USCB commemorates 50th anniversary of desegregation
When James Hollins took his first steps onto the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus 50 years ago, he didn't think he was doing much more than walking to his…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County resident helps design Sochi port, marina
Although Okatie resident Ed Modzelewski will be watching the Olympics this weekend, the environmental engineer is more interested in what happens in Sochi, Russia, after the closing ceremonies.Click...
View ArticleBeaufort man charged with trafficking crack cocaine
A 31-year-old Beaufort man was charged Friday with trafficking crack cocaine after deputies made multiple controlled purchases from him, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office news...
View ArticleParking-garage company eyes Port Republic Square, to meet with residents
A private developer is bringing in a parking-garage consultant and builder to work with the city of Beaufort and residents on a plan to build a garage.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSaturday's Crime Reports Feb. 22
The following reports were released Thursday and Friday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Hardeeville Police Department:Click to Continue »
View ArticleApple, Samsung fail to settle before March trial
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have failed to settle their latest patent dispute despite a daylong meeting between top Samsung executives and Apple CEO Tim Cook hosted by…Click to...
View ArticleAustrian cross-country skier out of games for EPO
Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr was kicked out of the Sochi Games on Sunday after testing positive for EPO. It is the fifth doping case — and most serious so…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDetentions of major Mexico drug chiefs
Top Mexican drug cartel captures or killings in recent years:Click to Continue »
View ArticleOpposition, pro-govt rallies grip Venezuela
Venezuelans on both sides of the nation's bitter political divide took to the streets on Saturday after two weeks of mass protests that have President Nicolas Maduro scrambling to squash…Click to...
View ArticleTaliban checkpoint attack kills 19 Afghan soldiers
Taliban insurgents assaulted a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, leaving 19 soldiers dead and seven missing, officials said. It was the deadliest single incident for the Afghan army...
View ArticleMoody's upgrades Spanish govt bond rating 1 notch
Ratings agency Moody's has upgraded Spain's bond rating by one notch, citing improved economic prospects and a rebalancing of the economy away from the construction industry toward export-led...
View ArticleTaliban says it suspends talks on US soldier
Afghanistan's Taliban says it has suspended "mediation" with the United States to exchange captive U.S. soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban prisoners held in U.S. custody in...
View ArticleMaria von Trapp, 99, dies in Vermont
Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," has died. She…Click to...
View ArticleUkraine leader's secret residence opened to public
The opulent residence of President Viktor Yanukovych has always been a closely guarded secret — and a symbol of the alleged corruption at Ukraine's highest levels. On Saturday, after he…Click to...
View ArticleHilton Head Rotarian auction celebrates 20 years
The VanLandingham Rotary Club auction has raised more than $1 million for local charities since it began in 1994.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSchool district seeks to expand pre-K countywide
Nearly all Beaufort County 4-year-olds would get a full day of school under a plan to expand pre-kindergarten.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDavis' bill would allow cannabidiol oil to be used for seizure treatment
Unable to find anything to control her daughter's intractable epilepsy, Jill Swing was weeks away from one last drastic attempt to stem the hundreds of seizures Mary Louise suffers each…Click to...
View ArticleNew details released in murder of Beaufort man; store owner's murder remains...
Last month, three northern Beaufort County residents were killed within a week.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDHEC reveals Hepatitis A threat at Hilton Head restaurant
Customers and staff who when to or worked at Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks Feb. 15 are being urged to seek medical treatment for possible exposure to the Hepatitis…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBerkeley Hall, Beaufort County poised to go to court over frontage road
After six years, the legal battle between Beaufort County and Berkeley Hall over a frontage road could be coming to a head. But the roots of the fight go back…Click to Continue »
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