South Carolina becomes the first state in the country to hold a sales tax holiday only for guns, starting today. And Beaufort County gun shops said they're prepared for big sales -- not only because of the holiday but due to a rising fear that a Barack Obama administration will curtail gun rights. (More)

Pvt. Steven Morin graduated from basic training Wednesday with one goal in mind: Get home as soon as possible. (More)

Waiting in line for the early-morning Black Friday sales isn't a whim for one Beaufort resident -- it's a tradition that's three years strong. (More)

As the victim's family looked on, a judge Wednesday decided to keep three Bluffton teens suspected in the Oct. 30 attack on Windy Lakes resident Brian Lanese and a friend in jail. (More)

Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be in Savannah on Monday to support incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his runoff election, a contest that could determine the balance of power in Washington. (More)

Thanksgiving Day traditionally has been a busy day for local firefighters, as amateur cooks take to their kitchens to prepare holiday favorites -- and sometimes end up cooking their homes instead. (More)

The chance to become one of only six Marine Corps pilots to test fly the next-generation fighter jet has attracted interest from pilots at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. (More)

Beaufort charity officials said local food banks' supplies have diminished, while requests for help swell. (More)

In more than 200 years of life, The Anchorage on Bay Street has been a home to dignitaries, a hotel annex and a guest house. Its latest incarnation - a gourmet Southern restaurant and event space - opens today. (More)

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office has called a press conference Monday where it is expected officials will announce the hiring of two former Beaufort police chiefs. (More)

BLUFFTON -- Two Bluffton High School students and an 18-year-old were arrested Tuesday morning and charged in the brutal beating of two men in a Bluffton area backyard Oct. 30. (More)

Walking off the firing range, Stephanie Guidroz had a big grin on her face. She just fired off 10 rounds and was confident she would take home a Thanksgiving turkey. (More)

COLUMBIA — Locked in a government storage room are files that tell the story of a leaking nuclear waste landfill near Barnwell. (More)

BLUFFTON -- A national health care advocacy group reported Tuesday that more than 12 percent of South Carolina children do not have health insurance. (More)

Two people were killed Saturday evening in a head-on crash on Sea Island Parkway at Dulamo Road, according to Lance Cpl. Bob Beres of the S.C. Highway Patrol. (More)

BLUFFTON -- The Beaufort County School District will implement stricter academic standards for student-athletes and participants in other extracurricular activities Jan. 15, the first day of the second semester, the district's supervisor of athletics said Friday. (More)

Voters at the Charles "Lind" Brown Activity Center in Beaufort fill the 10 available voting booths on Tuesday morning. As of 10:30 a.m., voters had a wait of 45 minutes to an hour to vote. (More)

Kalia Pinckney, 6, goes whizzing by on a motorcycle ride at the Beaufort County Fair on Friday. Today is the last day of the fair sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, off of Castle Rock Road in Burton. Gates open at 1 p.m. (More)

Tonight's Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society scheduled to take place at Naval Hospital Beaufort, has been canceled. Anyone with questions should contact Nancy Wellard at 843-384-5034. (More)

The Beaufort Police Department is looking for two armed black males believed to have robbed an employee of Beaufort's Zaxby's early Wednesday. (More)

BLUFFTON — A day after an error was discovered on paper ballots that might affect the outcome for multi-seat, at-large elections, voters complained in Bluffton that electronic machines didn't register their votes. Three of four candidates for Bluffton Town Council say they have received complaints about Hilton Head Island's election office from residents voting absentee in person. (More)

Beaufort's military spouses might land more jobs -- and more jobs could be created to suit their talents -- if their skills are catalogued, a local economic development group says. (More)

The location for Tuesday's Beaufort-Port Royal Joint Municipal Planning Commission meeting location has been changed to the Port Royal police-fire station, 1748 Paris Ave. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. (More)

Two area hospitals rank among the top hospitals in the nation for certain types of treatment, according to the 2009 HealthGrades reports released recently. "The great news for the Beaufort area is that they really have quality health care," said Lauren Galloway, a consultant for HealthGrades, which is one of the most widely used evaluators of hospitals nationwide. HealthGrades evaluates all hospitals. Hospitals cannot opt out. (More)

For the past six years, the Beaufort County School District has failed to meet standards for academic advancement mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind law. (More)