Public sewer access to expand on Hilton Head
One neighborhood at a time, a project that will allow homes on the northern end of Hilton Head Island to end their reliance on septic tanks and hook up to…Click to Continue »
View ArticleEcoDual: When will the jobs come to Beaufort County?
EcoDual, which last week announced a major expansion in Beaufort that could generate up to 300 jobs, says it expects to start making money next year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRights case ruling favors Colo. transgender girl
A 6-year-old transgender girl will be able to return to school after winning the right to use the girls' bathroom.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBoeing to compensate Polish airline for 787s
Boeing will offer compensation to Poland's national airline for the months-long grounding of its 787 planes, a Polish government official said Monday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleProsecutor opens with Zimmerman's obscenity
A prosecutor began opening statements in George Zimmerman's trial Monday with obscene words the neighborhood watch volunteer whispered under his breath while following 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.Click...
View ArticleGermany investigates commander of Nazi-led unit
German prosecutors said Monday that they opened a formal preliminary investigation of a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit during World War II, to determine whether…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFlooding in Canada city less than feared
Officials in the eastern Alberta city of Medicine Hat said Monday they believe water levels on the South Saskatchewan River have peaked and that flooding won't be as severe as…Click to Continue »
View ArticleChile's Bachelet says Patagonia dams not viable
Chile's Michelle Bachelet says she is against HidroAysen, a $7 billion project to power central Chile by damming Patagonian rivers.Click to Continue »
View ArticleKey vote on immigration set in Senate
The Senate is preparing for a crucial test vote on a measure boosting border security along the U.S.-Mexico border and opening the door to citizenship for millions.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSnowden pardon petition passes 100,000 signatures
A petition asking President Barack Obama to pardon admitted state secret leaker Edward Snowden has passed 100,000 signatures.Click to Continue »
View ArticleVodafone launches bid for Kabel Deutschland
Britain's Vodafone PLC has launched a takeover bid for Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, as part of its push to dominate media services in its biggest market.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHigh court sends back Texas race-based plan
The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions back to a lower court for another look.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSouth Africa: Mandela in critical condition
South Africa's president on Monday said a critically ill Nelson Mandela was "asleep" when he visited the 94-year-old in a hospital, and he urged the country to pray for Mandela,Click to Continue »
View ArticleSnowden not on flight to Cuba, whereabouts unclear
A plane took off from Moscow on Monday headed for Cuba, but the seat booked by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was empty, and there was no sign of…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePHOTO: Upside down is right side up
This photo doesn't need to be rotated the red-bellied woodpecker in an oak tree outside my house Saturday hopped around the under side of this branch.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTrack hoe sinking into water off Capers Island not an environmental risk,...
A piece of construction equipment sinking into the marsh on Capers Island in Beaufort County doesn't pose an immediate environmental risk, an S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control...
View ArticleEmployee transfers rare in Beaufort County, officials say
As the town of Port Royal transfers its garbage-collection service to a private company, it will be transferring two town employees as well.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County tax-appeals board reconvening after 4-month hiatus
The Beaufort County board that decides property tax-related appeals is reconvening Wednesday after a four-month hiatus.Click to Continue »
View ArticleImmigration advocates discuss how to support reform
With the Senate expected to vote on a sweeping immigration reform bill early this week, the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition held a public meeting Sunday to discuss how to get the…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePHOTO: Just horsing around
Staff photographers often shoot dozens of images until getting the one that best tells the story. "Outtakes" features a photograph that wasn't selected to go with the original assignment, but…Click to...
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