Does Joe Cunningham need to woo SC Republicans to win?

Low Tide Brewing on Johns Island was Joe Cunningham's first stop on a "Cunningham Brewery Tour" on Thursday July 26, 2018 in his campaign for congress. Wade Spees/Staff Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington turns to former congressman Tommy Hartnett as she expresses gratitude for his work during a 1st Congressional Honorees Banquet at Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant on Thursday, August 16, 2018.

‘Catastrophic’ freshwater flooding expected over Carolinas

The National Hurricane Center said early Friday that Florence was about to make landfall in North Carolina bringing with it life-threatening storm surge and hurricane strength winds. The powerful storm already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and forecasters say that "catastrophic" freshwater flooding is expected over portions of the Carolinas as Hurricane Florence inches closer to the U.S. East Coast.

The Latest: N. Carolina city has 150 people awaiting rescue

The Goose Creek shelter is one of the primary shelters for many Charleston area residents who have evacuated their homes in response to approaching tropical weather in South Carolina. A North Carolina city situated between two rivers says it has around 150 people waiting to be rescued from rising flood waters from Hurricane Florence.

Millions prepare for potentially catastrophic Florence

With Hurricane Florence barreling to the U.S. East Coast, the commander of US Fleet Forces Command ordered all U.S. Navy ships to leave the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. RALEIGH, N.C. - With mandatory evacuations already issued for parts of three East Coast states, millions of Americans are preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades.

Flood insurer that covers 200K SC homes remains a political football

Rain storms triggered widespread flooding in Charleston on July 20, but other areas of South Carolina are also susceptible to water damage. "Our entire state is in the flood zone, in my opinion," says S.C. Insurance Department chief Ray Farmer.

Hicks column: Good grief. S.C. Democrats optimistic they can finally overcome the math

They've got this Charlie Brown-like optimism - or naivete - that one day they'll actually kick that football a or win an election. Last week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced it would put resources into Joe Cunningham's race to win the 1st District congressional seat.

In SC primary, ardent Trump backer defeats Rep. Mark Sanford

U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford hugged his sons after addressing his supporters at Liberty Tap Room in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Sanford lost his first election ever Tuesday, beaten for the Republican nomination for another term in the coastal 1st District around Charleston by state Rep. Katie Arrington.

James Smith still leads fundraising in S.C. Democratic governor race ahead of debate

State Rep. James Smith, backed by a former vice president, continues to outraise Democratic rivals in a South Carolina governor's race where one pollster says many voters still don't have a favorite. With a little more than a week before the June 12 primary, Smith also has more money in the bank than Charleston businessman Phil Noble and Florence attorney Marguerite Willis, according campaign disclosures filed with the state Ethics Commission over the weekend.

Turns out that Archie Parnell’s history as a Goldman Sachs banker …

As of last week, the candidates that the lucky voters in S.C.'s 5th District were choosing between included a congressman best known for recently wielding a loaded gun during a meeting, a former blue chip banker, an ex-clown. Little did they know that former Goldman Sachs adviser Archie Parnell also has a history of domestic issues, according to a Post and Courier report Monday.

What South Carolina’s 2018 governor candidates say about the issues, the office

Candidates for South Carolina governor, from left to right, top to bottom in alphabetical order: Kevin Bryant , Yancey McGill , Henry McMaster , Phil Noble , James Smith , Catherine Templeton , John Warren and Murray-Lasaine Elementary School Montessori primary student Millard Ackerman works independently on his math skills Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Brad Nettles/Staff Trident Technical College offers specialized training programs for advanced manufacturing, such as these students learning aircraft maintenance.

Singer Joan Baez coming to Charleston’s Marion Square for Emanuel AME Church remembrance in June

Members of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church and its supporters will hold an anti-gun violence and racial reconciliation rally in June that will draw 1960s peace movement folk singer Joan Baez and others to Marion Square. The gathering, timed for the third anniversary of the mass shooting that killed nine church members during Bible study inside Emanuel, is being billed as a "call to action."

Senate bill to extend background checks for gun purchases lingers in committee

In December 2016, Palmetto State Armory ran dozens of billboards in the Charleston area promoting buying guns for loved ones for Christmas The Senate Judiciary Committee did not vote on a bill filed more than a year ago to extend background checks for gun purchasers from three to five days on Tuesday. The bill, S. 516, is sponsored by Sens. Marlon Kimpson, a Democrat from Charleston, and Chauncey Gregory, a Republican representing Lancaster and York counties.

FBI: Mom of kidnapped girl apparently was tied up in home

A 4-year-old girl who disappeared from her South Carolina home where her mother was found badly beaten has been found safe a day later in Alabama, au... CHARLESTON, S.C. - The mother of a kidnapped 4-year-old girl was attacked in her home and apparently tied up before police found her while making a welfare check, according to an affidavit filed in the case Thursday. The girl, Heidi Todd, was found safe hundreds of miles away in Alabama on Wednesday, and the man suspected of kidnapping her was arrested hours later, authorities said.

Environmental group files lawsuit asking for a look at cheaper options to I-73

CHARLESTON, SC A local environmental group filed a lawsuit Tuesday that is asking federal agencies to examine a "more fiscally responsible alternative" to Interstate 73. According to a press release, the Coastal Conservation League is asking that officials look into the Grand Strand Expressway, which is a proposal to connect Myrtle Beach to Interstate 95 with upgrades to the S.C. 38 and U.S. 501 corridor. CCL leaders said the proposed expressway would save $2 billion, "compared to the I-73 boondoggle pushed by Horry County officials and special interests," the release stated.

Military leaders say budget stopgaps affecting readiness

Military leaders worry that the way Congress is keeping the federal government funded, using continuing resolutions instead of passing an appropriations bill, is having an adverse effect on the military readiness of the United States. In the absence of a new budget, a continuing resolution funds the government for a set period of time at the same level or slightly lower than a previous appropriations bill.