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80 arrested in Charleston immigration sting

4 days ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Credit: Pixabay Charleston County Sheriff Carl Ritchie on Monday announced 80 arrests in a multi-agency sting operation over the weekend at a Ladson nightclub. Among the 80 arrests were two “high level” cartel members, Ritchie said, and one man with an outstanding warrant for a murder in Honduras. The bar’s owner, Benjamin Reyna-Flores, was also arrested, according to the Charlotte-based branch of the Department of Homeland Security.
Johnson: We’ll pay for Graham’s support of gutting Medicaid

5 days ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Lee Johnson

Credit: Unsplash. Exclusive | The U.S. Senate is poised to take up the reconciliation bill — also known as the “Big Beautiful Bill” in the coming weeks. Our senator, Lindsey Graham, has indicated his enthusiastic support for it, tweeting that the sooner the bill gets signed into law, the better. Johnson. Credit: Provided.
Brack: National carnage, chaos need to stop

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Andy Brack

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump scaling the walls of the U.S. Capitol Building in 2021. Credit: PBS The national chaos and carnage caused by the last four months of the Trump administration is almost beyond belief.
GOP budget would hurt hundreds of thousands in S.C., experts warn

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Jack O'Toole

A Republican budget bill that would slash more than $1 trillion from federal health care and food-assistance programs, cut taxes primarily for wealthy Americans and add almost $4 trillion to the national debt is raising alarms among experts and advocates across South Carolina. The legislation, officially dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed the Republican-controlled House on May 22 in a 215-214 vote, overwhelmingly along party lines.
State budget has more money for teachers, taxpayers, legislators

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Jack O'Toole

A $14.7 billion state budget that includes an income tax cut, higher teacher pay, more money for ailing roads and bridges, and a raise for legislators is headed for the governor’s desk after it won final passage in the General Assembly on May 28. In addition, the spending plan maintained existing freezes on state employee health insurance premiums and in-state tuition at colleges and universities.
Local bouncer spends days off doing … everything else

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Bouncer Jason Duprey says he spends every minute possible outdoors and staying active | Photo by John Gaulden Jason Duprey, a bouncer at Recovery Room (which has been the winner of several Best of Charleston awards over the last several years), said it’s difficult to break down his days off hour-by hour. “I try to keep my schedule full and have as much planned as I possibly can,” he said.
What a bouncer does on a day off

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Bouncer Jason Duprey says he spends every minute possible outdoors and staying active | Photo by John Gaulden Jason Duprey, a bouncer at Recovery Room (which has been the winner of several Best of Charleston awards over the last several years), said it’s difficult to break down his days off hour-by hour. “I try to keep my schedule full and have as much planned as I possibly can,” he said.
Blotter: Hold on, guys

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Illustrated by Steve Stegelin Credit: Steve StegelinReports taken from May 14 to May 16Hold on, guysCharleston police on May 14 arrested a man for disorderly conduct near the High Battery wall downtown. While trying to identify him, police said he gave officers several “fictitious” names, like “Superman” and “God.” Wow, guys, we think you were pretty quick to dismiss this whole “God” thing, but we guess we’ll see how it goes.
Andrews latest to join Senate bid to knock off Graham

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Andrews | Photo provided MORNING HEADLINES | Annie Andrews, the Mount Pleasant pediatrician who lost a high-profile 2022 campaign against First District GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, will seek the Democratic nomination to run against longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Charleston council gives initial nod to juvenile curfew

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Charleston City Council members unanimously passed the first reading of a measure that would limit when juveniles can be out and about without a parent along the King Street corridor. The proposed curfew bars people under 18 from being on King Street from Carolina to Broad streets, Market Street south of King Street and East Bay Street from Market to Broad Streets between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., Thursdays through Sundays.