Leak probe latest big case for US prosecutors
Ronald Machen and James Cole have pursued their share of headline-makers, taking on between the two of them an All-Star baseball pitcher, government contractors, members of Congress, a federal...
View ArticleCobia fishing a spring rite in Beaufort County
Nothing against hunting or fishing, but Untamed Lowcountry is not ostensibly about either pursuit. It's more about the nature and wildlife that makes the Lowcountry unique and an appreciation...
View ArticleCrime reports
The following reports were released Sunday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »
View ArticleBus carrying 53 crashes in Walterboro, killing driver
A coach bus carrying 53 people drove off the road on Interstate 95 near Walterboro on Sunday morning, killing the driver and injuring two others, according to S.C. Highway Patrol.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRiver conditions potentially a factor in recent drownings, authorities say
Little is known about the circumstances that led to the deaths of Beaufort residents Norman Kirkland Jr. and Steven Wright Jr. on Lowcountry waterways last month.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLegislators fighting for money to patch up Waddell Mariculture Center
Although the state budget is nearly completed, members of the Beaufort County Legislative Delegation say they're still fighting for about $1 million in one-time funding for the Waddell Mariculture...
View ArticlePrincipal: Beaufort High National Merit Scholars academic 'supermen'
School wasn't always a piece of cake for Beaufort High School senior Adam Lipsitz.Click to Continue »
View ArticleChurch celebrates 150th anniversary of slave raid led by Harriet Tubman
On June 2, 1863, using her knowledge as a Union Army scout and spy, Harriet Tubman led a raid up the Combahee River, freeing nearly 800 slaves.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhat does history say about Espionage Act, snooping on journalists?
Pressure mounts on Attorney General Eric Holder, whose department has cited the 1917 Espionage Act to justify snooping into the correspondence of journalists, including Fox News' James Rosen. Is...
View ArticleNew Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at age 89
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire New Jersey businessman and the last World War II veteran remaining in the Senate, has died at age 89.Click to Continue »
View ArticleNY boy, 10, grabs home intruder's gun, shoots wall
A 10-year-old boy picked up a gun that was dropped in his home by a would-be robber dressed as a deliveryman and fired a shot, helping to chase away the…Click to Continue »
View Article1,100 seniors to graduate this week from Beaufort County high schools
More than 1,100 seniors will don caps and gowns this week to receive their diplomas during ceremonies at five high schools across the Beaufort County School district, beginning today.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMonday's crime reports
The following reports were released Monday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Beaufort Police Department:Click to Continue »
View ArticleSC manufacturers better positioned to weather slowdown, economist says
South Carolina rode the manufacturing recovery hard, and it resulted in a sharp decline of the unemployment rate.Click to Continue »
View Article9-foot alligator captured on Hilton Head Island
Critter Management's second year summer intern and local Hilton Head Island student Xavier Anderson holds a 9-foot, 8-inch alligator in a headlock as proprietor Joe Maffo, right, binds its legs…Click...
View ArticleSC could become first state to restrict Obamacare
South Carolina this week could become the first state in the country to restrict the enactment of Obamacare since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld that law last year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRealtors hope report spurs 'call to action' to reform school funding
A report released last week by the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors predicts long-term financial woes for Beaufort County and its schools because of a 2006 state law.Click to Continue »
View Article327 to graduate from Bluffton High
The 327 students of Bluffton High School's Class of 2013 will graduate tonight in a ceremony at the school's football stadium.Click to Continue »
View ArticleContraband thrown over fence causes inmate commotion at Ridgeland...
A package of contraband that was thrown over a fence at the Ridgeland Correctional Institution late Monday triggered a five-hour inmate uproar, according to S.C. Department of Corrections...
View ArticleSC Episcopal diocese alleges retirement savings held hostage
The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina says the national church, from which it disassociated last year, is holding hostage the retirement savings of about 80 clergy and lay employees.Click to...
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