While Daniel Gabriel Harmon’s prison sentence was finalized Friday in Aiken, it was the emotional testimony from Jamilla Smith’s family — including her grandmother speaking from a wheelchair — that defined the hearing and underscored the lasting impact of Smith’s death. Harmon, 34, pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping in Smith’s death and was sentenced...

Two Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies are under internal investigation following the bloody arrest of De’Ante Cannon, the alleged leader of the street gang Youngins with Money (YWM).

Aiken County authorities are investigating a fatal shooting on Friday night in Beech Island.