Новости за 13.03.2016

COLUMBIA — Spring is a time for new beginnings, and South Carolina football is no exception. Head coach Will Muschamp begins to put his stamp on the USC program in earnest over 15 practices that will provide the first glimpse of what this squad might look like in September.

South Carolina still provides one legal option for driving drunk, and it’s unclear if state lawmakers will put a cork in it this year.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Hundreds of police officers, Secret Service agents and private security guards in cars, on foot and on horseback blanketed the area around Donald Trump’s campaign rally Saturday afternoon. Dozens of protesters would soon be ejected from the event.

COLUMBIA — For one day, at least, the goal for the South Carolina women’s basketball team isn’t to become No. 1. It’s to be No. 2.

COLUMBIA — Spring is a time for new beginnings, and South Carolina football is no exception. Head coach Will Muschamp begins to put his stamp on the USC program in earnest over 15 practices which will provide the first glimpse of what this squad might look like in September.

Insurers and employers are eager to have workers explore new ways of getting care, like visiting a clinic at a drugstore when they have a sore throat. The care they receive is not only more convenient, but it also costs much less than a visit to the emergency room or a doctor’s office.

For South Carolina residents who are still working on their income tax returns, here’s a look at some state income tax breaks, and a few federal ones, that often go overlooked.

The North Charleston paper mill has been pretty much a home run for KapStone since the Chicago company bought it nearly eight years ago.

There they sat, eight prominent South Carolinians — a superintendent, school board chairwoman, technical college president, state senator and nonprofit leader among them — all set to graduate last fall from Furman University’s Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Initiative.

It’s been a few months since iOS 9 was officially unleashed on the public, and there’s a good chance you’re using it on your Apple gadgets right now. iOS 9 and it’s later updates have brought hundreds of interesting changes, some you might not realize are in there.

If you saw that crazy story out of The Citadel last week, you might have thought it was from a Pat Conroy novel.

What: Borough clothing store Pop Up Shop will be at Moon and Lola’s Charleston store. Try on Borough’s Southern shift dresses, shop for Moon and Lola jewelry to match and enjoy some surprises along the way.

SUMMERVILLE — Two meets, two records, and West Ashley senior sprinter Darrell Singleton is just getting started.

MWTennis Academy is having a huge impact on local junior tennis. And in the process, high school programs such as Hanahan, Academic Magnet and Bishop England are thriving.

An Upstate lawmaker wants to ensure S.C. drivers know that moving over for emergency vehicles, including tow truck drivers, is the law and often a matter of life and death.

GARDINER, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park started shipping many of its famous wild bison to slaughter last week to drive down the size of the park’s herds and respond to concerns by the livestock industry over a disease carried by the animals.

National parks had a nearly 5 percent increase from 2014 to 2015, and another increase in the 3 to 5 percent range is expected this year.

The Beach Company isn’t the only developer to take issue with the city of Charleston’s planning process. But it is the only one suing the city over a Board of Architectural Review decision.

The damages to DJJ staff, inmates and property during gang violence at the Broad River Road complex in Columbia are only part of distressing developments at the state agency.

WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump continues to surge forward as the most-likely Republican nominee, perfectly sane people are beginning to wonder: "Was there something we missed? Maybe he’s not really so bad?"

In 1948, we Democrats (at the time) were taught to be conservative.

The lazy rivers. The dining-hall steakhouse. The hot tubs. The dazzling fitness centers. Journalists who cover higher education love these lists of amenities in student housing, and readers love to hate them. Take the latest trend in college housing: luxury off-campus apartment buildings that rent only to students.

Early in February, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak traveled to Moncks Corner to announce $720 million in funding to support 84 conservation projects across 50 states to improve water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability.

The floods of last year were very hard on the impacted small businesses of South Carolina. Some experienced severe water damage to buildings and inventory. All small businesses in the flooded areas saw decreased consumer demand and thus lower revenue.

In the mid-1960s, the College of Charleston was dedicated to being the last all-white college in the nation. The effort brought the small private 482-student school to bankruptcy.