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Judge Clifton Newman has welcomed jurors back into the courtroom and prosecutors resumed their questioning of witnesses not related to financial evidence. Read moreLive: Will Alex Murdaugh's alleged financial crimes shift course of double murder trial?
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NEW BITES
Since Jan. 17, Harold's Cabin owner John Schumacher and his team have been welcoming guests to the renovated second story of the cozy restaurant that’s now dubbed The Pickled Beat, “a whimsical, speakeasy-esque lounge area.”
Starting Feb. 3 when the Charleston Place's Charleston Grill makes its return, new chef de cuisine Suze Castelloe will be leading the kitchen instead of longtime executive chef Michelle Weaver, who will transition to a new culinary ambassador role.
CHARLESTON TALENT
Noah Jones plays keyboard with Charleston bands Stop Light Observations, Little Bird and The Psycodelics.
Brandon Fudge, also known as DJ Lazer Cat, is part of Charleston pop band 2 Slices. He also DJs, with recent gigs at The Faculty Lounge.
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PRESERVING THE PAST
The awards this year paid special attention to projects that found creative ways to preserve historic properties in the face of rising waters and increasingly severe flooding in the Lowcountry.
Charles Duell, who founded the Middleton Place Foundation and has spent the last half-century helping preserve the Edmondston-Alston House, Middleton Place and other historic sites in Charleston, will receive a national honor from the American College of the Building Arts.
Three South Carolina freshman football players are in trouble with the law. Read more3 Gamecock freshmen suspended; Rhames facing weapons charge
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WHO'S WHO AT THE MURDAUGH TRIAL
Former Hampton attorney Alex Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son in a June 2021 double homicide that has drawn international attention and renewed scrutiny of a prominent family that wielded great wealth and influence in this rural corner of South Carolina. Read moreAlex Murdaugh indicted in double murder of wife, son
In this episode, hosts Glenn Smith and Avery Wilks discuss their recent story on Curtis “Cousin Eddie” Smith, including the revelation that the Walterboro trucker has been subpoenaed as a witness in Alex Murdaugh’s Jan. 23 double murder trial.
When a fatal boat crash dragged Alex Murdaugh’s family into the crosshairs of a criminal investigation, the wealthy Hampton lawyer hired Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin to defend them. The rest of the country will soon find out why. Read moreAlex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys: Who are Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin?
As chief prosecutor for South Carolina's state grand jury, Creighton Waters is known as a tireless investigator and legal genius with a zealous commitment to bringing justice to bad guys. Now comes his greatest test: trying next month's double-murder case against Lowcountry legal scion Alex Murdaugh. Read moreMeet Creighton Waters, the Murdaugh prosecutor whose investigations toppled an SC dynasty