The 4th U.S. Court of Appeals has struck down the city of Charleston’s tour guide licensing ordinance, finding that while the city has a significant interest in protecting the tourism industry, the ordinance was an unconstitutional restriction of tour ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) A federal judge in South Carolina has ruled the Trump administration did not properly seek public input when it suspended protections designed to thwart waterway pollution. The Post and Courier newspaper reports the decision by U.S. District Judge David Norton ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) A South Carolina teenager accused of trying to fight for the Islamic State is expected to enter a guilty plea. Federal court documents show a change of plea hearing is scheduled in Charleston on Aug. 8 for 19-year-old Zakaryia ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) A federal judge says Charleston can’t force tour guides to prove they know the history and architecture of the nearly 350-year-old South Carolina port city. News organizations report U.S. District Judge David Norton ruled Aug. 3 that Charleston’s tour-guide ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) One of South Carolina’s most popular tourist destinations is imposing new rules for residents who use their homes for short-term rentals. WCSC-TV reported Charleston is cracking down on people who offer rentals through Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway or other companies, ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) Federal prosecutors say a South Carolina man who never served in the military swindled nearly $200,000 in health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Justice Department said in a news release that 70-year-old Keith Hudson of ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) A man serving 18 years in prison in South Carolina for burglary was rightfully convicted in part because he left his cellphone at the crime scene and a detective guessed his passcode as 1-2-3-4 instead of getting a ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) Housing Secretary Ben Carson says his latest proposal to raise rents would mean a path toward self-sufficiency for more than 4 million low-income households across the United States by pushing more people to find work. For Ebony Morris ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) The mayor of a South Carolina city has been suspended as conservator for a woman after a judge ruled the conservator failed to get advance approval for several loans. Media outlets reported Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg has been ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) It soon may be illegal to smoke within city parks in Charleston. The city council is expected to vote May 8 on whether to ban all smoking in the city parks. That would include e-cigarettes. Supporters say the move ...

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