For a decade plans and preparation have been made to widen a stretch of I-26 from three lanes to four, well that is done and construction is to begin August 4. More

The talk seemed to be pretty dead, but now Charleston City Paper blogger Greg Hambrick points out that our own Sen. Lindsey Graham might still be a contender. Update: It looks like a Virginia representative may be side-stepping our soft-spoken senator. More

Two boys around the ages of 4 to 5 years have drowned in a hole dug for utility lines at a Summerville development. More

Plans for the 1,500-unit development "The Promenade" have been brewing for years and are finally starting to take shape. The site may also offer much for the Charleston art scene. More

The Post and Courier reports that many merchants are increasingly concerned about the downturn in shopping. More

The Post and Courier reports that a preliminary date more than a year way has been set for the fire that led to the deaths of nine firefighters. More

With high humidity we're looking at heat indexes around 106 degrees and thunderstorms. Stay out of the sun and drink plenty of fluids. The worst will be after 2 p.m. More

High school football programs in Berkeley and Dorchester counties will likely suffer over the coming years as students flow to newly opened schools. More

Fourteen teenage boys from Holzminden, Germany, are in Mount Pleasant for ten days as part of the The German-American Soccer Exchange Program. Next year 15 from Mount Pleasant will go to Germany. More

The Post and Courier has done an extensive write-up on hydrogen research in South Carolina and how our state is poised to be a major player in the world of hydrogen. I like the notion, but am not sold. Here's why. More