The fire started around 4:30 at a vacant home near Quacco Road on Highway 17.

Ms. Thelma Hodges turned 100 years old today.  She celebrated in style with family and members of the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Candidates in the race to the White House have set their focus on South Carolina.  Republican John McCain started his day in the upstate while Fred Thompson made a trip to the Lowcountry.

A fund has been set up to help the Coe Family deal with their tragic loss this week.

Tonight Edwards attended a town hall on Saint Helena Island.
That's where News Three Night Side Reporter Alice Massimi caught up with the candidate for a one-on one interview.

Staying healthy is important to all of us, especially our senior citizens.  Their 2008 health calendar came out today at a local release party.  3 On Your Side's Tristan Tully was there, and shows us how it all works.

In Charleston, several people were taken to local hospitals after a Wednesday afternoon carriage accident. NEWS 3 is On Your Side with how local companies are keeping people safe.

Campus Police and school social workers team up; hitting the streets, and knocking on doors, all to crack down on truant students.

There are new developments this morning into the case of the pregnant missing marine from Camp Lejune—who could give birth any day now. Watch a press conference live at noon.

Democratic party officials tell us John Edwards will be hosting a town hall meeting on St. Helena Island. It's scheduled to begin at 6:15pm in the Penn Center.

For many homeowners, that sounds like a great idea. But others say it comes with a hefty price.

One Lowcountry neighbor hopes a Thursday meeting will change the minds of those who want to develop his rural neighborhood.

Neighbor calls NEWS 3, saying her neighborhood has gone to the dogs

PENTAGON (AP) - The Pentagon is preparing to send at least 3,000
Marines to Afghanistan in April. The plans, announced by military
officials, would be to hold off another expected spring offensive
by the Taliban.

Police arrested a South Carolina man early Thursday morning who's accused of kidnapping his girlfriend, stealing a friend's car, eluding police and possessing a firearm.

The 16-year-old endangered runaway from Ridgeland has been found. Jasper County officials say with the help of Tiffany's Williams' grandparents she was brought home this afternoon.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2008 - Business is booming for a butcher in Arab Jabour, Iraq, thanks to the micro-grants program being implemented by the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

The race for the White House looks wide open in both parties after comeback wins by John McCain and Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire.

New legislation proposes eliminating property taxes, which has educators worried they won't have enough money for the classrooms. School District officials and other organizations speak out.