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The SC DOT commission voted Thursday to remove the name of the John Hardee Expressway, a month after the namesake's arrest for trying to solicit a prostitute.
In the 30 years since the deadly storm slammed into South Carolina, the population of the state's eight coastal counties has grown 76 percent, and the number of housing units has roughly doubled.
In the backyard bird feeder we have a few reliable species that seem to be there pretty much all the time and would include house finches and sparrows and cardinals. Blue jays had been noticeably scarce until this year, and now a noisy group of them will show up occasionally en masse, heralded by voluble squawking and raucous behavior.
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BEHLING, Harry, St. George
Preliminary results from an ongoing Charleston police racial bias audit released Wednesday found significant racial disparities in traffic stops and uses of force. Auditors also noted deficiencies in policies, procedures, training and recruitment, among other areas.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser.
A vacationer on a long weekend break was bitten in the ocean off Isle of Palms on Sunday, apparently by a shark.
The extra $3.50 surcharge would be among the heftiest in the Carolinas if it is approved.
Two storms crossing the Atlantic behind Hurricane Humberto bearing watching.
Many North Charleston neighborhoods near the old Navy base suffered when the site closed, but efforts are underway to make the area a vibrant recreational, residential and retail hub.
As automation in manufacturing becomes more prevalent, a Columbia company that makes the robotic equipment used by industry is also expanding its headquarters to meet the growing need.
Nikki Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants who would became South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, will make stops in Charleston and Spartanburg as well as religious community hubs on a national tour for her new memoir, "With All Due Respect."
The number of students living in peninsula neighborhoods has dropped over the last 20 years, but each fall still promises fresh tensions between students new to the city and neighborhood residents who have lived here for years.
Sidney Moorer, 43, will serve two concurrent 30-year sentences for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap, in addition to the 10 years he is serving for obstructing police's investigation.
Richland County Council has cleared the way for redevelopment of a golf course into additional housing despite neighborhood concerns, removing a protective zoning.
One of the oldest gibbons in the world has died after living for more than three decades at the International Primate Protection League sanctuary in Summerville.
Whether they were informed by it, like the Charleston-based Corrie McCallum, or were responding to it, like artist Robert Rauschenberg when creating work in Charleston, the results of their approaches were a far cry from the ubiquitous renderings of steeples, street vendors and single houses.
Early counts indicate there are 222 new students in the district.
James Stanton Yarborough, 64, was arrested on charges of murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and obstruction of justice.
Kathy Smith figured out she could make red rice an entrée by adding sausage. “All you need to make a complete meal is a nice big salad,” she says.
This is part of the Post and Courier’s Daily Digest series in which one of our food reporters asks a local to describe his or her day of eating in detail.
State Rep. Nancy Mace says that she believes the power to stop offshore drilling rests with the state ... and the U.S. Senate will never pass Cunningham’s bill anyway. She has a point on the Senate, but her main argument doesn’t hold water — even with other Republicans.
A Summerville man who told police he'd shot his younger brother in self-defense at their home has been charged with murder.
AIKEN, Ivy'ah, Georgia
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Customers who ate at a Goose Creek Waffle House recently might have been exposed to Hepatitis A, a contagious liver disease.
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday he’s considering five people to replace ousted National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday visited a South Carolina city ravaged by hurricanes twice in three years and pledged to improve the government response to disasters as part of an effort to combat storm damage that he says is the result of climate change.
The 1966 Volkswagen Deluxe Station Wagon owned by activists Esau and Janie B. Jenkins had been sitting in a Johns Island backyard for decades. Now, the piece of Lowcountry civil rights history is the national spotlight.
Charleston police said Tuesday that their investigation of a body found in the harbor last week has yielded no signs of foul play.
Cadets have organized a combination hunger strike/boycott of the college's mess hall after multiple rodent sightings last week.
To ensure debris cleanup after Hurricane Dorian continues as quickly as possible, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg gave the OK to cross-train 18 city staffers as cleanup monitors to help ensure that no truck sits idle.
Authorities are investigating after a woman's body was found Tuesday along Harrison Road in an unincorporated area of Dorchester County.
At least several other states have vowed to fight the deal, which has been valued at $10 billion over time.
Kamala Harris will share how her own experiences growing up led her to work in the criminal justice system when she speaks at the Charleston NAACP banquet Saturday night.
For his work to regulate one precious liquid, U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham will be honored with another.
While Cokie Roberts' career took her around the world, there was one South Carolina island town that always managed to capture her time and her heart.
Republican Mark Sanford will use the $1.3 million left in his congressional campaign account to challenge President Donald Trump for the White House, new federal election filings show.
As news of Hurricane Dorian's devastation in the Bahamas kept rolling in, George Greene IV, president of Charleston-based international humanitarian group Water Mission, knew his group's water-treatment systems could be crucial for disaster relief. That didn't make the decision easy—it required returning to the place where his mother, Water Mission's co-founder, died two months ago as a result of an accidental drowning.
MESILLA, NEW MEXICO — When it comes to claims to fame, the Double Eagle has a real good hand.
A push of cool weather coming in from the north might mean an end to highs in the 90s for Charleston this year.
After Hugo, the boat began serving as a community message board, painted by locals sometimes on a daily basis with messages or birthday greetings adding up into the tens of thousands of versions.
Lowcountry 'Grammer is a new column designed to showcase the most well-composed, innovative and delicious culinary photography by Lowcountry Instagram "influencers."
If the name “Spanglish” sounds familiar, it’s because owners Tomas and Lynda Prado have set up shop in the Charleston area once before.
In a cordial question-and-answer style forum, Charleston's six candidates provided some insight into their thoughts on the city's flooding issues, one saying there should be no more private-public partnerships and another saying the city should do away with single-family zoning.
BENTON, Donna, Brunson
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Despite being a Republican, the 2020 presidential hopeful received a warm reception from many voters at the event, with onlookers asking to shake his hand and take selfies.
A historic 2020 presidential election collided with a beloved piece of South Carolina political history, as the long-running Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting added a new chapter to its 143-year tradition by hosting White House hopefuls for the first time.
District staff recommended the board to remove the partial magnet status of nine schools across the county.
President Donald Trump declared Monday it "looks" like Iran was behind the explosive attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. But he stressed that military retaliation was not yet on the table in response to the strike against a key U.S. Mideast ally.
"I don't want to make this my only debate between myself and the president of the United States," Sanford said, gesturing to a cardboard cutout of President Donald Trump.