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Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

Apr. 11, 2024 07:18 AM EDT

Charleston Gazette-Mail. April 4, 2024. Editorial: West Virginians show resiliency through storm Tuesday morning was frightening for West Virginians across most of the state. Cellphones blared emergency warnings, as did televisions and radios. Sirens...

The number of tornadoes from April 2 storms in West Virginia keeps climbing, now up to seven

Apr. 09, 2024 18:10 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The number of tornadoes from severe storms last week in southern West Virginia kept climbing Tuesday with the National Weather Service on Tuesday boosting the count to seven — more than three times the state's average for an entire year. West Virginia saw...

Bank of South Carolina: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 09, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bank of South Carolina Corp. (BKSC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $1.4 million. The bank, based in Charleston, South Carolina, said it had earnings of 25 cents per share. The bank holding company posted...

Danielle Collins follows Miami title with championship at Charleston Open

Apr. 07, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Danielle Collins is loaded with confidence and belief in what she can accomplish in her final season after following her Miami Open title with the Charleston Open championship on Sunday. Collins powered past 11th-ranked Daria Kasatkina for a 6-2, 6-1 victory...

Danielle Collins wins 12th straight match, will face Daria Kasatkina in Charleston Open final

Apr. 06, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Miami Open champion Danielle Collins won her 12th straight match and will play for a second straight title, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-3 in the Charleston Open semifinals on Saturday. Collins will go for lucky No. 13 in Sunday's final against Daria...

Top-seeded Pegula saves four match points in 3rd-set tiebreaker to reach Charleston Open semifinals

Apr. 05, 2024 20:43 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula saved four match points in a third-set tiebreaker and beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) Friday to reach the Charleston Open semifinals. Danielle Collins, the Miami Open champion, won her 11th straight match with a 6-3, 6-4...

Miami Open champion Danielle Collins wins twice to reach Charleston quarterfinals

Apr. 04, 2024 21:20 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Miami Open champion Danielle Collins continued an amazing run by winning two matches on Thursday, beating Ons Jabeur and Sloane Stephens to reach the quarterfinals of the rain-delayed Charleston Open. Collins, who has said this will be her final season on...

4th-seeded Kasatkina, No. 10 seed Navarro move into 3rd round at rain-delayed Charleston Open

Apr. 04, 2024 00:46 AM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Daria Kasatkina rallied after getting shutout in the second set for a 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 victory over Ashlyn Kruger at the rain-delayed Charleston Open on Wednesday night. Kasatkina, seeded fourth, does not play the season's opening clay-court tournament often...

Katie Volynets wins the longest women's tennis match of the year at the Charleston Open

Apr. 01, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Katie Volynets barely got past Arantxa Rus 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6) at the Charleston Open on Monday in 3 hours, 43 minutes, making it the longest match of the year on the WTA Tour. Volynets is a 22-year-old from California who is currently ranked 110th and...

Court approves 3M settlement over 'forever chemicals' in public drinking water systems

Apr. 01, 2024 16:22 PM EDT

Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products, the company said. ...