Charleston News

New varieties, colors and forms of crape myrtles hit the market annually, but guides can tell you which one will work well in your yard.

One office supply store is helping teachers in the Lowcountry prepare for the new school year.

Airline ticket prices in Charleston have escalated to the point that Sam Millit, a Mount Pleasant pharmaceutical employee, has driven to Myrtle Beach, Savannah and Columbia to take advantage of cheaper flights.

An honor guard with the Charleston, South Carolina fire department participated in both the Posey Dillon and Danny Altice funerals.

Further harbor deepening at the Port of Charleston moved closer to becoming a reality on Thursday as federal lawmakers approved crucial studies examining the project.

Published: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 1:59 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 1:59 p.m. CHARLESTON, S.C. - Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.

"Spark is a collaborative workspace here in downtown Charleston with the goal of creating high paying jobs in Charleston," said Chris Clark with Spark Charleston.

Investigators are exploring possible links between the disappearance of a New York teen in Myrtle Beach, an attempted abduction there and a 12-year unsolved murder from Charleston County, authorities said Thursday.

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is exploring a link between the July 21 attempted abduction of Randa Massey and a 12-year-old unsolved murder case.

In the tiny cabin Joseph McGill Jr. passed Saturday night in, there were few comforts.

Dozens of people were evacuated from a South Carolina shopping plaza and officials suspect refrigerant leaking from an air conditioner caused the problem.

Traffic congestion and pockets of crime are ongoing challenges the region must tackle to stay competitive for business and industry, according to a Regional Economic Scorecard presented this morning.

The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority , facing almost certain fare increases, rate reductions or a combination of the two, is looking for public feedback on what likely will prove to be a series of unpopular moves.

This new feature will present business briefs, news items and interesting asides from the staff of the Business Journal.

We are extending the deadline to enter the Carnival Cruise Line/Wild Dunes/Charleston, SC giveaway until Wednesday, August 4th.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Two men charged in the 1992 cold case death of a New York sailor in South Carolina have been returned to the state.

Your credit card bill may be a page or two, but for the state of South Carolina, 7,000 workers are making charges longer than that.

South Carolina transportation planners are proposing a lower-speed parkway to complete the last link of the Mark Clark Expressway around Charleston.

The Charleston County sheriff's office is looking for a former surgeon at the Medical University who is suspected of stalking an 18-year-old female.

The risk of earthquakes in the U.S. Midwest may be more widespread than geologists have believed, but a "big one" may be less likely at Missouri's New Madrid fault, researchers said on Wednesday.