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NEWS ABOUT: Charleston

Charleston stories: 10 news summaries

 San Fran Is Best US 
 Vacation Destination 

Charleston, Santa Fe, New York, and Chicago round out top 5

Oct 29, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco has topped this year’s Conde Nast Traveler list of American cities to visit. The city by the bay edged out Charleston , SC , at No. 2. Metropolises New York and Chicago made a strong showing as well, at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. The list is... More »

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travel • California • San Francisco • New York City • Chicago • South Carolina • New Mexico • Charleston • Santa Fe • Conde Nast • opinion polls

 Jenny Sanford, Kids Move Out 


Aug 7, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of South Carolina's philandering governor is moving out and taking the kids, the State reports. “I have decided to move back to our home in Charleston with our sons for the upcoming school year,” Mark Sanford's wife, Jenny, said in a statement released today. The... More »

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parenting • South Carolina • children • Charleston • infidelity • adultery • governor • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Columbia, SC • Jenny Sanford • Republican governor • moving

City Covered Up Yeager's Fabled Bridge Stunt

Press, public kept mum about '48 flight under city bridge

Oct 8, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When local son Chuck Yeager flew his jet under a Charleston bridge in 1948, there was no advance warning—and no official record of it afterward. The rebellious fighter pilot was scheduled to buzz a boat race, but no one expected him to do it from 6 feet above the... More »

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Air Force • Charleston • pilot • West Virginia • jet • Chuck Yeager

 Top Cities for Beautiful People 

Charleston takes top rank for friendliness

Sep 13, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Miami boasts the most attractive people in the US, a survey by Travel + Leisure magazine concludes. The city took the top spot for most beautiful locals, followed by San Diego, Austin, Charleston (SC), and Honolulu. Of the top 25, Philly came in last. The survey ranked the cities in... More »

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California • New York • Miami • Charleston • Austin • Philadelphia • Portland

15 Must-See American Sights

Forget Paris—these great vacation sites can be found in your own backyard

Nov 11, 07 8:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die, turns Forbes readers onto her top 15:
  1. The Pacific Coast Highway
  2. Monument Valley, Utah and Ariz.
  3. Texas Hill Country
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travel • Texas • South Carolina • North Carolina • list • top travel destinations • Charleston • Idaho • Maine • West Virginia • travel tips • San Juan Islands • Pacific Coast Highway • Texas Hill Country • Biltmore Estate • New Orleans Jazz Festival • national park

Where Do the Hotties Live?

Hotties pack these towns named by
Travel & Leisure

Oct 25, 07 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you want to see the most beautiful people in America, head to Miami or San Diego. That's what Travel & Leisure's readers think. Here are the 10 cities with the most head-turners:
  1. Miami
  2. San Diego
  3. Charleston, S.C.
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travel • Miami • Los Angeles • list • Charleston • Austin • San Diego • Honolulu

Six Arrested in Horrific W.Va. Abuse Case

Woman was kidnapped, tortured and sexually assaulted

Sep 11, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six people were arrested in a grisly kidnapping and assault case in rural West Virginia, and two others are still wanted. Police say an internet acquaintance delivered 23-year-old Meghan Williams to her assailants, who held her captive for at least a week, while stabbing, burning, and sexually assaulting her. “... More »

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law • crime • kidnapping • hate crime • Charleston • stabbing • West Virginia • assault • Meghan Williams

Dems Prep For YouTube Debate

New format shakes up political discourse

Jul 23, 07 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats vying for the 2008 presidential nomination are readying to face a media force that didn't even exist in 2004: YouTube. The video sharing site is teaming with CNN to host a debate for the eight contenders in South Carolina tonight, in which questions will be posed by ordinary Americans... More »

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YouTube • Democrats • Charleston • CNN • debate

Fallen Firefighters Mourned

Thousands attend SC ceremony for 9 killed in blaze

Jun 22, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of firefighters from across the country gathered today for a memorial ceremony honoring their nine colleagues who died Monday battling a blaze in Charleston, SC. Their chief shared humorous stories about the men, adding a personal touch to a formal affair. A column of firetrucks snaked through the... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • South Carolina • fires • firefighters • Charleston

SC Blaze Kills 9 Firefighters

Roof of Charleston furniture store collapses

Jun 19, 07 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine firefighters died last night when the roof of a burning furniture store in Charleston, SC, collapsed in what one onlooker described as a "30-foot tornado of flames." The mayor said no city firefighter had died on the job in his 30 years in office, and to "... More »

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South Carolina • fires • firefighters • Charleston • Joseph P. Riley Jr.

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