Новости за 27.03.2016

Morning fog lifts with the bustle of Sunday worshippers in fine suits and hats who climb the twin staircases to Emanuel AME Church’s front entrance. Two white tourists in jeans pause on the front sidewalk to read a makeshift memorial covered in gestures of grief and comfort.

Several Charleston County parks could use significant repairs and improvements, according to the agency that manages them, and County Council soon will decide how much that work would cost taxpayers.

Sixteen officers keep a watchful eye each night over the Central Business District.

Site preparation for the State Ports Authority’s new $762 million cargo terminal at the former Navy base in North Charleston is just getting started. But the work is already under budget thanks to a local contractor’s connections with a Canadian quarry.

An inmate who escaped Saturday from the Dorchester County jail now faces an additional charge after sheriff’s deputies apprehended him hours later.

The three long-shot Democrats who say they want to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and 1st District U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford have been slow to actually file for the races.

BELTON, S.C. — Authorities are investigating the death of 3-month-old baby who died after going in cardiac arrest at a home daycare in Belton.

EDISTO ISLAND — Like the remote sea island it calls home, Jane Edwards Elementary School has long been battered by forces beyond its borders — forces that have eroded and shaped it, forces that could wipe it off the map entirely.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities have released the name of a man who died after he was hit by a cement truck in downtown Columbia.

Injuries are taking a toll on South Carolina’s quarterback competition in spring practice.

Ellie Halbauer is excited to be returning for a third straight year to Family Circle Tennis Center to compete in the facility’s WTA Tour tournament’s qualifying event. And this time, she earned it on the merits of her game.

A few years ago, when my daughter was a teenager, the two of us decided to attend a sunrise service near our neighborhood. It was understood that this would be in addition to and not in place of the regular Easter service the entire family would attend hours later. The opportunity was offered to the rest of our gang, as well. She was the only...

Staff report

Looking at him now, you’d never guess that Myrtle Beach-born Brian Rutenberg, 50, once was a squatter. He slept on a bench in the College of Charleston’s Fine Arts department so he could devote as much time as possible to making art.

Art-making is not a particularly reliable career. Even the most talented painters and sculptors often will struggle to earn a living wage. But certain factors increase the odds of success, especially good teachers, advocates and opportunities.