Новости за 09.02.2016

Charleston residents can sit down with a cop over coffee to discuss concerns later this month.

COLUMBIA — He was an unknown back then, a ninth-grader from Australia playing one of his first games in the United States. But as Sindarus Thornwell and his teammates at Oak Hill Academy soon discovered, Ben Simmons wouldn’t remain an unknown for very long.

Cam Newton had more questions than answers Tuesday as he met with reporters in Charlotte primarily for the purpose of criticizing critics of his post-Super Bowl 50 postgame press conference. Or lack thereof.

MONCKS CORNER — More than a year after documents surfaced alleging that a Berkeley County administrator was forced out in 2005, Supervisor Bill Peagler said the documents are false and their release was intended to harm and embarrass one of his top aides.

A Southcoast Financial Corp. shareholder has dropped a lawsuit challenging the sale of the Mount Pleasant-based bank owner.

A Southcoast Financial Corp. shareholder has dropped a lawsuit challenging the sale of the Mount Pleasant-based community bank owner.

COLUMBIA — From the standpoint of building an elite women’s basketball program, Geno Auriemma knows what it feels like to play catch-up. He did just that beginning in the late 1980s, taking over a Connecticut team with no history and an outdated arena, and beginning the process of chasing down the giant...

COLUMBIA — From the standpoint of building an elite women’s basketball program, Geno Auriemma knows what it feels like to play catch-up. He did just that beginning in the late 1980s, taking over a Connecticut team with no history and an outdated arena, and beginning the process of chasing down the giant of his time.

North Charleston Coleisum has issued a parking alert for the Garth Brooks concerts this weekend, but the way they did it might make you listen twice.

COLUMBIA — Actresses Angela Bassett and Vivica A. Fox, along with several members of the General Assembly, endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president at the Statehouse on Tuesday.

COLUMBIA – Actresses Angela Bassett and Vivica A. Fox along with several members of the General Assembly endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president at the Statehouse Tuesday.

The opening kickoff of primary season 2016 in South Carolina starts Wednesday morning with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s town hall appearance in Bluffton at 11:15 a.m. and will end long after dark with Donald Trump holding a rally at Clemson University at 7 p.m.

WASHINGTON — S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has filed a lawsuit to force the U.S. Department of Energy to finish the mixed oxide fuel fabrication, or MOX, project at the Savannah River Site, the same day President Barack Obama submitted his final federal budget proposal to Congress calling for the program’s termination.

COLUMBIA — Former House Speaker Bobby Harrell has 180 days to pay more than $113,000 in campaign money he’s been accused of using improperly to pay for legal fees during his criminal ethics-related case, a panel of lawmakers said Tuesday.

COLUMBIA — Former House Speaker Bobby Harrell has 180 days to pay more than $113,000 in campaign money he’s been accused of using improperly, a panel of lawmakers ruled Tuesday.

More than 2,000 counterfeit hoverboards were seized at the Port of Charleston, according to an announcement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said Tuesday that he’s "sore loser," but defended walking out of a press conference after the Super Bowl by saying he didn’t feel like talking to the media after Carolina’s 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos.

DIXVILLE, N.H. — Bernie Sanders and John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first-in-the-nation primary were cast early Tuesday.

Charleston County will further study the growth of short-term rentals and started gathering feedback on the issue from residents this week.

Last fall, the World Health Organization estimated that 3.3 million people die prematurely each year from prolonged exposure to air pollution.

As Summerville police kept secret the details of two brutal assaults and refused to publicly identify a man they said could be a serial rapist, the suspect posted a low bail on four felony charges and walked free last week.

As Summerville police kept secret the details of two brutal assaults and refused to publicly identify a man they said could be a serial rapist, the suspect posted bail on four felony charges and walked free last week.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Richland County jury has awarded about $1 million in punitive damages to a woman injured in a car crash involving a repeat drunken driver.

WASHINGTON — Which candidate is "the best," who’s the most experienced, who’s a revolutionary and who’s a robot?

Kiawah Island tennis director Roy Barth has received just about every award imaginable in state and Southern tennis circles. His latest award is the 2015 Jacobs Bowl, which is the highest award presented by USTA Southern.