Rumors & Notes: 1/23/14

TOP STORIES

• Deputies, US Marshals in standoff with attempted murder suspect (Live 5 News).
• Dorchester coroner: Dismembered man died around Jan. 2 (Live 5 News).
  • Woman used folding ‘camping style’ saw to dismember man.
  • Told police dismembered man took bus to Texas.
  • Bond denied (ABC News 4).
• Folly Beach sand renourishment begins (Post & Courier).
• 11 more flu deaths reported in South Carolina (News 2).
  • Another flu death reported at MUSC (ABC News 4).
• Woman arrested after driving off with baby while mother inside Ladson drugstore (Post & Courier).
• NAACP plans meeting to discuss North Charleston crime (ABC News 4).

FOOD

• Review of The Granary in Mt. Pleasant (Hungry Meets Healthy).
• ‘Craic’ flows with abundance at Egan & Sons Irish pub (Charleston Scene).
• Rodney’s exile comes to an end (Charleston City Paper).
• Report: Downtown Yo Burrito Closing  (HCS).
• 31st annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival draws enthusiastic foodies and fun-loving families (Charleston Scene).

• Charlotte’s Rooster’s Kitchen coming to Charleston (Charleston City Paper).

• 3rd Annual Cork Shuckin’ Festival Set for February 8th  (HCS).
• Shrimp And Grits Blitz (Yelp Charleston).

POLITICS

• S.C. House approves guns in bars bill (Post & Courier).
• NAACP’s Dot Scott: Glenn McConnell presidency would be insensitive to minorities (Charleston City Paper).
• US Senate candidate Lee Bright is giving an AR-15 military-style assault rifle away in a raffle open to people who sign up for to win it (Twitter).
  • More details from Post & Courier.
• U.S. Sen. Tim Scott searches for national sickle cell disease spokesman (Post & Courier).

STOLEN CARDS IN GOOSE CREEK

• GCPD: Suspects tried to use stolen credit card at Walmart (ABC News 4).
• GCPD: Suspect withdrew money from ATM using stolen bank card (ABC News 4).

SPORTS

• Charleston Battery, Vancouver Whitecaps FC sign affiliation agreement (Post & Courier).
• Boston Marathon sparks increased security at Cooper River Bridge Run (Live 5 News).
• Sapakoff: Former Braves ace Phil Niekro, the ultimate non-PED Hall of Famer (Post & Courier)

MISC

• George Stinney Gets Day In Court 70 Years After Teen Was Executed For Killing White Girls (Huffington Post)
• Boeing plans ‘hiring surge’ in N. Charleston (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Tribe: Existing SC law allows reservation gambling (Live 5 News).
• How did Charleston Police end up in this viral Justin Bieber meme? (Post & Courier).
• SCE&G warns customers about email scam (ABC News 4).
• S.C. House panel hears testimony on release of violent criminals (Post & Courier).
• Madewell sets opening date, trampoline park bouncing into Mount Pleasant, other retail happenings (Post & Courier).
• SC man runs to help 3 neighbors, dies in fire (ABC News 4).
• Charleston trick shot is a SportsCenter Top 10 hopeful (Post & Courier).
• Charleston’s Best Jazz Bars (Virgin Atlantic)
• Police searching for Mt. Pleasant armed robbery suspect (Live 5 News).
• King Charles Inn breaks with franchise (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Amazon’s Charleston Fulfillment Center held a clothing drive at their office and collected over 18 bags of clothes (Facebook).
• Deputies: Man’s masturbation addiction leads to indecent exposure charge (ABC News 4).
• Trident Tech looking for aeronautical support from state (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• My Charleston Today: Getting ready for the Charleston Home + Design Show (Post & Courier).
• 2nd suspect sentenced in Berkeley bar fight death (Live 5 News).
• Attempted jewelry store robbery ends in shooting of suspect (Live 5 News).
• Competing ports could collaborate in future, as Panama Canal opens (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• MUSC offers new relief for migraine pain (Live 5 News).
• Berkeley County elementary school gets new playground (ABC News 4).
• SC BCBS Foundation rewards more than $4.89 million in grants (ABC News 4).
• Law symposium to focus on social media (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• SC officials investigate NY college student death (ABC News 4).
• Suspects sought for shooting into house in Colleton County (Live 5 News).
• Stereofly’s ‘Road to SXShowcase’ at SXSW Needs You (Metronome Charleston).
• 3rd person dies, alcohol a factor in I-77 wrong way crash (Live 5 News).

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