A federal judge is allowing the South Carolina State Ports Authority to take part in a lawsuit challenging its plans to build a $35 million cruise terminal in Charleston.More >>
A federal judge is allowing the South Carolina State Ports Authority to take part in a lawsuit challenging its plans to build a $35 million cruise terminal in Charleston.More >>
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A state judge is suggesting that while Charleston's year-round cruise industry does not violate city zoning ordinances and state pollution laws, those challenging the ships may be able to show they are a public nuisance.More >>
A state judge is suggesting that while Charleston's year-round cruise industry does not violate city zoning ordinances and state pollution laws, those challenging the ships may be able to show they are a public nuisance.More >>
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A conference under way in Charleston is dealing with the impacts of cruise ships on historic port communities worldwide.
The 3-day meeting is focusing on how to balance the benefits that cruises bring against their potential impacts of congestion and pollution. It's a debate that has been raging from Mobile, Ala., to Venice, Italy.
Some speakers said too many cruise passengers can weaken the tourism economies of historic port cities and discourage other tourists from visiting and staying in those towns.
Speakers said Thursday that too many cruise ships can cause congestion and pollution making those destinations less attractive to visitors who fly or drive to those cities.
About 100 people attending the conference were told tourists who stay in hotels and eat meals in local restaurants spend far more than cruise passengers who stay on and eat on ships.
Charleston has been embroiled in controversy over the city's year-round cruise industry that has sparked lawsuits in both state and federal courts.
Organizers of the conference hope it will result in a series of guidelines to allow communities to handle cruises.
The conference is being sponsored by the World Monuments Fund, the Preservation Society of Charleston and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low.More >>
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low.More >>
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The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $360 million in a matter of weeks, a jump that's propelled it to be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history.More >>
The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $360 million in a matter of weeks, a jump that's propelled it to be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history.More >>
A jury has found a Hartsville store owner guilty of faking an assault and setting fire to her own store to get insurance money. A judge sentenced 47-year-old Claudette Hulsey to three years in prison.More >>
Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.More >>
Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.More >>
A jury is getting ready to decide the fate of a Hartsville store owner accused of faking an assault and setting fire to her own store to get insurance money.More >>
A jury is getting ready to decide the fate of a Hartsville store owner accused of faking an assault and setting fire to her own store to get insurance money.More >>
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