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Yesterday at 8:20 PM  The National Hurricane Center says Earl's winds are now at about 110 mph and could weaken further.

Yesterday at 7:45 PM  Authorities in South Carolina say a man wanted in the savage beating of a Georgia store owner also is a suspect in the deaths of two women in a nearby town.

Yesterday at 7:42 PM  The downpours started Thursday night in several bursts as the storm's so-called rain shield whirled into the southernmost tip of the barrier islands.

Yesterday at 6:54 PM  Officials are seeing a record low in the number of fatalities during the 100 deadly days of summer.  To help continue that downard trend, the Highway Patrol is beefing up it's presence on the road during the 78 hour Labor Day travel weekend.

Yesterday at 5:47 PM  AAA officials expect a nearly 8 percent increase in Labor Day travel this year.  Lower gas prices are helping that number.

Yesterday at 4:51 PM  Boeing Co. will do some limited testing on two more 787 airliners in addition to the six planes in its flight test fleet.

Yesterday at 3:36 PM  Several states are considering constitutional protections for hunting in a pre-emptive move intended to thwart efforts of advocacy groups to make shooting animals illegal.

Yesterday at 2:30 PM  A third-party candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina is opening his state campaign headquarters in the capital city.

Yesterday at 1:25 PM  Hurricane Earl is expected to pass by well off the South Carolina coast, but its effects will evident as the storm passes.

Yesterday at 12:45 PM  The top executive of the South Carolina State Ports Authority says officials are asking architects for proposals for a new passenger terminal in Charleston.

Yesterday at 10:47 AM  A former University of South Carolina president who's been pushing for an expansion of the medical school to Greenville is being paid more than $200,000 a year by the Greenville Hospital System.

Yesterday at 9:43 AM  According to the latest numbers South Carolina ranks 47th in the nation for infant mortality rates.

Yesterday at 9:05 AM  A second South Carolina sheriff's has been fired as officials investigate the beating of an inmate in a county jail.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Coastal North Carolina residents are moving out of the possible path of Hurricane Earl, while local Red Cross volunteers are heading out to help.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  The House Ethics Committee is looking into Wilson's taxpayer funded purchase of six goblets while in Afghanistan last year.  The Wilson campaign says the goblets cost less than $2 a piece .