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A beach access point on the north end Pawleys Island, South Carolina, Saturday, October 27, 2012.

In South Carolina, leaders reconsider drilling along the coastline

The push to start drilling in the Atlantic Ocean is gaining momentum and dividing people along the...

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Scores of people filled a meeting space at Whale Branch Middle School for a community meeting with state environmental officials April 22, 2014, about a jellyfish processing operation planned for Port Royal.

Jellyfish operations suspended pending state reviews

Jellyfish-processing operations have ceased in Beaufort and Colleton counties pending toxicity tests and further permit reviews, state and processing company officials said Tuesday night.

Crime & Public Safety

Wednesday crime reports April 23

The following reports were released Tuesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:

Sports

Footballs lie on the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

All Beaufort County public schools will play each other on football field this year

Community involvement, increased ticket sales and lower travel costs are among the reasons for a Beaufort County School District requirement that its schools play each other in all sports possible starting next school year.

Living

Randy Dalbow, a doctor at Beaufort Memorial Lady's Island Internal Medicine

Professional Opinion: Is it safe to use over-the-counter sleep aids for insomnia?

Randy Dalbow, who practices at Beaufort Memorial Lady's Island Internal Medicine, discusses insomnia and the use of sleep aids.

Entertainment

SOUTHERN CHARM -- Season:1 -- Pictured: Witney Sudler-Smith, Thomas Ravenel, Craig Conover, Cameran Eubanks, Jenna Lee King, William Shepherd "Shep" Rose III

Southern Charm recap: Season finale ends with a bang

On the season finale of "Southern Charm," Kathryn and Thomas' relationship is in turmoil. Whitney throws a July Fourth party at his new apartment.

Opinion/Letters

Chloe Pinckney and her friends relived the joys of childhood at her backyard dock in Beaufort's Pigeon Point neighborhood.

Chloe Pinckney celebrates 'the beautiful, the beautiful river'

Chloe Martin Pinckney proves the joys of a childhood in old Beaufort never fade away.

Nation/World

Videojournalists set up outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2104. The court is hearing arguments between Aereo, Inc., an internet startup company that gives subscribers access to broadcast television on their laptops and other portable devices and the broadcasters.

Internet TV case: Justices skeptical, concerned

Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the internet. 16 minutes ago

State

A remotely operated submersible used to recover artifacts beneath the ocean sits on the deck of the Odyssey Explorer in North Charleston, S.C., on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. The Explorer leaves this week on an expedition to recover the remaining gold from the wreck of the S.S. Central America off the North Carolina coast. It's not clear just how much gold might still be in the wreck of the ship which sank during an 1857 hurricane. An expedition a quarter-century ago recovered gold bars and coins worth an estimated $50 million at that time.

Expedition sailing to recover sunken gold off SC coast

An expedition is heading out this week to recover the remaining gold from a sunken 19th-century steamship that yielded an estimated $50 million a quarter century ago before legal challenges shut down the recovery.