Here are your Tuesday morning headlines: 

THE TROPICS: Tropical Storm Imelda expected to become a hurricane Tuesday

North Charleston Police release statement on disturbance involving youth

Berkeley High School teacher accused of allegedly tattooing minor

Beaufort County deputy suspended, under internal investigation

Here’s what a government shutdown would mean in South Carolina

Here’s what a government shutdown would mean in South Carolina

Ex-SC lawmaker pleads guilty to distributing child sex abuse material

Moncks Corner Rural deputy fire chief dies in line of duty, officials confirm

2 SC gubernatorial candidates back death penalty for child rape in new act

SC environmental agency holds public hearing on Awendaw residential development

US government on brink of first shutdown in almost seven years amid partisan standoff in Congress

Marine veteran charged in deadly North Carolina waterfront bar shooting appears in court

Death toll from attack at Michigan church stays at 4 after police sweep charred ruins

This Day in History: Sept. 30, 1962: Riots erupt as 1st Black Ole Miss student registers