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Union and United States Army Sergeant William Harvey Carvey owns the honorable distinction as the first African-American solider to be awarded the Medal Of Honor for his services to the country during the great Civil War.

The leading candidate for the U.S. location for military commissions is the Naval Brig at Charleston, S.C., according to a senior administration official.

A Moncks Corner woman is accused of embezzling $55,000 from the Charleston church where she served as a treasurer, an incident report states.

The Horizon Development Foundation announced Thursday that Gateway Development Services Inc.

Evening Post Publishing Co., parent of The Post and Courier, said Phase I of its Courier Square development will involved 2.8 acres of land and include apartments, office space, other commercial space and a parking deck.

Rescue workers and firefighters on Wednesday afternoon remove one of the occupants of a Sumter Utilities truck that plunged off northbound U.S. Highway 17 near the Meeting Street exit in downtown Charleston.

Known as The Stevie Awards , the competition recognizes achievements and contributions of businesses worldwide.

Spoleto Festival USA , Charleston's massive performing arts festival that spreads across three weeks at the beginning of summer each year, officially kicks off this Friday, May 24.

Back when we wrote about the South Carolina Senate's pint bill in April , things weren't looking so good.

For those seeking a place this Memorial Day Weekend to go to get cool and refreshed, The Alley Charleston provides the perfect outing.

Mediterranean Shipping is asking anyone interested in job opportunities to send their résumés to info@msc.us. Gov.

Wando art teacher Ashley Webb who was named the 2013 Mary Whyte Art Educator poses with the 2012 winner, Robin Boston.

In a statement published in Stroke , an American Heart Association journal, the association cites the aging U.S. population as the main reason for the increases and predicts that by 2030: Almost 4 percent of U.S. adults -- nearly one in 25 -- will have a stroke.

Three Charleston area merchants have been indicted on federal drug charges as part of a nationwide crackdown on synthetic marijuana, a designer drug linked to bizarre behavior and health problems.

Present at the awards ceremony were Amanda Addy , Elmire Raven and Cindy Schmidt and Tracey Rankin .

On May 21, 2013, Simon Cowell was late for the "The X Factor" U.S. 's first Season 3 auditions in front of the judges, but he had an understandable excuse: His trip to the venue was delayed due to bad weather, according to The Hollywood Reporter .

Provided Edgar Jennings, 20 of Argonne Street in Charleston, is wanted for second offense criminal domestic violence and cruelty to children, Charleston police said.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner, shown in Tokyo earlier this year, was on Kiawah Island today to address analysts.

Nearly a year after Mayor Joe Riley said he would never again dispute James Island's right to exist, Charleston's legal department has filed notice it is preparing to challenge six questionable residential annexations approved by James Island's Town Council.

A California winery has recovered four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon aged on the floor of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina for three months.