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CANADYS, S.C. (WCSC) - The Colleton County coroner said an evangelist who founded the Overcomer Ministry in the county has died. Ralph G. Stair died of heart failure at his home, according to Coroner Richard Harvey. Harvey said Stair had been under hospice care. His age was not immediately clear. The coroner’s office listed Stair as 84, but Stair’s Overcomer Ministry, which announced his passing on its website, listed his age as 87 and his time of death as 11:17 p.m. Saturday.

EVERETT, Wash – A private school principal from Arlington has been charged for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old student. The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office says the 37-year-old is charged with one count of third-degree child rape. Detectives have been investigating since June when the girl's parents reported her as a runaway. The sheriff's office says the girl's principal had allowed her to sleep at Heritage Christian School instead of reporting her whereabouts to authorities. Earlier this week, the girl told detectives she'd had sex with her principal while she was staying at the school. The principal was arraigned Wednesday...