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Local news for Charleston, SC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Jun 3, 2008 | Post and Courier

Father of slain son prepares for hearing

David Spry of Charleston County is getting ready for the June 11 parole hearing for a man charged in connection with the 2005 murder of his son Travis.

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Related Topix: Charleston County, SC, North Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Globegazette.com

'Army Wives' embarks on second tour of duty

It's been called ``Desperate Housewives'' on an Army base. Lifetime just calls it the network's signature hit.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, JAG, Action TV, Drama

Department of Defense News

DefenseLink News Article: Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers, Bring Aid to Village

The line extended out the gate and around the corner, and it disappeared up the narrow street as residents of Dehna, a village west of Baghdad, lined up waiting for aid May 29.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News

Asheville Citizen-Times

Relics found at site of planned industrial plant

The Associated Press * published June 2, 2008 8:55 am Comments on Topix forums : CHARLESTON, S.C. Researchers have found about 50,000 slave artifacts including a bone toothbrush, a brass belt buckle and an 1852 ...

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Related Topix: Charleston Metro

The Post and Courier

Police make two arrests near site of fatal weekend shooting

Charleston police descended in force on the Ashleyville neighborhood of West Ashley Monday morning to arrest two suspects in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred over the weekend.. Shortly before 7 ...

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GISCafe

Abstracts Sought for the 13th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference

URISA and the IAAO are accepting abstract submissions for the 13th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference.

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Related Topix: Charleston Metro

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Post and Courier

North Charleston wants to annex 168 acres near Cathedral of Praise

North Charleston hopes to annex 168 acres on 13 parcels on and around the Cathedral of Praise church on Ashley Phosphate Road.

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Related Topix: North Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, Dorchester County, SC

Myrtle Beach Online

Report: Lawmakers fund charities through SC universities

South Carolina lawmakers are giving millions of dollars in taxpayer money to their favorite charities by funneling the cash through public universities.

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Related Topix: Charleston Metro, Columbia, SC

Post and Courier

Downtown parking eats chunk of workers' earnings

Hailey Nagel is an innovative stylist at Allure Salon on Upper King Street. She commutes from Mount Pleasant five days a week, paying $12 a day, or $2,880 a year, to park her car during work.

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Related Topix: Mount Pleasant, SC, Charleston Metro

Post and Courier

'Picky' ruling ends Scott's DUI trial

Magistrate Phillip Newsome said he had no choice but to throw out the DUI charge against state Sen.

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Related Topix: Summerville, SC, North Charleston, SC, Spartanburg, SC, Greenville Metro

Sat May 31, 2008

Post and Courier

Legislators funnel nonprofit donations through state universities

South Carolina legislators are using some of the state's public universities as funnels, quietly channeling nearly $2 million in tax dollars to their favorite charities during the past three years, a Post and ...

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Related Topix: North Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro

102.9 CKDS-FM

Bill Murray's Wife Claims Abuse, Files For Divorce

Bill Murray's wife of 11 years has filed for divorce from the actor and is seeking a restraining order against him, claiming that the 57-year-old abused her and is addicted to marijuana and alcohol.

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Related Topix: Charleston Metro, Wedding

Post and Courier

Riley pushes for federal energy bill

Charleston Mayor Joe Riley joined a few other "green" South Carolina mayors today to push support for a controversial energy bill with a cap-and-trade for carbon emissions.

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Related Topix: Charleston Metro, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham

Post and Courier

Book 'Em tackles illiteracy

In 16 years of wearing a badge, Reginald Sharpe says he has found that a lot of the generalities people make about criminals are true.

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Related Topix: Charleston County, SC

Fri May 30, 2008

Myrtle Beach Online

Old lighthouse acquired by Park Service

The lighthouse on Sullivans Island on the east end of Charleston Harbor has a new owner, the National Park Service.

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Post and Courier

North Charleston police say chase suspect endangered kids, harmed grandmother

A North Charleston man is accused of leading police on a chase today with his two toddlers in the car and then tackling his grandmother as he tried to hide in her Suffolk Street home.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, North Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro

WACH-TV Columbia

Ravenel preparing to report to prison on drug plea

Former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel reports to a federal prison in Georgia this week to serve a 10-month sentence for a cocaine conviction.

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Related Topix: Ravenel, SC, Charleston Metro

Huliq.com

Dental implants preferred option for aging bridges

Aging dental bridges are a maintenance headache and a recipe for oral-health disaster .

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Thu May 29, 2008

Post and Courier

Should council help pick fire chief?

Charleston Mayor Joe Riley has the absolute power to appoint department heads, but should include City Council in the vetting of finalists for the city's fire chief job, the head of the Municipal Association of ...

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Related Topix: Charleston Metro

WNBC New York Channel 4

Murray Accused Of Abuse In Divorce Papers

Bill Murray's wife has filed for divorce, claiming the comedy actor uses drugs, has been unfaithful, and has abandoned and physically abused her for more than 10 years, according to The Post and Courier in ...

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Related Topix: Bill Murray, Entertainment

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