Deaths and Funerals for Sunday, January 17, 2016
BOYD, D’Angela, Summerville
BOYD, D’Angela, Summerville
Republican-oriented pollster Frank Luntz gave Gov. Nikki Haley high marks for her response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union message.
The city of Charleston says rampant development isn’t the cause of flooding in outer West Ashley, but many residents aren’t buying it.
Chiminea wasn’t lolling. The young right whale was swimming north, apparently at good speed, when it was spotted earlier this month just off the Stono inlet. It was the first confirmed sighting of the perilously endangered species in nearly three years along the South Carolina coast.
(Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker missed birdie putts from 12 feet on the last two holes and had to settle for a share of the lead with fellow American Zac Blair after the third round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday.
* Blair misses short putt on 18 for outright lead (Adds quotes, detail)
HUNTINGBURG, Indiana — Turkeys tested positive for bird flu at nine more Indiana farms near the location where authorities first confirmed a strain different from the one that ravaged the U.S. poultry industry last summer, Indiana authorities said on Saturday.
Jan 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Sony Open at the par-70 course on Saturday in Honolulu, Hawaii -16 Zachary Blair (U.S.) 65 65 64 Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) 63 65 66 -15 Kevin Kisner (U.S.) 63 66 66 -14 Kim Si-Woo (Korea) 64 67 65 -12 Fabian Gomez (Argentina) 69 64 65 -11 Sean O'Hair (U.S.) 65 66 68 Daisuke Kataoka (Japan) 66 69 64 Gary Woodland (U.S.) 66
In just a few days, local and foreign tourists will again be flocking to the highlands of Baguio to witness the renowned Panagbenga Festival, also known as the Blooming Flowers Festival, set every February.
Overseas absentee voters (OAV) are urged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to go online to see if their names are already in the Certified List of Overseas Voters (CLOV).
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Last week's attack on Jakarta showed for the first time that Islamic State violence has arrived in Indonesia, but security experts believe the radical group's footprint is still light here because militants are jostling to be its regional leader.
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Last week's attack on Jakarta showed for the first time that Islamic State violence has arrived in Indonesia, but security experts believe the radical group's footprint is still light here because militants are jostling to be its regional leader.
UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned the heinous terrorist attacks carried out on Friday in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou which resulted in 23 deaths and many other people wounded, said a statement of Ban's spokesman.
(Reuters) - American sprinter Allyson Felix will get a rare chance to win gold in both the 200 and 400 metres after the global athletics governing body changed the Rio Olympics competition schedule.
MARIVELES, Bataan -- With its on and off status of construction, Mariveles Mayor Jesse Concepcion has sought the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the completion of the 40-kilometer stretch Bagac-Mariveles road which is projected to become a premier eco-tourism business hub in Central Luzon.
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker missed birdie putts from 12 feet on the last two holes and had to settle for a share of the lead with fellow American Zac Blair after the third round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday.
Democrats put their White House candidate differences aside for one night in Charleston, breaking bread, listening to party leaders and slamming Republicans.
It was nice to finally be on the right end of an overtime game for Alaska Aces defenseman Patrick Wellar at the North Charleston Coliseum.
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan should abandon its "hallucinations" about pushing for independence, as any moves towards it would be a "poison", Chinese state-run media said after a landslide victory for the island's independence-leaning opposition.
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan should abandon its "hallucinations" about pushing for independence, as any moves towards it would be a "poison", Chinese state-run media said after a landslide victory for the island's independence-leaning opposition.
Jan 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the third One Day International between Australia and India on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia Australia won toss and decided to bat Australia: Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Steven Smith (capt), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, John Hastings, Kane Richardson, Scott Boland India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, R
LOS ANGELES, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Southern California air quality officials on Saturday delayed plans to capture and burn off natural gas leaking from an underground well near an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood, citing the possible risk of a fire.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global banks have started to hand back investment quotas used to buy Chinese stocks and bonds because alternative channels for investment in China and the sliding yuan are making this once lucrative business unprofitable.
Motor vehicle collectors in the Charleston area don’t really observe a down time, due to the reasonably mild weather year round. But January comes the closest.
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean university is testing a sedan that can pick up and transport passengers without a human driver, giving a glimpse into the future of autonomous public transport.