Former Beaufort editor, AP newsman dies in wreck

Officials say Philip Prechtel died after a construction canopy outside the Pennsylvania hotel trapped the gas from hot water heater vents.

It's certainly the last thing we would expect from someone who's supposed to put out fires, but a Lowcountry firefighter now faces five arson charges.

Instead of doing his job to put out flames, a Lowcountry firefighter is charged with starting four recent fires in Bluffton.

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford delivered his state of the state address last night in Columbia. One of the highlights of his speech included last year's record tax cut for the Palmetto State.

He's accused of starting at least four fires, including the recent house fire in Palmetto Bluff. The fire dept. released a statement today and said, "he was a good employee."

The Beaufort County Board of Education has approved a school facility referendum for April 26, 2008, in the amount of $162,735,000. List of the key points.

Three men are in custody, after authorities say they attempted to rob a Hardeeville business last year.

"The more people walk and the less they drive, the safer the communities are going to be,” Thomas said.

An investigation report released Monday on the fatal April crash of a Blue Angels jet pilot says Lieutenant Commander Kevin Davis was traveling too fast and became disoriented.

An accident report detailing the cause of last April's Blue Angel jet crash will be released this morning.

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.

One Lowcountry neighbor fears his rural community will soon be a thing of the past.  That's if a Beaufort County rezoning proposal gets the o-k.  Right now eyes are on the more than 250 acres of land near Okatie Elementary School which could turn into commercial and residential developments.

The South Carolina Supreme Court is set to hear arguments that could determine whether municipal smoking bans around the state can stay put.

A new report says nearly 1,100 additional four-year-olds around South Carolina attended full-day kindergarten last year under a program meant to help poor children start school ready to learn.

For the second time in three days, a fire has left a Beaufort county family without a home.

Gov. Mark Sanford today released the fifth Executive Budget of his administration – a balanced, activity-based $6.8 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2008-09.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident in Bluffton that left one man hospitalized.

Firefighters got there in less than four minutes, but by that time the home was already engulfed in flames.

He says he was fired because he complained about the shoes the sheriff made deputies wear.

Authorities say a North Charleston man shot and killed his wife and the family dog before turning the gun on himself.

A Lady's Island couple is expecting a very special new year's surprise in 2008—quintuplets.

Police are hoping anyone with information on an armed robbery Monday night, might come forward with a tip.

The Beaufort Police Department says around 8:20 last night, two men were robbed at gunpoint near the Lafayette Square apartments on Lafayette Street.