TCL graduates complete stories of growth, redemption at commencement
The 335 members of the Technical College of the Lowcountry's Class of 2013 graduated Friday, including three students who earned degrees after years of working full-time.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePHOTO: Hilton Head High hosts parade for athletes headed to state championships
Hilton Head Island High School held its Parade of Champions Friday morning for the school's golf and track teams as they head off to state championships.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County's last photo and camera shop to close
An era comes to an end May 31 as Island Photo and Camera, Beaufort County's only remaining camera and photo shop, shutters its doors.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMcCracken secretary sues school district, Rosswurm alleging breach of...
A former H.E. McCracken Middle School secretary has sued the Beaufort County School District, acting superintendent Jackie Rosswurm and a guidance counselor at the middle school, alleging she was...
View Article'Idol's' Angie Miller reacts to elimination
"American Idol" contestant Angie Miller said Friday she feels like she's already won, despite her elimination on the singing competition this week.Click to Continue »
View Article'I don't need it. I don't want it:' Medicare fraud targets seniors
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Charlotte Kennedy first became suspicious earlier this year when she received a fax from a medical supply company asking her to authorize a back brace for a…Click to Continue »
View ArticleJellyfish co. switches focus to shrimp, seeks fast approval in Port Royal
With the cannonball jellyfish season over for the year, a jellyfish-processing company hopes to start shrimping operations at the Port Royal dock in a bid to get set up there…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDocuments: Hampton Lake development bankruptcy years in the making
Just three years after construction began at Hampton Lake in greater Bluffton, the development's parent company was hemorrhaging cash and nearly out of money, according to court documents.Click to...
View ArticleSt. Helena man charged with drug trafficking
A St. Helena Island man was charged with two counts of drug trafficking Friday after a search of his home yielded cocaine, marijuana and guns, according to the Beaufort County…Click to Continue »
View ArticleG7 says Japan playing by currency rules
Japan convinced its partners in the Group of Seven leading industrial economies Saturday that it was not manipulating its currency as part of a bold attempt to get its economy…Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama hails courage of nation's police officers
President Barack Obama is praising the nation's police officers for courage and for signing up, in his words, "to do some tough stuff."Click to Continue »
View Article11 Afghan landmine clearers abducted
Unidentified kidnappers have abducted 11 Afghans working in a U.N.-affiliated landmine clearing program in the east of the country, officials said Saturday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleParty's withdrawal threatens Moroccan govt
Morocco's second largest political party has announced it is withdrawing from the Islamist-led government elected during the Arab Spring and leaving its fate up to the king, a party spokesman…Click to...
View ArticleBeaufort plans 'American Idol' watch parties
Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling says the city will hold watch parties for Candice Glover's final two nights on "American Idol" this week.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBangladesh to raise wages for garment workers
Bangladesh's government plans to raise the minimum wage for garment workers, a Cabinet minister said Sunday, after the deaths of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of a factory…Click to Continue »
View ArticleAlgerians who fought for France want recognition
A group of Algerians who fought for France during Algeria's independence war are demanding that France officially admit that it abandoned them during its retreat in 1962 and is responsible…Click to...
View Article2 bodies found after NJ standoff; suspect killed
The bodies of a woman and her 13-year-old son were found after a dayslong standoff, and her boyfriend was killed as officers stormed the home to rescue three other children…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBarber, 82, offers haircuts for hugs in Conn. park
Each Wednesday, barber Anthony Cymerys sets up his chair in the shade of an oak tree in Hartford's Bushnell Park. For longtime clients, the homeless or those just down on…Click to Continue »
View ArticleIsrael grounds drone aircraft fleet after crash
Israel's military has grounded a fleet of high altitude surveillance drones after one was downed over the Mediterranean Sea.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSyrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers
Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the Philippines that the nation could pull out its…Click to...
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