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WASHINGTON — In the most obvious ways, the Democratic and Republican national conventions could not have been more different — in tenor, tone, content and substance.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville police say a punch that knocked a man unconscious may be an example of attempted murder.

Prospecting home buyers searching for a Lowcountry market "find" — an area that’s rich with supply, in demand and listing prices at a comparative bargain — might look at Johns Island.

Three years ago, Ed Reynolds read an article about the Little Free Library book exchange, a movement to build small shelters for books in neighborhoods. He decided to build one for his mother.

On a recent morning, Cindy Weaver photographed dolphins in Garden Creek that she thought to be "stranding" — a feeding skill where they nudge fish up on a bank and enjoy a meal.

FORT JACKSON — A Fort Jackson soldier who collapsed after finishing a two-mile run died of an overheated body temperature.

A decade ago, Mark Godwin left a successful career in food service, "decided to enter real estate and found his niche," says his new realty partner. He’s relocated again, but this time to a new firm rather than a different field.

Leasing out a house can be a lucrative deal for owners this summer, as most sectors of metro Charleston witness rate climbs.

Two 3,000-square-foot-plus floor plans priced in the $700,000s from FrontDoor Communities are available in Mount Pleasant’s Carolina Park.

A steadily-growing real estate agency in the Charleston area recently opened its second center, housing more than 50 agents.

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ local chapter will benefit from a national builder’s April fundraiser staged as a multiple-city open house event.

Sparked by a few "high-profile" transactions, William Means Real Estate set a record last month for the best sales period in its 83-year-history.

That trace of dust you’ve been breathing is one of your best friends during hurricane season.

Relatively warmer seas off South Carolina now mean any tropical cyclone that forms could strengthen rapidly as it approaches the coast. If ones does, its eye will be flaring "hot towers."

A Charleston area nonprofit that’s offered human service programs for 128 years adopted an original title this month to reflect its multi-faceted assistance base.

The cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) is the state tree of both Florida and South Carolina. A native tree steeped in history, cabbage palms have been used for centuries by indigenous peoples and settlers to the area for food, medicine and building materials.

Aug. 20: Fifth annual Coastal Center Cup Golf Tournament hosted by Parents & Guardians Association of the Coastal Center, Legend Oaks Golf Club, $75 per player or $300 per team, contact Richard Johnson at 843-312-4222 or pgacoastalcenter@aol.com.

A lot of overfished grouper species have decided to call the South Carolina Memorial Reef home, which is exactly what was hoped for by fisheries scientists and the anglers who combined to make the dream a reality two summers ago.

American Red Cross volunteers are helping four adults and three children whose home was damagaed in a fire Friday evening.

WASHINGTON — When Michelle Obama said in her prime-time televised address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday that the White House had been built by slaves, she was citing a little-discussed fact that dramatized her own African-American family’s place in history.

It’s going to be a hot couple of days in Charleston, but heat indexes will make it feel even hotter.

Nine-year-old Colin McCombs walked through dark caves earlier this week on a quest for light.

What: The Jessamine Chapter of the America Business Women’s Association will be hosting a Community Enrichment and Wellness Expo. There will be many health, educational, fitness and financial organizations represented.

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Third baseman Mandy Alvarez lifted a home run and double to help push the Charleston RiverDogs, 3-1, over Lexington in front of a crowd of 4,366 at Riley Park on Friday night.