Новости за 25.06.2016

Last week, members of my staff and I, along with the first class of our Reverend Pinckney Scholars Program, joined the March for Unity and Thanksgiving in Marion Square. Witnessing the diversity of the crowd, seeing the doves released at Mother Emanuel, hearing powerful gospel music in front of the Gaillard, I realized that this moment...

On behalf of the Charleston Nine families, we would like to thank our community for being with us each year. We also would like to extend our love and support for the families of the Mother Emanuel AME tragedy and also the the families of the Orlando tragedy.

We must reform the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and the S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Bank (SCTIB) before considering an increase in the gas tax.

I attended four Spoleto and six Piccolo performances and noted the following.

A simple suggestion for improving literacy in schools: Tap the varsity athletics budget for the necessary funds. It would solve two problems: fulfill a bedrock educational imperative and send the clear message that educational priorities trump extracurricular sports.

Several months ago my husband and I met with one of our state legislators to ask for his support of stronger background checks on gun purchases in light of the Emanuel AME massacre.

I was looking at the S.C. Department of Transportation traffic cameras Thursday, June 23, at 3:30 p.m. at the east-bound I-526 mile marker 27 (Wando Bridge) and mile marker 28 (Long Point Road). What I could see for this one-mile section of I-526 were vehicles stopped in the emergency lane and spilling over to one or two lanes of I-526.

Recently I was driving west on St. Andrew’s Boulevard and noticed a sign blocking one lane of traffic. The sign read "Tree work ahead," which is very misleading.

From the front, this Lowcountry style home with a columned front porch exudes coziness — sitting deep within a manicured yard.

There’s something therapeutic, Saida Russell says, about gazing out on tidal creeks or lowlands in the Charleston area.

I don’t believe I’ve seen this addressed in your column before. I’m wondering if you can update the GPS in any older-model cars that have built-in displays. Is there an updated map you can buy from a dealer, or download to a laptop and then install on your vehicle? Specifically, I have an ’05 Jaguar XKR. But I...

A nationwide program aimed at keeping youngsters from causing or being involved in fatal crashes will visit North Charleston next month.

When carmakers choose to discontinue a brand, they usually offer compelling reasons — slow sales, changing demographics or financial problems with the manufacturer.

When he heard the news of nine people killed at Emanuel AME church, Gil Shuler was shocked.

BOSTON — A Harvard professor who caused a huge splash when she unveiled a small fragment of papyrus that she said referred to Jesus being married now says it’s likely a forgery.

VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI will mark his 65th anniversary as a priest with a Vatican ceremony on Tuesday attended by Pope Francis amid fresh confusion over the roles played by the current and emeritus pontiffs.

ST. LOUIS — Never mind toasters, blenders and slow cookers. Joplin, Missouri, tornado survivors Kayla and Ricky Smith had a more practical request for a wedding gift: shelter from the next big storm.

Last week, I upset some readers by suggesting a compromise over gun rights.

NEW YORK — "Outlander," Starz network’s genre- and time-spanning serial, boasts two of television’s most fascinating characters.

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge blocked the sale of an Emmy Award that Whitney Houston won 30 years ago after it was put on the auction block by the late singer’s family.

NEW YORK — Late-night comic Seth Meyers says he’s personally affronted by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and glad he has a platform that allows him to express his point of view.

NEW YORK — Time has nearly run out to see the original "Hamilton" cast on Broadway, but a PBS special this fall on the Tony Award-winning musical will feature at least 15 minutes of performance footage with creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and his team.

BEAM, Beverly, Charleston

BEAM, Beverly Jean, 65, of Charleston, a librarian with the Charleston County Library System and wife of Daniel R. Beam Jr., died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr’s West Ashley Chapel.

ROME, GA. — It took the Charleston RiverDogs a month before they lost two games in a row in the first half of the South Atlantic League season, and they spent all but one day in first place as they grabbed the first half crown in the Southern Division.