Harbor Island recognized for work protecting birds, preserving habitats
An amazing sight flies into Harbor Island in late summer and early fall each year, Mary Ann Radke says. Thousands of birds halt their migration and fill the island's sandbars,Click to Continue »
View ArticleBluffton completes project to improve health of May River
As the number of residents and tourists coming to the area has grown, so, too, has the number of people using the May River, among them boaters, swimmers, anglers, kayakers…Click to Continue »
View ArticleAlmost 500 lose power on Hilton Head Island
A power outage Sunday afternoon on Hilton Head Island affected almost 500 Palmetto Electric Cooperative customers, a customer service representative said.Click to Continue »
View ArticleVerizon reclaims US wireless stake for $130B
Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone.Click to Continue »
View ArticleIsrael says it holds joint missile test with US
Israel says it has carried out a joint missile test with the U.S. in the Mediterranean Sea amid heightened tensions as Washington weighs sea-launched strikes against Syria.Click to Continue »
View ArticleGermany's Merkel taunts opponents over euro crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel taunted her election opponent Tuesday over Europe's debt crisis, noting that his party had backed practically all of her rescue policies and arguing that their proposals...
View ArticleCBS, Time Warner deal ends NY, LA, Dallas blackout
A monthlong standoff that prevented millions of viewers from watching hit shows like "Under the Dome" and "NCIS" — and threatened to interfere with the start of football season —Click to Continue »
View ArticleSyria refugees top 2 million, US argues for strike
The number of refugees fleeing Syria's violence has surpassed the 2 million mark, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, as top U.S. officials prepared to argue before a key Senate…Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama seeks support for Syria strike at G-20
Facing roadblocks at home and abroad, President Barack Obama this week plans to urge reluctant world leaders to back an American-led strike against Syria even though the prospects for military…Click...
View ArticleDrug agents plumb vast database of call records
For at least six years, federal drug and other agents have had near-immediate access to billions of phone call records dating back decades in a collaboration with AT&T that officials…Click to...
View ArticleIn first major test, Obama overrules new team
For President Barack Obama's new foreign policy advisers, the first test of their willingness to undertake military action wound up being a stark lesson in the president's ability to overrule…Click to...
View ArticleNyad makes 1st Cuba-Fla. swim without a shark cage
Defeated before in bids to swim from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad would cry and rage through swollen lips and welts at the jellyfish tentacles that had repeatedly lashed her…Click to Continue »
View ArticleRodman in North Korea to visit his 'friend' Kim
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge…Click to Continue »
View ArticleStocks mostly higher as Syria strike fears fade
Stock markets mostly advanced Tuesday thanks to an increase in corporate deal-making and fading likelihood of an imminent U.S.-led attack against Syria. European shares underperformed, however, a day...
View ArticleCrime reports
The following reports were released Sunday and Monday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »
View ArticleYoung surfer shrugs off 2 close calls with sharks
Tyson Royston's eagerness to get back to the waves is surprising, even to his mother.Click to Continue »
View Article'Untold story' of first black Army regiment opens at Beaufort History Museum
The Beaufort History Museum is opening a display called "1st S.C. Volunteers: From Slaves to Soldiers to Citizens" about the first official black regiment in the Union Army.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCuriosity, animals threaten Hilton Head turtle nests
Last week, four nests for federally protected loggerhead sea turtles on Hilton Head Island were found damaged by the Coastal Discovery Museum's turtle protection patrol.Click to Continue »
View ArticleChildren's Center to close Bluffton site, consolidate at Hilton Head location
The Children's Center is closing its Bluffton location and consolidating its early childhood program at its Hilton Head Island center. The consolidation should be temporary as the center looks...
View ArticleSt. Helena home damaged by fire; Red Cross helps family of 7
A family of seven was burned out of its home Monday afternoon on St. Helena Island.Click to Continue »
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