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09/12/2025

Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly remembers the first phone call he received with news his wife, congresswoman Gabby Giffords, had been shot while meeting with constituents at a Tucson grocery store.

He initially thought she’d be OK, he told a group gathered in downtown Columbia Sept. 12 for a veterans town hall organized by the S.C. Democratic Party. That was until the second phone call from Giffords’ chief of staff confirmed she’d been shot in the head.

That memory was all too vivid for Kelly as he received news earlier this week of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was shot during an on-campus event at Utah Valley University allegedly by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.

Arizona U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a possible Democratic 2028 candidate and Gabby Giffords’ husband, denounced political violence while in Columbia.

09/12/2025

The owner of a Lowcountry restaurant has apologized for comments he made after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The owner of Charleston restaurant Tattooed Moose apologized after his comments on Charlie Kirk's death caused backlash, embarrassment and death threats.

09/12/2025

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“It’s been two weeks without any of those large females emerging, so the nesting season is over,” said Amber Kuehn, director of the Sea Turtle Patrol on Hilton Head Island.

The numbers of nests counted by monitoring programs across Beaufort County beaches are rolling in, and a picture of the season is beginning to emerge.

All in all, it’s been a decent year.

(⁠ 📸 by Laura Bilson / The Post and Courier)

09/12/2025

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Mark Richards watched his father’s boat disappear into the ocean.
Gone, the hulking 98-foot working boat left two large bubble rings, appearing like pockets of boiling water, on the surface Sept. 5 as it settled about 63 feet down on the sandy bottom as part of the Cape Romain Reef.

"He probably put something on just about every artificial reef off the state of South Carolina," Richards said of his father, Capt. Eddie Richards. "Dad passed July 6 of 2024, and I had this boat of his that was what he would use for the reef program. I didn't know what to do with it. At the end of the day, I said, ‘You know what? I could sell it, but I'd rather make a reef out of it.’”

(⁠ 📸s by Janet Morgan / The Post and Courier)

09/12/2025

South Carolina contained Vanderbilt magician/quarterback Diego Pavia last year. Is it realistic to think the same could happen again, without the same defensive personnel?

South Carolina contained Diego Pavia last year. Is it realistic to think it could happen again in Saturday's football game without the same defensive personnel?

09/12/2025

A sixth defendant admitted to her role in the federal corruption probe in South Carolina’s third-largest city, acknowledging she paid an ex-councilman a portion of funds provided to her nonprofit through a city-sponsored grant program.

Michelle Stent-Hilton of DEEP SC pleaded guilty for her role in giving funds from a North Charleston grant program to then-Councilman Jerome Heyward.

09/12/2025

After 61 percent of Charleston County voters rejected the 2024 transportation sales tax, County Council is establishing a special committee to explore a potential 2026 tax.

County Council has established a special committee to discuss a potential 2026 transportation sales tax after voters rejected the 2024 referendum.

09/12/2025

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Intimate seafood haven Chubby Fish () has landed a coveted spot on The New York Times’ latest list of the 50 best restaurants in America.

Led by chef James London, the Coming Street gem has become known for its daily-changing, “dock-to-table” menu sourcing the freshest ingredients — and a line that wraps around the block.

(📸 by Parker Milner / The Post and Courier)

09/12/2025

Bestselling author Elin Hilderbran, sat down with The Post and Courier to chat about her new book, “The Academy,” her next TV show starring Jennifer Garner and more ahead of her book stop in Charleston Sept. 18.

Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand chats about her new book, “The Academy” and her new TV show starring Jennifer Garner ahead of her tour stop in Charleston, SC.

09/12/2025

Prosecutors dropped a North Charleston murder charge after four years, writing they could not prove that the accused was the second shooter in an alleged ma*****na deal that turned fatal.

Davon Wilson entered an Alford plea to obstruction of justice in Elijah Patterson’s 2020 death. He admitted no guilt in the killing.

09/12/2025

A popular Park Circle cafe and market plans to open a second location in downtown Charleston. Here are the details.

Odd Duck Market in Park Circle will move downtown into former SouthState Bank at 637 Rutledge Avenue near Hampton Park in Charleston.