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A turtle heads back into the surf after a night on the nest.

Photo gallery: Fripp Island Turtle Team keeps watch over loggerheads

This time of year brings lots of visitors to Beaufort County’s sandy beaches — and not...

Local News

This loggerhead sea turtle was rescued from a sandbar near Fripp Island and is recovering at the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital in Charleston.</p>

Sick sea turtle rescued from Skulls Inlet sandbar

A loggerhead sea turtle weighing more than 100 pounds was rescued from a sandbar near Fripp Island on Tuesday, and it is recovering at the South Carolina... 2 hours ago

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Crime & Public Safety

Joe Maffo, owner of Critter Management, picks up a female alligator that he wrangled on June 19 in the median at the intersection of U.S. 278 and Gumtree Road on Hilton Head Island as Beaufort County Sheriff deputies watch. Maffo said the alligator probably came from the Marshpoint Villa area and was likely headed to Jarvis Creek Park to nest.

Alligator removed from U.S. 278 median on Hilton Head

Why did the gator cross the road?

Features

FILE - This Sept. 21, 2003 file photo shows actors Edie Falco, left, and James Gandolfini with the awards they won for outstanding lead actress and actor in a drama series for their work on The Sopranos at the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Italy. He was 51.

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant center of one of TV's greatest... 1 hour ago

Sports

Hilton Head Island High School head football coach B.J. Payne greets Joella Edwards and her son, Jon Baty, shortly after being named the coach in 2012. Baty was one of several Seahawks who went with Payne on a college recruiting road trip this year.

Payne takes Seahawks on annual college recruiting road trip

Michael Julian's offer sheet didn't truly grow until the former Hilton Head Island High School quarterback took part in coach B.J. Payne's week-long...

Opinion

Bluffton Self Help founder Ida Martin waits to meet President Barack Obama to receive the Presidential Citizens Medal for her volunteer work in October 2011.

Ida Martin made Bluffton a better place to live

Her generosity and her work ethic were gifts to the entire community.

National

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.

State

Feds charge 33 in Ga. gun trafficking case

Federal authorities in Savannah unsealed 17 indictments on Wednesday charging 33 people as part of an undercover investigation of gun and drug trafficking.

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