Новости за 05.05.2016

Firefighters are currently responding to some light smoke in the former Charleston Jewish Community Center building in West Ashley, according to dispatch officials.

COLUMBIA — A bill that would require the state to monitor and track refugees who relocate to South Carolina narrowly advanced Thursday as opponents decried it as un-American.

More than 4,800 miles away, the name still comes up.

The Charleston NAACP condemned the proposed closure of small, predominately black schools as the Charleston County School District seeks to cut costs to avoid another disastrous, multimillion-dollar budget shortfall.

COLUMBIA — With just three conference series remaining, the end of the SEC baseball season seems right around the corner. To South Carolina head coach Chad Holbrook, it feels much further away.

NEW YORK — You don’t expect to find paintings from motel rooms hanging in a New York art gallery. But Openhouse gallery will be showing art from Super 8 motels and giving it away with help from comedian and lifestyle guru Amy Sedaris.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina regulators say a ropes course where a Florida teen died last summer was exempt from state inspections.

CLEMSON — Former Clemson cornerback Mackensie Alexander, the Minnesota Vikings’ second-round pick in last week’s NFL draft, agreed to terms on a rookie contract that will pay him $4.3 million over four years.

COLUMBIA — Later this month, head coach Bill McDonald and the South Carolina men’s golf team will head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for the program’s 20th appearance in the NCAA regionals in the past 21 years. Sometime soon, they hope to play in the postseason without leaving the Palmetto State.

Husqvarna, the Sweden-based maker of lawnmowers and other yard- and garden-care machinery, is expanding its Orangeburg manufacturing site with a $29 million distribution center scheduled for completion by the end of this year.

BEAUFORT — The old Port of Port Royal property has been transferred from the State Ports Authority after five failed attempts in the last decade to sell the property.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — The Town of Hilton Head Island is getting an outside legal opinion to see what can be done about people who subdivide their condominium units - something critics say is a fire hazard and attracts criminal activity.

COLUMBIA — Frank Martin has added yet another player to a burgeoning men’s basketball signing class at South Carolina.

STARR — Anderson County sheriff’s deputies say one person is dead after a wreck following a chase where speeds topped 100 mph.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — Authorities say three suspects are in custody after masked gunmen held up a bank in North Myrtle Beach and led police on a high-speed chase in which they shot at police and other vehicles.

A former Summerville jeweler suspected of strangling his wife kept changing his account of her death when her family members asked him about it, one of the relatives said Thursday.

If the weather forecast is true, it looks like the sun will finally show up for the Greek Festival this weekend.

The search for the second teen accused of fatally shooting a popular musician outside a Park Circle bar last month continues, according to North Charleston police.

The search for the second teen accused of fatally shooting a popular musician outside a Park Circle bar last month continues, according to North Charleston police.

If you throw out the top five largest races in Charleston (Bridge Run, Turkey Day, Kiawah Half, Reindeer and Charleston Half) out of the 130 a year, races with 500 or more participants are on the large size.

Today in Charleston should be mostly sunny, although a slight chance of afternoon showers remains in the forecast.

What: Stories, music and fairy dust await in "Pixies and Fairies and Trolls, Oh My!" as Zephyr, a fairy, will introduce guests to the world of mischief makers and fairy helpers, as part of the North Charleston Arts Festival.

COLUMBIA — A House panel will hold its second hearing Thursday on a bill that would require refugees register with the state and be tracked by law enforcement.

Restaurateur Brooks Reitz and wine distributor Harry Root have always been big proponents of rosé, but now they’re not just selling the exceptionally popular pink wine: They’re making it.

Feliz Cinco de Mayo.