The hype over Friday's historic state championship football game between Northwestern and South Pointe high schools hasn't yet hit high gear at either campus. But the buzz is building.
Drivers fed up with traffic snarls on Dave Lyle Boulevard are closer to getting some relief: Improvements finally have taken shape, in the form of added turn lanes, more left-turn signals and better traffic flow.
A doggie costume parade, a chili and Brunswick stew cook-off and an outdoor movie highlight the new attractions at ChristmasVille, the annual holiday festival that starts Thursday in Rock Hill.
This March 6, 2007 file photo shows Darnell Hudson Donerson, the mother of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago. Donerson along with her son, Jason Hudson, were found shot to death inside Donerson's home Oct. 24. King was found shot to death inside an SUV on the city's West Side three days later. On Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, William Balfour, the estranged brother-in-law Hudson, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of the family members.
To be so mean and physical on the football field, Northwestern High's linebackers are about as quiet as the come.
An independent report on American higher education flunks all but one state when it comes to affordability - an embarrassing verdict that is unlikely to improve as the economy contracts.
The Pakistani president says 20 terrorist suspects wanted by India in the wake of the Mumbai attacks will be tried in Pakistan if there is evidence of wrongdoing.
The percentage of people who were delinquent on their credit card payments rose in the third quarter from the same time last year, while average debt per borrower jumped 7.7 percent, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.
Hollywood stars Jane Fonda and Jack Nicholson are among the latest notable figures being inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
Sometimes, the best thing about the holidays is the anticipation.
If there's one thing Winthrop basketball coach Randy Peele likes, it's being in control.
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