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CLEMSON – The bottom of the order came through in the clutch for Clemson, with Chris Williams and Jordan Greene producing the necessary runs for the Tigers’ 4-3 series-clinching victory over Pittsburgh at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

I suspect most of y’all are plumb tuckered out from all of the goings-on this weekend: Bridge Run, Flowertown Festival, Lowcountry Cajun Festival, what-have-you. But I must remind you that the third season of "Southern Charm," reality television’s look into what may or may not be the way heavily-financed Charleston...

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An Amtrak train struck a piece of construction equipment just south of Philadelphia on Sunday causing a derailment, killing two people and sending more than 30 others to hospitals, authorities said.

A man is dead after what investigators believe may have been a stabbing at a home on Johns Island.

The political drama over South Carolina’s role in choosing the next Republican presidential nominee usually ends once the state’s primary is held, but that’s not the case this year.

As the National Republican Convention nears, the once-routine process of selecting South Carolina’s 50 delegates has intensified.

BNC Bancorp has sewn up more than a dozen acquisitions since 2010 in its quest to expand as the lending industry consolidates.

What: This final day of the Flowertown Festival will feature artwork from 200 jury-selected artists, food, vendors, activities for children, a farmers market and more.

The town of Mount Pleasant and Save Shem Creek buried the hatchet last week — and, quite surprisingly, it was not in each other’s scalps.

Wando’s boys soccer team, ranked second nationally, defeated Brookland-Cayce, 2-0, in the final of the Nike Palmetto Cup tournament on Saturday.

BY LYDIA DEPILLIS

BY R.L. SCHREADLEY

BY KATHLEEN PARKER

BY ELI LAKE

The dichotomy of opinions that you can find in the newspaper never ceases to amaze me. In the Sunday March 27 editorial section you see two contrary articles.

Since the majority of our Legislature apparently serves Grover Norquist instead of the citizens of South Carolina, and refuses to address the lack of funding to maintain and expand our state’s crumbling and gridlocked roadways, I suggest a new approach.

I say to our political candidates running to represent their parties in the upcoming elections — stop the foolish, childish behavior unbecoming to a person who desires to be commander in chief of the United States armed forces. You are embarrassing us in front of our allies.

The Historic District of Charleston does not exist in a vacuum. While some people are quick to criticize residents of downtown Charleston for requesting a cap on the number of hotel rooms and cruise ship visits, they have overlooked the fact that oversaturation of downtown Charleston by tourists affects traffic in all surrounding areas.

More than 20 communities up and down the South Carolina coast have said they don’t want offshore drilling and the harm it could bring to the billion-dollar tourism industry.

The Charleston County School District is looking for ways to erase an $18 million deficit. One troublesome expense on the table is that of the smallest schools with the biggest price tags.

GIRLS & SEX: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. by Peggy Orenstein. Harper. 320 pages. $26.99.

THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS: The Science of Underdogs, The Value of Rivalry, And What We Can Learn From The T-Shirt Cannon. By L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers. Crown Archetype. 279 pages. $26.

WEST OF EDEN: An American Place. By Jean Stein. Random House. $30.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s governor says people searching for Iceland online are finding her state instead because of a goof in its tourism video and she’s hoping they’ll visit.

MOLOKAI, Hawaii — A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history.