Новости за 12.05.2016

Swarms of pelicans, black skimmers, oyster catchers, terns, egrets and herons are arriving on tiny Crab Bank to nest, and you can watch.

COLUMBIA — John Jones stood in the batter’s box at Founders Park taking swings off a tee, the ball rifling cleanly into the outfield with each thwack of the bat. If only it were that simple during a game.

The Night Market at Charleston City Market is adding Sunday to its weekend lineup.

WASHINGTON — After months of trading barbs in interviews, speeches and social media, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump have actually spoken to each other directly.

The last athlete in Lincoln High School history practices his sprints on the tree-lined street that runs in front of the school in McClellanville. His coaches mark off 100 meters, and senior Chris George hauls out the starting blocks and races up and down the asphalt on Lincoln Road.

COLUMBIA — As the granddaughter of a man gunned down last year at Emanuel AME Church stood on the Statehouse steps pleading for gun reform, a Senate committee chairman inside pledged to hold a hearing for a bill that could extend the waiting period when purchasing firearms.

COLUMBIA -- More than 100 people gathered around the South Carolina Statehouse on Thursday to push lawmakers to pass reforms they say would save lives.

A new nonprofit has started to raise money and collect feedback in hopes of convincing Charleston County voters to raise their sales tax this fall.

A local group is gearing up to encourage Charleston County voters to approve a sales tax increase for new transportation projects.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Authorities are investigating after a 1-year-old child apparently choked to death while eating lunch at a day care facility in Greenville.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged to work together despite their differences after a meeting Thursday aimed at repairing their breach and unifying a party torn over Trump’s rise to the cusp of the GOP presidential nomination.

EASLEY, S.C. — A Pickens County man who authorities say shot his neighbor is now dead after barricading himself in his home.

Moncks Corner — A former Summerville jeweler accused of strangling his wife plans to live with his parents and re-establish his business after being granted bail Thursday by a circuit court judge.

Moncks Corner — A circuit judge granted bail today to the former jeweler suspected of strangling his wife.

Several vehicles in the Goose Creek area were shot up with a pellet or BB gun last week, and investigators are looking for leads.

ST. STEPHEN — A Berkeley County tire recycler and the head of a Chinese chemical company are teaming up to build a $28 million rubber and plastics recycling business that will create 200 jobs for this rural town where nearly one-third of the residents live in poverty.

Viva Holdings Group Inc., a tire and rubber recycling business, said it will invest $28 million to expand into St. Stephen in a deal that’s expected to create 200 jobs.

Growing up, when Cynthia Graham Hurd’s four brothers raced outside to play in their free time, she’d park herself on the front porch with a good book.

The Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation is teaming up with Reading Partners to collect new and gently used books for local children in low-income elementary and pre-schools.

Having posted eight consecutive shutouts heading into the SCISA AA state semifinal soccer game against Trinity-Byrnes, imagine the shock when the Northwood Academy Chargers fell behind less than two minutes into the contest on Wednesday night.

Mount Pleasant police have released a photo of a man they said held up a convenience store at gunpoint early Thursday.

Breweries from near and far will descend on Mount Pleasant this weekend for the Charleston Beer Garden, a fundraiser for Lowcountry AIDS Services.

History should interest people, but it puts some to sleep. Part of that may be because experiencing it can be a sedentary pursuit.

After a hot summer day, a nice breeze and a cold drink is all anybody can really ask for in the Lowcountry. Luckily, the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission has a few summertime events around town to offer just that. Here are three seasonal activities making a comeback this weekend.

COLUMBIA — It’ll be a busy day at the Statehouse with hundreds of proponents of gun reform expected to rally on the capitol grounds.