Judge asked to block public access to Pinckney Point
A judge has been asked to restrict public access to a 229-acre parcel purchased by Beaufort County last month for $6.95 million with funds earmarked for preservation.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePrison officials: Unrest began after Ridgeland inmate sneaked through ceiling...
An inmate at the Ridgeland Correctional Institution caught trying to retrieve contraband in the jail yard -- and inciting a near-riot in the process -- might have crawled through a…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePort Royal officials cool on seafood processing proposal; want assurances
Port Royal Town Council isn't pulling the plug on a proposal to operate a seafood and jellyfish operation at the town's shrimp docks, but it won't go further until it…Click to Continue »
View ArticleIRS officials face grilling over lavish spending
Internal Revenue Service officials can expect a grilling when they face lawmakers over the latest controversy to rock the agency: lavish spending at employee conferences.Click to Continue »
View ArticleAdministration defends collecting phone records
The Obama administration on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from...
View ArticleSchool canceled Friday in Beaufort County; winds of 25-35 mph, heavy rain...
The Beaufort County School District canceled school Friday because of Tropical Storm Andrea.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSyria troops battle rebels outside strategic town
Activists say Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group are clashing with rebels near a strategic town captured by government forces earlier this week.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCalif. serial killer Richard Ramirez dies
Richard Ramirez, the demonic serial killer known as the Night Stalker who left satanic signs at murder scenes and mutilated victims' bodies during a reign of terror in the 1980s,Click to Continue »
View ArticleSan Onofre nuke plant to close after bitter fight
The demise of California's San Onofre nuclear power plant began with an attempt to fix it.Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama to conclude talks with Chinese President Xi
President Barack Obama is wrapping up his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng).Click to Continue »
View ArticleVt. gov signs marijuana decriminalization bill
Vermont has become the 17th state to get rid of criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWal-Mart faces scrutiny as investors gather
Wal-Mart executives are expected to make the case it is improving the way it does business overseas and outline new growth opportunities at the world's largest retailer's annual shareholder...
View ArticleAlligator takes a dip in the pool
A homeowner called Critter Management, a Bluffton, S.C. wildlife removal company, that two alligators were in the swimming pool - turns out it was one alligator and a moss covered…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County school board expected to hire new Bluffton principal
The Beaufort County Board of Education meets a 5 p.m. today at Whale Branch Early College High School to discuss an unspecified "employment matter" in closed session.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSaturday's crime reports
The following reports were released Friday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhat can you do to protect your privacy? Experts say 'not much'
WASHINGTON -- What can people do to protect their privacy from massive data-mining efforts by U.S. and other intelligence services? The answer is not much, short of going off the…Click to Continue »
View ArticleANALYSIS: Security vs privacy: Is monitoring by government justified?
WASHINGTON -- Welcome to the new normal, the U.S. national security state that's grown like mad since the 9/11 terrorist attacks nearly a dozen years ago.Click to Continue »
View ArticleUS employers add 175K jobs, rate up to 7.6 pct.
U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, a figure that shows steady hiring but is below the more robust pace that took place during the fall and winter.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTropical Storm Andrea's impact on Beaufort Co. minimal
Tropical Storm Andrea lost steam as it passed through Beaufort County, causing some power outages and downing some tree limbs but imparting no severe damage.Click to Continue »
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