Rumors & Notes: 4/17/17

TOP STORIES

• Police searching for suspects after two teenagers shot in N. Charleston (Live 5 News).
• 9-foot alligator wakes Mount Pleasant family Easter Sunday (News 2).
• Report, 911 tapes reveal details of Colucci Jewelers shooting (News 2).
  • Report: Colucci ‘uttered several reasons’ for shooting of wife (ABC News 4).
• Former VP Biden honors Sen. Fritz Hollings in Charleston (Live 5 News).
  • Biden: Sen. Hollings epitomizes courage, integrity (ABC News 4).
• Judge: CWP holder’s actions at Wannamaker Park were irresponsible (ABC News 4).
• Two violent incidents occur just nine days apart at two of South Carolina’s understaffed prisons (Post & Courier).
• Cops: Convicted drug dealer leads deputies, officers on chase in Charleston Co. (Live 5 News).

FOOD/BEV

• Fly to the Lowcountry Wingapalooza on 4/28 (HCS).
• Perfectly Frank’s closes  (Summerville Journal Scene).
• Online reviewers approve of Fast and French’s all-inclusive approach (Post & Courier).
• Publix to partner with the Lowcountry Food Bank to bring fresh produce to neighbors in need (Live 5 News).
• Lowcountry Blessing Box project aims to help the food insecure (Live 5 News).
• Top Chef Charleston drew millions of viewers (Post & Courier).
• Puffy Tacos and Christmas Enchiladas on Juan Lewis Menu (Eater Charleston).
• First they stole Brock, now Nashville chefs are after Mike Lata (Charleston City Paper).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Patriots Point to Mark 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with Symposium (HCS).
• ‘Southern Charm’ star Patricia Altschul shares her secrets for living like a Southern belle, and not a ‘dumb belle’ (Island Packet).
• 2017 Spoleto Festival USA to Feature Range of Theater Productions (HCS).
• Charlamagne Tha God talks Moncks Corner, ‘Black Privilege,’ and saying ‘fuck’ to your dreams (Charleston City Paper).
• Comedian Doug Stanhope heads to Burns Alley on April 21 (Charleston City Paper).
• South Carolina Stingrays blank Greenville Swamp Rabbits, 6-0 (Post & Courier).
• Thornwell supports Dozier’s NBA decision (ABC News 4).
• Former Gamecocks football star Demetris Summers sentenced to 8 years in prison for drugs (ABC News 4).
• The Daily Beast’s John Avlon discusses “Washington’s Farewell Address” at the Library Society next week (Charleston City Paper).
• Crab Claw gets mullet envy in new “Scoot, Scoot” video… Southern Charm appearance coming? (Charleston City Paper).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Bills seeking to curb opioid addiction slowly working their way through South Carolina Statehouse (Post & Courier).
• Opinion: Time to draw a red line on rampant development in Charleston area (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Dot Scott (HCS).
• Coastal Carolina cheerleaders’ attorney cites double standard, says university falsely painted team members as prostitutes (Post & Courier).
• Local group lobbies lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana (ABC News 4).
• South Carolina bill focuses on cyclist and pedestrian safety (Live 5 News).
• Hicks column: Henry McMaster finds once-clear path to re-election as South Carolina’s governor to be full of potholes (Post & Courier).
• McMaster signs law creating license to access planes, bases (ABC News 4).
• Yancey McGill: Surgery delayed filing campaign report for South Carolina governor (Post & Courier).
• SC college students push against Governor’s road fix proposal (Live 5 News).
• Study: SC schools could save millions by consolidating districts (News 2).
• Warrants: ‘Ghost hunting’ at former Upstate school leads to weapon, drug charges (Live 5 News).
• Charleston County Extending Deadline for 2017 Summer Youth Employment Program Applications (Charleston County).
• Litter blitz underway in Berkeley County (Live 5 News).
• 99 problems? Or an opportunity? Housing Authority selling off Horizon Village lots in North Charleston (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Man found dead after Ashley River Road crash near Dorchester line (ABC News 4).
• Charleston Animal Society out of canned food, needs help (ABC News 4).
• Apartments planned for James Island Theater site on to next phase of design approval, residents concerned (Live 5 News).
• Want to wear a map of Charleston? Check out products by YESAND (Charleston City Paper).
• ‘Printed’ parts to lighten load for Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Angela Brown of ABC News 4 (HCS).
• One taken to hospital after shooting in Moncks Corner (Live 5 News).
• Petition to name April the giraffe’s calf after viral Myrtle Beach giraffe mom’s baby boy (ABC News 4).
• Police respond to reported home invasion in North Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Deputies in Summerville investigating after minor injuries reported from gunfire (Live 5 News).
• How a S.C. nuclear power plant project could affect the chips in your iPhone (Charleston City Paper).
• Family warning public after new scheme pops up in the Lowcountry (Live 5 News).

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