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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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LADSON — Veronica Garcia Millan returned from a Rivers Avenue store Friday afternoon with a miniature, white suit jacket and matching pants. The clothes were for her 18-month-old son, Juan Garcia Carbajal. A dress for her 3 1/2-year-old daughter, Ana Garcia Millan, was inside the house.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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A jury deliberated for less than 2 1/2 hours Friday before finding three men guilty of the August 2006 murder of an aspiring music entrepreneur who was shot after arriving on the scene of a home invasion in Lincolnville.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Arthur Ravenel Jr. — the 81-year-old former congressman, state senator and current Charleston County School Board member — remembers listening to his grandfather's war stories as a boy.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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MCCLELLANVILLE — Even among the live oak limbs draping this little coastal town, the huge crowns of live oaks in front yards and the live oak allee, the tree that makes townspeople swoon is Deerhead Oak.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
A dozen water purification systems from a local Christian charity were bound for cyclone-ravaged Myanmar until word came that the military government had blocked international aid. "It's very strange and it's sad for us," said Jerry Miner, vice president of disaster relief for Water Missio...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
The two Republican candidates for Charleston County coroner describe themselves as compassionate, a necessary trait in a job that revolves around death.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
North Charleston Arts Festival's grand finale tonight at Riverfront Park will highlight music from tri-county school districts.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume's message to South Carolina State University graduates is that it's essential to look at the world from an international perspective. "Of course the world hasn't changed in size," Karume said Friday prior to the spring commencement ceremony. But because of advances in technology and telecommunications, in many ways "the world is a very small place."
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Applications for grants from the Lawrence G. Derthick, Jr. Memorial Trust Fund are available.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Shots from a military-style rifle riddled a house in West Ashley's Maryville neighborhood on Thursday night.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Russell Daniel Andrew Breaker, who was wanted in the shooting death of a man in West Ashley on Sunday, turned himself over to Charleston police Friday afternoon, authorities said.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
A mother charged with felony driving under the influence resulting from an accident that killed her 27-year-old daughter was sentenced to one year of house arrest this week.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
MONCKS CORNER — A man with a long history of driving with a suspended license was sentenced to 24 years in prison this week for an October 2007 felony DUI accident that killed a 3-year-old girl.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — Charleston County sheriff's deputies are looking for the driver of a red pickup truck they said left the scene of a crash Friday that badly injured a toddler.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
The bank robbery suspect who wrote his stick-up note on his cell phone bill Thursday left with about $16,000, but he was soon parted with the money, police said.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
MONCKS CORNER — A man charged with murder in the stabbing death of a woman at the St. Stephen Motel in March 2006 was found guilty of two lesser charges and sentenced to 18 years behind bars late Thursday.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority is holding a hearing a 6 p.m. Wednesday about proposed bus rate increases.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
West Ashley High School graduate Vera Swain is a semifinalist in the "Jeopardy!" 2008 College Championship.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Arson that destroyed a West Ashley church remains unsolved more than a year and a half later, and state officials are renewing a call for public help.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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The white Toyota Avalon sped down Cannon Street on Friday afternoon, weaving in and out of traffic at an incredible speed. A dangerous speed for downtown Charleston. It sounded as though it was racing. As the car approached Ashley Avenue, its tires squealed before running into a gray Lincoln. The two cars spun around several times, hitting five cars that were parked along Cannon Street. Glass flew in every direction.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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New details about mistakes that contributed to the deaths of nine Charleston firefighters in the Sofa Super Store fire have stirred painful emotions for their families and colleagues and renewed calls for some leaders in the Fire Department hierarchy to lose their jobs.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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COLUMBIA — Republican presidential hopeful John McCain returned to the state that gave him a crucial boost toward the nomination Friday, and even the state's leading Democrats acknowledged he most likely will win here this fall. But Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and State Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler said either Democratic hopeful Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton can be expected to have a good enough showing to boost the hopes of South Carolina Democrats running for federal or state legislative seats.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
North Charleston Arts Festival. All day. Various venues. Finale, 8 p.m. North Charleston Riverfront Park, 1001 Everglades Drive. 745-1087. www.northcharleston.org.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
HILTON HEAD ISLAND — More than a dozen people in Hilton Head are being treated by a doctor after they held, fed or kissed a baby raccoon that later tested positive for rabies. Department of Health and Environmental Control officials tell The Island Packet of Hilton Head that 16 peopl...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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COLUMBIA — New graduates of the University of South Carolina should strive to bring the sense of community they shared at the school to the new places they will live, retiring President Andrew Sorensen said Friday during his final commencement speech.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
RALEIGH — Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
COLUMBIA — Senators won't be trying to solve problems within the state Department of Public Safety when they meet May 19 to confirm a new director. The objective of at least 100 hours of research into the conduct of Highway Patrol troopers and procedures at Public Safety, the parent...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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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Friday, May 9, 2008
A private preschool will merge with Porter-Gaud School in a move that officials say ensures the longevity of the early childhood education programs. Few details were released Thursday about the O'Quinn Schools' merging with Porter-Gaud, and officials declined to say whether the O'Quinn Schools had been sold to Porter-Gaud.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
COLUMBIA — Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer is undertaking a new initiative that seeks to help seniors steer clear of scams and stand by them when they are victims.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
So, a sales rep, resort manager and oyster farmer walk into a bar. Betcha haven't heard that one before … At any rate, the three South Carolina residents stand a decent shot at landing "The Bachelorette," premiering May 19 on ABC.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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COLUMBIA — Senators won't be trying to solve problems within the state Department of Public Safety when they meet May 19 to confirm a new director. The objective of at least a 100 hours of research into the conduct of Highway Patrol troopers and procedures at Public Safety, the parent agency, is to determine if Maj. Mark Keel can make the needed improvements.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
A private preschool will merge with Porter-Gaud School in a move that officials say ensures the longevity of the early childhood education programs. Few details were released Thursday about the O'Quinn Schools' merging with Porter-Gaud, and officials declined to say whether the O'Quinn Sch...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Bob Beres of Summerville has been named the state's 2007 Trooper of the Year. An outstanding officer is named from each of 10 patrol troops, with one overall winner selected from among that group.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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MOUNT PLEASANT — A 132-room hotel and 25-condominium development at the gateway to the town on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard received preliminary approval Monday.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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SUMMERVILLE —Timothy Thompson, a music teacher who was named Dorchester District 2's Teacher of the Year on Thursday, said he started teaching when he was 9 years old.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
GREENVILLE — Authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the robbery of a vacationing FBI agent last month in downtown Greenville.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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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North Charleston Arts Festival. All day. Various venues. Finale, 8 p.m. North Charleston Riverfront Park, 1001 Everglades Drive. 745-1087. www.northcharleston.org.
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