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College of Charleston athletic director Joe Hull was hired in November of 2007 and guided the program for the next nine years. Hull oversaw the completion of TD Arena, the move from the Southern Conference to the Colonial Athletic Association and the investigation and later the firing of basketball coach Doug Wjocik. Hull will leave his post in...

A large fire at an auto salvage business in Goose Creek has been extinguished.

Firefighters are working to put out a large fire at an auto salvage business in Goose Creek.

Going into the championship race, the fifth and final one, of the 26th Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, the top spot for the male open-elite looked like it was a lock for triathlete Yoriliry "George" Moreno, who had won two of the three races he entered and finished second in the other.

A simple blood test may help doctors determine if otherwise healthy pregnant women will deliver their babies dangerously early.

A high school teacher accused of driving under the influence and crashing into a patrol car, injuring a North Charleston police officer, will not return to the classroom Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO — With their ponytails flapping and their American flag spinnaker billowing in the breeze, Paris Henken and Helena Scutt sped across Guanabara Bay and became the first U.S. crew to win a race at the Rio Olympics regatta.

By ANN CARRNS

The last day of summer break for kids in the tri-county area will be sunny and hot, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service.

What: Evolve Holistic Health & Fitness and Charleston Pour House present Downward on the Deck, a yoga class out on the deck, before the Sunday Brunch Farmers Market. Bring your own mat.

Good news for fans of soap operas and bad reality TV — Charleston County Council has renewed the Interstate 526 drama for another year.

It’s been a big last few weeks for Daniel Island’s Jared Pratt. After finishing third in the USTA National Clay Courts in boys 16 in July and climbing to a No. 5 national ranking, Pratt then was featured in a three-page layout in Tennis Magazine.

GREENVILLE — Charleston’s Kyle Holder went 3 for 4, but Greenville put up all the offense it needed in the third inning, scoring five runs aided by a pair of Charleston errors to cruise past the RiverDogs, 5-1, on Saturday night at Fluor Field.

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Julia Cart of Charleston has won The Post and Courier’s Golden Pen award for July for her letter to the editor "Fate of church reflects Charleston’s tragic loss of diversity."

Pictures of the Morris Island Lighthouse have appeared in magazines, in newspapers and on postcards for years.

Three University of Texas professors were informed last week that they will be "subject to discipline" if they try to ban concealed handguns from their classrooms. The warning was issued in a state legal brief connected to the professors’ lawsuit seeking permission to prohibit guns in class.

After a divisive fight over the bikeway, Charleston City Council is set to come together to show that it loves its neighborhoods all the same. Long-neglected West Ashley is going to get its very own piggybank for redevelopment just like the peninsula.

LAS VEGAS — Nevada, which calls itself the "Battle Born State," actually was born prematurely because of Republicans’ anxiety. Now, 152 years later, it again is a subject of their anxiety.

Watching the Olympics is inspiring. The athletes, from diverse cultural, religious and, obviously, national backgrounds have made sacrifices to achieve their status as Olympians.

Phil Noble Jr. has written a marvelous column (Aug. 7) with all of the ingredients of a story, a hero and a course of action characterized by principle. But he also has proposed solutions to deal with the highly sensitive issue of race relations. His three proposals are essential and much less antagonistic than those that emphasize victims and...

Here I am, cringing as another presidential election is about to rear its ugly head. I say this for many reasons, one of which is the unlikely pair of individuals who wish to claim the top spot.

MILAN — The Italian coast guard has rescued and revived a kitten that was drowning by using massage and mouth-to-mouth, after children on shore drew attention to its plight.

NEW YORK — Tegan and Sara remember the unfiltered advice Neil Young and his manager gave them when they were signed to the rock icon’s Vapor Records 16 years ago as budding 19-year-old singers.

NEW YORK — Logan Lerman is already one of the most sought-after young actors in Hollywood. You might then expect the 24-year-old to have a steady lineup of dystopian young-adult adaptations or house-party comedies in the pipeline. But his latest is in a different direction entirely: industry veteran James Schamus’ Philip Roth...