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Fire report draft released

Firefighters who battled the Sofa Super Store blaze lacked enough water and proper equipment to effectively do their jobs, and were undermined by a series of tactical errors that allowed the fire to spiral into an inferno that killed nine men, according to a draft federal report the city released Thursday.

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Girl dies, brother critical in accident

Helpless motorists watched Thursday afternoon as a burgundy sedan skidded off Interstate 26 and slammed into trees, the impact flinging two toddlers out of the car. Ana Garcia-Millan, 3 1/2, died at Medical University Hospital a couple of hours after the 1:45 p.m. crash, Charleston County Deputy Coroner Kelly Myers said. The child's brother, 18 months old, was critically injured.



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Apartment market slumps

So many housing units, so few people looking to move. While thousands of local homeowners compete for buyers in a slow real estate market, apartment complex owners are having to roll out the red carpet to attract renters.

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Hogan's second-half goal lifts Warriors over Green Wave in AAAA playoffs

MOUNT PLEASANT — Shilo Tisdale doesn't forget losses, and in two years as head soccer coach at Wando he has a long memory of a very short list. Thursday at Wando Stadium, Tisdale's Warriors exacted some payback.

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The Charleston fire captain trained a hose on the flames chewing through the Sofa Super Store as billowing smoke choked the air around him. Behind him, a firefighter struggled to find slack in the line so they could move the hose closer to the heart of the blaze.
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Principal accused of assault not returning to post
Christy Thompson will not be returning to her former job as principal of Jane Edwards Elementary School, Charleston County Schools Superintendent Nancy McGinley said Thursday. Thompson has been charged with simple assault and is accused of grabbing a teacher's arm during an argument about the teacher's evaluation.
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Student goes from life of crime to top 10 in class
By his 16th birthday, Mark Cabrera had not been so sweet. He carried a knife to school, got caught with drugs, skipped classes, broke into a shed and stole a car, jewelry and reptiles at different times. He was becoming an alcoholic and was getting high on drugs. He was angry and rebellious. He thought he could make more money selling drugs than he could completing an education.
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