Новости за 05.04.2016

MOUNT PLEASANT — Faced with budget-busting bids for road and drainage work on Coleman Boulevard, the town may break the project into more affordable pieces while delaying controversial plans to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Chuck Dawley Boulevard.

In a city that is almost surrounded by water, there are still many people who have yet to experience our harbor through sailing. I was fortunate to learn to sail as a child and the lesson was one of the greatest gifts from my parents.

If any place in the tennis world has good vibes for Samantha Stosur, it has to be Charleston.

For Hartsville-based Sonoco, a global packaging company that’s approaching its 117th birthday, there are still the occasional surprises. Consider the see-through wet dog food can.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A driver is facing charges of failure to yield the right of way following a school bus crash that sent five South Carolina students to the hospital with minor injuries.

Get your "dressing drinks" ready because "Southern Charm," Bravo’s look into what Charleston socialites do with their spare time, is back in the spotlight for its third season. The drama is still there. The animosity is still there. The booze is still there. So things are looking ripe for another series of...

During the recent Charleston Boat Show, a local dealer looking out over the sea of boats at the Charleston Area Convention Center remarked to a manufacturer’s representative that all of the boats were alike.

When Andrea Petkovic won in Charleston in 2014, it seemed a rejuvenation for the tall, athletic German’s tennis career. A top 10 player in 2011 before injuries struck, she went on to win twice more in 2014 and broke back into the top 10 in 2015.

COLUMBIA — Several legislators are vying to become the Senate’s second-in-command after Sen. Harvey Peeler resigned Tuesday from his position as majority leader.

COLUMBIA — Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler announced Tuesday he is stepping down from his leadership position in the chamber.

A full month into the spring sports season and things are starting to take shape. Several Lowcountry teams continue to be highly regarded in statewide rankings that are compiled and released by the coaches’ associations in baseball and soccer.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A Spartanburg woman has been arrested after police say she allowed her 3-year-old son and 9-year-old nephew to walk, unsupervised, to a McDonald’s restaurant near her home.

Darlington County authorities are treating a 4-year-old Great Dane that was found wandering the streets Monday with its mouth and head bound by duct tape.

State investigators have arrested 11 Charleston-area residents — all of them Boeing Co. employees — on tax-evasion charges, and say more arrests are imminent.

State investigators have arrested 11 Charleston-area residents — all of them Boeing Co. employees — on tax evasion charges, and say more arrests are imminent.

State investigators have arrested 11 Charleston-area residents — all of them Boeing Co. employees — on tax evasion charges, and say more arrests are imminent.

A 56-year-old West Ashley woman who was reported missing has been found, according to police.

A 56-year-old West Ashley who was reported missing has been found, according to police.

The Coast Guard and local crews rescued four people Monday from a distressed vessel that was taking on water near the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.

Rescue crews are responding to a report of a distressed vessel taking on water near the Ravenel Bridge.

Cable TV and Internet giant Comcast will invest $21.4 million and create 550 office jobs off U.S. Highway 78 in North Charleston, company and state officials announced Tuesday.

COLUMBIA -- The Senate is primed to begin debate on a House-approved ethics bill that would lead to significant oversight changes in the General Assembly.

Low humidity and a strong breeze have prompted a warning for outdoor burning in the Lowcountry today.

What: As part of the 69th annual Festival of Houses and Gardens, presented by the Historic Charleston Foundation, experienced guides will lead morning history walking tours of the old and historic districts of downtown Charleston.

A judge on Tuesday said his patience was wearing thin as the federal government still has not decided whether to pursue the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the man accused of the deadly mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.