District headquarters handles S.C. kids' letters to Santa

Yes, Carolina, there is a Santa Claus. And if you live in South Carolina, anyway, he'll answer your letter. Read More

A WWII Yorktown love story

Sixty-seven years ago, a couple of kids from South Carolina met in Washington, D.C. They were from different parts of the state -- Evelyn was from Spartanburg, Harold from Orangeburg. The same thing had brought them there: Pearl Harbor. Read More

Going after Graham might be a bad idea

Apparently Lindsey Graham has gone too far this time. Last week, the Charleston County Republicans voted to censure South Carolina's senior senator for various offenses. On Monday, the Berkeley County GOP delayed a vote on their own official reprimand. Read More

Recognizing our heroes

They don't call them the Greatest Generation for nothing. On the aircraft carrier Yorktown on Saturday afternoon, veterans, members of the Yorktown Association and a Medal of Honor recipient honored the people who served in World War II. Read More

Residents upset over changed treescape

Utility says trimming done with help of arborists

James Island residents say the trees along Harbor View Road look like extras in a slasher film -- they've been butchered, decapitated and chainsawed. And they blame SCE&G for the slaughter. Along the road, trees have been cut back at least 10 feet from power lines. Read More

Tiny town becomes war zone

They dread sundown, worry every time headlights pierce the darkness of their street, feel their hearts jump at the roar of an engine. They stay indoors, avoid windows. They are afraid to speak publicly of what's going on, lest they become targets. Read More

Tot's life story ends abruptly

Shaniyah Burden is going to miss a lot of things in life. She will never watch a high school football game on a crisp fall evening, never go to the prom, or graduate from college. Read More

Musical bolt from the blue

Sometime during the Citadel-Wofford game on Saturday, folks in the stands will be serenaded by piano music from the heavens. In more ways than one. Read More

Letting Fox News set agenda

So the people at Fox News say they now know where the Guantanamo Bay detainees (read: suspected terrorists) "could be going." Read More

Letters illuminate first search for the Hunley

In the fall of 1864, a U.S. Navy officer serving in the blockade of Charleston set out on a quest that would consume some men for more than a century. He wanted to find the H.L. Hunley. Read More