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City Holding: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — City Holding Co. (CHCO) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $29.5 million. The bank, based in Charleston, West Virginia, said it had earnings of $1.97 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street...
Diver pinned under water by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm. The alligator had fixed his jaws around Georgitis' arm and after he tried to escape by...
What we know about the shooting of an Uber driver in Ohio and the scam surrounding it
It was a common scam that ended with an uncommon outcome, tragically in an Ohio driveway. William J. Brock fatally shot an Uber driver because he wrongly assumed she was part of a scheme to extract $12,000 in supposed bond money for a relative, authorities said this week. Lo-Letha...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
