Typhoon Lawin (international name: Haima), is close to becoming a super typhoon, as it gained more strength over the past 24 hours, according to the PAGASA 11 a.m. weather bulletin.
WASHINGTON — First-time buyers may be entering the U.S. home market in greater numbers than industry watchers had assumed.
HARTSVILLE — Speakers at a Statehouse hearing accused lawmakers of holding a series of meetings around the state largely to rally support for tightening South Carolina’s gun laws.
FOLLY BEACH — This city has become the first in South Carolina to ban from the beach plastic carry-out bags, balloons, and food and drink containers made of expanded polystyrene foam or Styrofoam.
Michael Slager’s defense team wants his murder trial moved out of the Charleston area.
Bishop England and Oceanside Collegiate qualified for the Class AAA state golf championships with strong performances in the AAA Lower State qualifier on Monday in Loris.
LONDON — Ecuador’s government has acknowledged that it has "temporarily restricted" WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet access at its embassy in London after the whistleblowing site published documents from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign
The city of North Charleston and Dorchester District 2 are another step closer to having a premier aquatics center, but the price tag has gone up about $5 million.
WASHINGTON — Airlines would be required to refund fees when checked bags are "substantially delayed" under a proposal released Tuesday by the Transportation Department, one of a series of steps the Obama administration says it’s taking to boost consumer protections for passengers.
Charleston police are asking for the public’s help in finding four people who reportedly stole items for a downtown jewelry store.
Drones have buzzed all around the Carolinas in the days since Hurricane Matthew made landfall north of Charleston, hovering above beaches, bridges and homes as the region works to assess the storm’s damage.
A Summerville-based maker of specialty refrigerators, freezers and cryogenic equipment has been sold to a New England company in a deal valued at $31 million.
An airman assigned to Joint Base Charleston died Sunday after crashing while riding an all-terrain vehicle.
It started with one child. An ornery first-grader named Jawan Dent who’d pitch fits to avoid doing his schoolwork.
COLUMBIA — After completing a perfect record last season in SEC play, the South Carolina women’s basketball team has been projected to reach even more rarefied heights.
COLUMBIA — Larenz Bryant has started one game in his career at South Carolina. The senior linebacker will make his second Saturday against Massachusetts.
Band of Horses, which performs Wednesday at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, will donate to the Tri-County Hurricane Matthew Recovery Fund, established by Trident United Way in partnership with The Post and Courier.
COLUMBIA — South Carolina residents told state lawmakers the unintended consequences created when a law passed to give property tax credits to homeowners is burdening landlords and small businesses.
