Authorities say four people found slain in a small Virginia college town were killed by blows to the head, and they expect to file additional charges against an aspiring California rapper suspected of killing them.

There were no answered prayers Tuesday for an Augusta church. Augusta Commissioners did not vote on a rezoning to allow for a church on Hopkins Street.

New construction at First Baptist Church of Augusta is giving the church some room to grow and bring jobs to the city. A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction project was held Sunday, after worship service.

Anderson County sheriff’s deputies have filed more charges against a pastor accused of burning his church earlier this month. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that 40-year-old Christopher Patrick Daniels of Belton has been charged with making a false statement about vandalism at Blue Ridge Baptist Church, where he was pastor.

Authorities say a South Carolina pastor set fire to his own church. The State Law Enforcement Division has charged 40-year-old Christopher Daniels with second-degree arson. Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson says Daniels reported a fire at Blue Ridge Baptist Church in Belton when he opened the church for services Sunday morning.

Prosecutors have charged a 27-year-old man with murder for allegedly shooting a southern Illinois pastor through the heart during Sunday services.

Since he couldn’t go to Boston, Boston came to Leonard Quick. The 80-year-old Midville man had been living with a condition called Salzmann’s Nodular Degeneration, which finally took away his sight about four years ago. His wife Betty became the designated driver and reader for the retired pastor and scholar.

Since he couldn’t go to Boston, Boston came to Leonard Quick. The 80-year-old Midville man had been living with a condition called Salzmann’s Nodular Degeneration, which finally took away his sight about four years ago. His wife Betty became the designated driver and reader for the retired pastor and scholar.

Authorities say a pastor has been arrested on charges he funneled $70,000 from the apartment complex he worked at into his church’s checking account.

A man is on trial in Barnwell County, South Carolina, accused of killing a local pastor. Reverend Phillip McCreary’s body was found last year on the banks of the Edisto River. He had been shot to death. Count on Joy Howe for the story.