional District candidate, Doug Hoffman, in Watertown, N.Y. Mainstream country music has been quietly distancing itself from the Confederate flag for years, but as the debate reignites following a massacre at a black church in South Carolina on June 17, country artists still struggle to articulate their feelings about the flag’s history and symbolism. Rich told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he agreed with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s call to remove the Confederate flag from the state capitol. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth, File)

Country music acts quietly abandon Confederate flag

By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press