Today's top headlines:

ELECTION RESULTS: Voters cast ballots in South Carolina local elections

Charleston County Council to decide on conservation grant funding

Charleston County deputies, local groups to remove abandoned vessels from river

Charleston Metro Chamber launches veteran business forum

Charleston County couple charged in connection with death of 76-year-old woman

Charleston Police release new details of student who went missing on Halloween

New report shines light on challenges women, girls face in SC

Charleston-area foundation launches emergency fund for shutdown relief

SNAP benefit cuts could threaten foster care reunifications amid government shutdown

Democrats dominate on Election Day 2025 as economic woes take a toll on Trump’s GOP

Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide

California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026

Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, elected New York City mayor

Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia governor in a historic first that boosts Democrats ahead of 2026