Saturday, September 19, 2026Charleston Daily Brief
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Fourteen vendors competed in the Sweet Tea Festival's Red, White and Brew competition Saturday in downtown Summerville, drawing hundreds to Hutchinson Square for tastings, live music and family activities.
Kamario Taylor threw four touchdowns as Mississippi State overcame a 16-0 deficit to beat South Carolina 41-34 Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.
Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a seventh-inning grand slam as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-3 Saturday, ending Houston's hold on the AL West lead.
Matt Kimbrel, a 36-year-old former Braves minor league pitcher, died Saturday in a motorcycle crash with a dump truck on U.S.
WIS reports that Columbia will see above-normal Sunday highs near 90 degrees with a slight rain chance, followed by warmer conditions Monday and cooler, wetter weather early next week.
Parents report that Millie Moon diapers have caused severe rashes and skin irritation on their babies, prompting more than 360 complaints filed with the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
A celebration of life for Dorchester County Detective Sergeant Tracy Cowee Jr., who died Sept. 16 after a cancer battle, will be held Sept. 23 at Seacoast Church in Summerville.
Gideon Davidson scored the winning touchdown as Clemson overcame a 14-point deficit to beat North Carolina 28-20 Saturday at Memorial Stadium after a 2½-hour lightning delay.
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order Sept. 18, 2026, authorizing Duke Energy to dispatch power resources and backup generators in North and South Carolina to prevent blackouts during hot weather.
The 15th annual Sweet Tea Festival took place downtown Summerville over two days, featuring local businesses, vendors, entertainment and community organizations.
North Charleston police released a photo and are seeking public assistance to identify a person connected to an indecent exposure investigation at 7800 Rivers Ave.
Charlotte police charged two people with dozens of animal-related offenses after seven dogs fell from a U-Haul and attacked four people on Claiborne Woods Road in August.
Two men were sentenced to 25 and 40 years for stealing over $360,000 in merchandise from Walmart stores across 11 states, with the first arrest in Georgia in December 2022.
Tropical Depression Six formed over the Atlantic Ocean southwest of the Azores and is expected to move slowly northward before turning southwest Monday, with possible strengthening into a tropical storm.
Delaware quarterback Nick Minicucci threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns as the Fightin' Blue Hens defeated Coastal Carolina 22-14 Saturday in Newark, Delaware.
A WIS weather report for Columbia, South Carolina, forecasts scattered showers and storms through the evening with a cooler, wetter week ahead.
Comedian Carrot Top, 61, was hospitalized in Las Vegas and his Friday show at the Luxor Hotel & Casino was canceled; his representative did not disclose the reason.
Paul Sadergaski, a 28-year-old choir teacher in Bangor, Wisconsin, was charged with child sex crimes after police found images of students during a search warrant.
An animal rescue group in Chilton County, Alabama, is seeking the person responsible for shooting seven puppies, two of which died, and asking for community help covering the injured dogs' medical costs.
President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. has reached a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland granting permanent American control over the territory's defense.
The Pentagon released 71 UFO files dated 1952 to 2025, including documents from a secretive military program that studied warp drives and wormholes.
The Federal Highway Administration held its first Road Safety Innovation Expo in Washington Friday, showcasing more than 40 exhibits of technology aimed at reducing road fatalities.
Allyson Burrell has been named director of the Charleston County Consolidated Emergency Communications Center, effective Sept. 18, becoming the second person to lead the agency since it opened in 2009.
A halftime argument between Oberlin, Louisiana, football coaches escalated into punches and a flipped desk, prompting police to cancel the Oberlin versus Centerville homecoming game.
A Civil Service Commission in Fremont, Nebraska, declined to intervene in the city's denial of Andrew Coates' firefighter application because his homeschooled diploma was unaccredited.
Converse apologized and removed a Chuck 70 X sneaker ad featuring K-pop star Karina after social media users said the imagery resembled a KKK hood and lynching.
Moncks Corner police are investigating an early-morning shooting at a Waffle House on Highway 52, where one woman was hospitalized with a gunshot wound and another was taken into custody.
The Blood Connection and HCA Healthcare Long Point ER will host a blood drive Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at the ER at 645 Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant.
A motorcyclist died Sept. 18 around 8:57 p.m. when his Indian motorcycle struck a Dodge pickup at US-17 Alternate and Orangeburg Road in Dorchester County.
Earl Gill III, 55, of Ehrhardt, died Sept. 18 when a train struck his 18-wheeler at a crossing on Gum Branch Road near St.
A motorcyclist died Friday night in Dorchester County when his motorcycle struck a pickup truck attempting to turn at U.S.
Tracy Murphy, an Arizona woman, graduated from the state's Department of Public Safety academy to become a trooper, motivated by her husband's 2024 death in a drunk-driving crash.
The Atlanta Braves clinched a postseason berth Friday after beating the Houston Astros, positioning to host the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round.