Новости за 16.08.2016

An ethics complaint filed against longtime North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey before November’s election has been dismissed.

Students at 51 high-poverty schools in Charleston County will receive free breakfast and lunch each day this school year under a federal school nutrition program.

COLUMBIA — State budget dollars were smaller than state economists predicted, narrowly missing a 4.6 percent growth target for the past fiscal year, official report.

COLUMBIA — The pass from Perry Orth split two defenders, and Hayden Hurst was right there to meet it. The big tight end caught the ball on a slant route over the middle, and burst into the end zone for the kind of touchdown South Carolina will need more of this coming season.

With the high school football season officially kicking off this week for most teams around the state, it’s time to take a look at the Lowcountry players expected to make the big plays and the headlines in 2016.

A parade honoring Charleston Olympian Raven Saunders is set for Thursday, according to state Rep. Wendell Gilliard.

FRANKLIN, N.C. — The abundant fresh water supply in the rainy Carolinas is apparently shrinking as demand has increased competition between a growing population and increased industrial pressure.

Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson filed a response in court Monday to requests by Michael Slager’s attorney for contact information of a witness to the fatal shooting of Walter Scott last year.

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout in November’s U.S. presidential election.

CLEMSON — "Tampa or Bust" has been the mantra within the walls of Clemson’s West End Zone and practice facilities, where players and coaches are gearing up for a 2016 season chock-full with expectations.

A teen arrested last year in connection with a North Charleston shootout that killed a woman has been charged as an adult.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, a Fort Dorchester graduate and a current hurdler at Kentucky, has advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles in the Olympics.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina will collect items to assist the flood-ravaged residents of Baton Rouge, La., repaying efforts by LSU and the Louisiana capital city in the wake of devastating flooding in Columbia last fall.

EDGEFIELD — Authorities are investigating after a body was found in a truck of garbage picked up from Saluda County.

MYRTLE BEACH — Folks walking along the beach in Myrtle Beach found a companion out enjoying the sun and surf — a 4-foot alligator.

A moped rider killed in a crash with a car late last month has been identified as a 58-year-old Ladson man.

Another health insurance company announced this week it will exit the Obamacare marketplace, a move that leaves South Carolina customers who rely on the federal law for coverage with even fewer options next year.

Two teenagers are accused of fatally shooting a man who stopped to help them get a vehicle out of a ditch late Monday in North Charleston.

Two teenagers are accused of shooting to death a good Samaratan who stopped to help them get a vehicle out of a ditch late Monday in North Charleston, police said.

Two North Charleston teens have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who helped them pull an SUV out of a ditch.

Michael Phelps and Simone Biles won more medals, but few athletes at the Olympic Games have had a wilder Rio ride than Summerville High School graduate Carvin Nkanata.

Disqualified from the Olympic Games 10 days ago due to a passport snafu, Summerville High School graduate Carvin Nkanata is back in Rio de Janeiro and still hoping to run in the 200 meters for Kenya.

A Moncks Corner man was killed in a two-car crash Tuesday near Summerville.

A fatal crash has closed U.S. Highway 17-A at Interstate 26 in Berkeley County.

Forecasters are calling for a slight chance of storms Tuesday afternoon, but the remainder of the day is expected to be mostly sunny with a high near 93.