Новости за 12.02.2016

The Charleston Library Society’s Speaker Series continues with Geoffrey Cowan, author of the newly published "Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary."

COLUMBIA — A positive campaign, but one that isn’t "a pincushion" for other candidates, is how Ohio Gov. John Kasich described his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

A Charleston comic book store is adding a new chapter.

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have failed to release their tax returns despite promises to do.

LANCASTER, S.C. — Funeral services are scheduled for a South Carolina man who collapsed and died during a family outing to the Super Bowl.

Presidential front-runner billionaire Donald Trump is maintaining a significant double-digit lead among likely South Carolina Republican primary voters, a new poll shows.

A Georgia company wants to build a $22.6 million senior-care center in Mount Pleasant.

The cormorant is a protected species. The cormorant is a fish-eating pest. So specially licensed shooters will be culling the birds on the Marion-Moultrie lakes again starting Saturday.

A teacher’s sighting Friday afternoon of a gunman outside Matilda Dunston Primary caused a brief scare at the North Charleston school, authorities said.

The College of Charleston has raised more than $128 million over the past six years, marking the institution’s largest fundraising haul in its 246-year history.

Violent and property crimes declined in the most recent information available from the State Law Enforcement Division, but assaults on officers increased.

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New Citadel football coach Brent Thompson filled his vacant defensive coordinator spot Friday by promoting inside linebackers coach Blake Harrell to the job.

ARKWRIGHT, S.C. — The body of a woman missing for more than a week has been found in Spartanburg County and authorities are treating the death as a homicide.

DENMARK — Hillary Clinton returned to South Carolina on Friday for a town hall in one of the state’s poorest counties where nearly one-third of the residents live in poverty.

DENMARK — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is planning to unveil her $125 billion economic revitalization plan for "America’s under-served communities" during a town hall in Bamberg County on Friday afternoon.

Q. I drive an ’09 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. I drive it up and down a very steep mountain road every day — a 7-degree incline. Every day when I drive down the mountain, I have two options: (1) Drive with the brakes on all the way down the hill to keep me at a safe speed. (2) Throw the truck into a lower gear. Which is better for the...

• British Motorcar Morning will take place 9-11 a.m. at Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park under the Ravenel Bridge. Join British car enthusiasts for a couple of hours to kick tires, tell tales and talk about Brit Beauties. The event offers "plenty of free parking, beautiful views (in addition to the cars), clean restrooms and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In his No. 1 dream, Quinton Mayle makes it big with his music. "I want to be at the Grand Ole Opry," the Franklinton teen said, grinning shyly.

Gated communities with houses clustered around golf courses, swimming pools, party rooms and fitness centers are common in many suburban areas. But homes built adjacent to functioning farms?

For the first time ever, two leaders of a local labor rights group were given permission to address the Medical University of South Carolina board during a formal meeting.

In honor of the 34th annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, we asked you for Lowcountry wildlife photos and you responded with many great pictures. There were birds in flight, alligators, anoles, fierce looking owls, slithering snakes, a few deer and a bobcat enjoying a meal.

MONCKS CORNER — When Yvonne Cooper-Carter heard about a federal program offering help for forest owners who are black, she was wary. When U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack showed up in her community Friday, he faced some pointed questions.

MONCKS CORNER — As presidential candidates comb South Carolina in advance of the two parties’ primaries, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits a private forest owner in Berkeley County on Friday to announce a $3.6 million support program of land tenure and technical services for African Americans.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is airing a new TV ad in South Carolina that features the husband of one of the nine Emanuel AME Church shooting victims.