City Council has approved a new, smaller swimming-only spot at Folly Beach, and lifeguards now have more authority to enforce the rules. It will give surfers more space, but they have other issues on their minds, as well. More

NBC News 2 examines how local businesses have been affected in the year since the city outlawed smoking in bars and restaurants. More

The Battery tied the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 Wednesday night in British Columbia, and remain in first place. More

The consumer advocate turned presidential candidate will be at the Statehouse in Columbia on Friday to host a news conference and fundraiser. More

Roadside vendors have historically not had much trouble in finding a spot to pull off the side of the road to sell their watermelons, shrimp, or other goods. But North Charleston is looking to tidy things up. More

A somewhat-unknown disease is popping up near Tampa, Florida, and tuning palmettos yellow and killing them. It has researchers and citizens concerned it could not only kill off the tree in Florida but possibly work its way up to South Carolina and kill our state tree. More

Italian ice, along with hot dogs, could all but disappear from much of King Street, under a new ordinance being considered by Charleston City Council. More

Verizon wireless reported it's South Carolina customers sent nearly 500 percent more text messages in April than they did for the same month in 2006. It shot up some 550 percent in Charleston to 32 million texts sent and received. Not too bad you may be thinking. More

"An Intimate Evening with Al Green" will be making one of his few stops in the South at the Charleston Music Hall on Saturday (July 26). More

Even after the recent low lake levels, Charleston's water sources still feel nearly infinite. Sure, Atlanta was running out of water, the upstate is dry as a rock, but here the water still flows with little more than a suggestion to maybe cut back a bit on our usage. But our supply may be far more fragile than we realize, and Charleston Magazine has written up a good article to remind us of that. More