Six children and two adults, who all just participated in a birthday party the night before, were killed in a Saturday morning house fire in Charleston, West Virginia, the fire department said.

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6 children, 2 adults killed in W.Va. fire

Representative Tim Scott of South Carolina welcomed Mitt Romney to Charleston, S.C.

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The Caucus: South Carolina Power Broker Welcomes Romney to State

A lightning storm complicated efforts to blow a gap in a levee near Charleston, Mo., which would flood farmland to relieve pressure on other levees.

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Plan to Breach Levee in Missouri Advances as a Storm Brews

Signs of slavery abound around Charleston, but until the 1990s they were often missing from museums there.

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Critic’s Notebook: Emancipating History

Seven people, including three children, who were missing since Saturday night were rescued Sunday about 25 miles off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

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7 boaters saved in moonlight rescue off SC coast