Developing Stories

Sen. Graham bill would keep guns from mentally ill

In this file photo, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks in Beaufort on the threat of defense-spending cuts and the effect they would have on the region's military bases. Here he speaks to county officials and the Military Enhancement Committee, a Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce panel dedicated to protecting local bases, during an appearance at the County Council chambers.

Shocked into action by a Lady's Island woman who legally bought a gun and allegedly took it to a Charleston school, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina rolled out a bill Wednesday that bans some people who are mentally ill from buying...

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Hilton Head deputy, security officer honored for quick action

Cpl. Michael Malonis was patrolling Hilton Head Island in January when he spotted a black pickup truck matching the description of an armed robber's getaway vehicle.
ELECTION

Former Gov. Mark Sanford's rough signs mask polished congressional campaign effort

Jack Burton, owner of The Burton Co. on Sullivan's Island, was happy to help when his longtime friend, former Gov. Mark Sanford, recently phoned him, looking for scraps of plywood.
BUSINESS

Beaufort County internet providers Hargray, Time Warner raising prices

Two of the largest cable and Internet companies in Beaufort County have announced price increases that will start appearing soon on some customers' monthly bills.
DEVELOPING STORIES

Reports of identity theft rise in Beaufort County, across South Carolina

Identity theft is on the rise in both South Carolina and the Beaufort-Hilton Head Island area, according to reports last year to the Federal Trade Commission.
DEVELOPING STORIES

Longtime employee named Historic Beaufort Foundation director

Maxine Lutz has been named executive director of the Historic Beaufort Foundation, almost six months after the last head of the preservationist group stepped down.
DEVELOPING STORIES

Hilton Head sailing, rowing center design approved

Conceptual designs for a sailing and rowing center on Hilton Head Island have won unanimous support from a town board, but members of local boating clubs say the plans need improvement.
TRAFFIC

VIDEO: S.C. 170 pothole fix planned

The stretch of S.C. 170 that passes through greater Bluffton should be widened from a bumpy two-lane road to a smooth four-lane highway by fall 2014.
DEVELOPING STORIES

Solicitor: Unprecedented murder charges for 3 in killing of 8-year-old Hilton Head boy (VIDEO)

All three men accused of participating in a Hilton Head Island shootout that killed an 8-year-old bystander -- not just the one believed to have fired the fatal bullet -- will be charged with murder, the 14th Judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office said after a court hearing Monday.
ELECTION

Candidate Curtis Bostic does not live in 1st Congressional District

Curtis Bostic wants to represent Beaufort County and the rest of the 1st Congressional District -- even though he doesn't live in the district.
DEVELOPING STORIES

Former Hampton County Sheriff's deputy indicted for molesting student

A former Hampton County Sheriff's deputy was indicted this week for molesting a student, according to a news release from 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office.