December 5, 2007
A red flag alert was issued for all of South Carolina during a wildfire season that started earlier compared with previous years and promises to be more intense, forestry officials said Tuesday. “We have fires all year long, but we …
August 29, 2007
South Carolina’s beaches overall are well prepared to withstand the winds and waves of this year’s hurricane season, but there are a few spots along the coast to worry about, a state official said. “Looking at the entire state, we’re …
August 8, 2007
Two men were detained after police found a suspicious item in their car during a routine traffic stop for speeding near Charleston, S.C., authorities said Sunday. Berkeley County sheriff’s Lt. Vince Lombard said the men were being held pending a …
July 2, 2007
There is a border here between life and death. On one side are the bouquets and wreaths of fading flowers; balloons and ribbons and small American flags where the living remember nine fallen Charleston, South Carolina firefighters. Beyond the memorials …
June 20, 2007
Fire swept through a furniture warehouse, collapsing the building’s roof and claiming the lives of nine firefighters in a disaster the mayor described Tuesday as “difficult to fathom or quantify.” “Nine brave, heroic, courageous firefighters of the city of Charleston …