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Fountain Hills: Foster Your Future graduate finds new beginning

Fountain Hills: Foster Your Future graduate finds new beginning

Foster Your Future, a Fountain Hills-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering young adults transitioning out of the foster care system, is celebrating the inspiring success of one of its program participants, Jake T., whose journey from housing...

Baby got Bach! Ivory-tickling tot, 5, makes youngest-ever debut at NYC’s Carnegie Hall this weekend

Baby got Bach! Ivory-tickling tot, 5, makes youngest-ever debut at NYC’s Carnegie Hall this weekend

Alec Van Khajadourian plays to his strengths. And the five-year-old, a piano prodigy from Los Angeles, is poised to show off his strong suit — on one of NYC’s most storied stages this Sunday. “I can’t wait to get on stage at Carnegie Hall and play...

Arch to victory? Texas preseason pick to win SEC

Arch to victory? Texas preseason pick to win SEC

Texas, with Heisman Trophy candidate Arch Manning set to take over as starting quarterback, is the preseason pick to win the Southeastern Conference championship. The Longhorns received 96 of the 204 votes cast from media members covering the SEC...

Jackson County Grand Jury announces June 2025 indictments

Jackson County Grand Jury announces June 2025 indictments

Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Randy H. Dupree has announced that the Jackson County Grand Jury met in June 2025 and returned indictments for the following individuals: Andrew Canter, age 42, of Jackson, Ohio: One count of Aggravated...

Tennessee basketball reveals non-conference schedule

Tennessee basketball reveals non-conference schedule

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee basketball has revealed its 2025-26 non-conference schedule. The Vols are coming off a 2024-25 season that saw 30 games won and an Elite Eight run. They’ll take the court for 13 non-conference challenges between...

AROUND TOWN: Cobb school board member says requests repeatedly denied

AROUND TOWN: Cobb school board member says requests repeatedly denied

Several Democrats on the Cobb Board of Education voiced frustration Thursday over the district’s agenda and policy development process. While discussing various policy changes — including one on how the school year calendar is approved — board...

Schools race to fill vacancies amid shortage and new requirements

Schools race to fill vacancies amid shortage and new requirements

It's crunch time for school districts across the state to finalize hirings amid a state-wide teacher shortage. Here's what we learned about Midlands districts. COLUMBIA, S.C. — It's crunch time for school districts across the state to finalize...

Down and Dirty: A Very Bonner Spring Break

Down and Dirty: A Very Bonner Spring Break

They got muddy in the marshlands of Old Town Creek, which are too fragile for heavy construction equipment. There, they helped dig a channel by hand to revitalize an area damaged by climate change. During their spring break trip in March, 24...

1 gas station in cities throughout Allendale County had the cheapest diesel in week ending July 12

1 gas station in cities throughout Allendale County had the cheapest diesel in week ending July 12

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Allendale County...

From the Star-Banner photo archives: Ocala's Larry Whitler

From the Star-Banner photo archives: Ocala's Larry Whitler

In this January 2020 photo, Robin MacBlane and Larry Whitler talk about their careers as radio personalities at the WOCA station located in the Paddock Mall. The two, also known as Robin And The Giant, were retiring from WOCA after 17 years doing...

Texas picked to win SEC championship; Dogs picked 2nd

Texas picked to win SEC championship; Dogs picked 2nd

Texas, with Heisman Trophy candidate Arch Manning set to take over as starting quarterback, is the preseason pick to win the Southeastern Conference championship. The Longhorns received 96 of the 204 votes cast from media members covering the SEC...

ESPN labels B1G quarterback 'potential riser' for No. 1 pick

ESPN labels B1G quarterback 'potential riser' for No. 1 pick

Year in and year out, the B1G has no shortage of quarterback talent. But some schools produce more NFL prospects than others. After seeing Kurtis Rourke drafted 227th overall in 2025, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti is likely to send another passer to the...

Coast Guard Sector Charleston welcomes new commander, honors outgoing Capt. DelRosso

Coast Guard Sector Charleston welcomes new commander, honors outgoing Capt. DelRosso

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — There’s new leadership for the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston. A changing of the guard ceremony Friday morning honored outgoing commander Capt. Frank DelRosso, handing the reins over to incoming commander Capt. Shawn...

Michigan State Police sends its newest K-9 units to their assignments

Michigan State Police sends its newest K-9 units to their assignments

By Paula Wethington Paula Wethington Web Producer Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the...

Perseid Meteor Shower: SC’s Guide to Witnessing August’s Celestial Show

Perseid Meteor Shower: SC’s Guide to Witnessing August’s Celestial Show

One of the most anticipated celestial events of the year, the Perseid meteor shower, is once again shooting across our skies. This annual display offers a chance for South Carolinians to witness “shooting stars” streak across the night, though...

South Carolina Democrat says Newsom must explain 'many failures in California' before presidential run

South Carolina Democrat says Newsom must explain 'many failures in California' before presidential run

New York Post financial correspondent Lydia Moynihan and National Review senior writer Noah Rothman discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom's South Carolina tour and the likelihood of him running for president on 'America's Newsroom.' NEWYou can now...

Newton man dies in single-car crash in Catawba County

Newton man dies in single-car crash in Catawba County

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to the crash at about 10 p.m. on Whitener Road near Yoder Farm Road. NEWTON, N.C. — A Newton man died Thursday night after his car drove off the road and hit a tree in Catawba County. The North...

South Carolina could receive up to $10M in national opioid settlement

South Carolina could receive up to $10M in national opioid settlement

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina and nine other states have reached a settlement with several drug manufacturers for their role in the opioid crisis. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office said the settlement, totaling $720...

South Carolina Man Sentenced To 17 Years For Gas Station Stabbing

Gas Station Line Dispute Leads to 17-Year Sentence for Greenville Man A South Carolina man will serve 17 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a violent gas station attack that left an unarmed victim with a...

South Carolina teacher charged with sexual conduct with a minor

South Carolina teacher charged with sexual conduct with a minor

Nicole Callaham faces charges in Anderson and Greenville counties after police say she engaged in criminal sexual conduct with a boy starting at age 14. ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — A 33-year-old South Carolina teacher is facing multiple charges...

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