Новости за 11.02.2016

Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday selected Alice Durr to oversee the Dorchester County Coroner’s Office until November’s general election.

MOUNT PLEASANT — Armed with soldering guns, circuit boards and a working knowledge of 3-D printing, four girls at Laing Middle School of Science and Technology dart around campus for one period every day, helping to complete the school’s mission of integrating science, technology, engineering and math — STEM, in education...

A 34-year-old Summerville man who was out on bail after a Christmas Day stabbing was arrested Thursday after detectives say he threatened an ex-girlfriend and then set her new boyfriend’s car on fire.

COLUMBIA — The long-awaited return of George W. Bush to the campaign trail ends on Monday when he joins his brother Jeb in North Charleston.

COLUMBIA — The long awaited return of Former President George W. Bush to the campaign trail ends on Monday when he joins his brother, Jeb, in North Charleston.

The Medical University of South Carolina will receive two out of five stars in an upcoming federal rating. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are expected to release star ratings for all hospitals in April.

Brandon Shell’s first step toward the NFL will be at the league’s combine in Indianapolis later this month.

COLUMBIA — Panels of experts soon could be created across South Carolina to help track and analyze fatal domestic violence cases.

A high-end Charleston beachwear shop is headed closer to the beach.

It’s the most detailed image ever believed made of a Charleston slave auction, but it’s been largely lost to history.

Baseball America has named former Wando High School slugger Kep Brown of Spartanburg Methodist College as the top junior college prospect for the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Brown, an outfielder, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2015 draft but Brown did not sign.

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U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, who represents parts of the Upstate, on Wednesday said during a meeting on Capitol Hill that he opposes abortions related to Zika virus exposure.

The Citadel has been picked to finish tied for seventh in the Southern Conference by league coaches, and two Bulldogs made the preseason all-SoCon team.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The governor could appoint South Carolina’s top educator under legislation approved by the House.

A 34-year-old Summerville man was arrested Wednesday after he tried to line up sex with a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.

Charleston police have dropped charges against a 29-year-old man accused of attacking a man with a hammer in a mugging.

Reports that Boeing Co.’s Dreamliner program is the focus of a federal Securities and Exchange Commission investigation sparked a sell-off of the stock on Thursday, but some analysts say the concerns are overblown and shares rebounded slightly by the end of the day.

Boeing Co.’s Dreamliner program is the focus of a federal Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into accounting practices for the popular wide-body commercial airplane, the Bloomberg news agency reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — In an announcement that electrified the world of astronomy, scientists said Thursday that they have finally detected gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that Einstein predicted a century ago.

Two out-of-state real estate investment companies have extended their reach into the Charleston-area apartment market.

Two former executives of a Charleston-based medical device company have been indicted in federal court on securities fraud and conspiracy charges, according to court documents filed this week.

Two former executives of a Charleston-based medical device company have been indicted on securities fraud and conspiracy charges, according to documents filed in federal court this week.

Two former executives of a Charleston-based medical device company have been indicted in federal court on securities fraud and conspiracy charges, court records show.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Some artists in the Hilton Head area are trading in canvas for pianos.