Former President Donald Trump and 18 others, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former presidential Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, face 41 charges related to what Georgia prosecutors called a “criminal enterprise” in an effort to overturn the 2020 Georgia election results.
The sweeping allegations from the Atlanta grand jury became the fourth round of criminal indictments that the former president, a candidate for president in 2024, now faces. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the charges in a 98-page indictmentMonday night following a two-year investigation.
Trump also has been indicted in New York over a hush money payment as well as in Florida for mishandling federal documents and in Washington, D.C., in relation to a plot to overturn the 2020 election results.
In other news around the state:
July was hottest month on record so far. July 2023 is now officially the hottest July ever since record-taking began in the 1800s. Human-driven climate change pushed global temperatures to never-before-seen heights in July, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA.
Statewide gas prices decrease in the past week. The average price for a gallon of gasoline in South Carolina fell last week to $3.45.
Charleston-area home sales fall to a 10-year low in July. Home sales across the Charleston area reported 19% fewer sales than a year earlier, becoming the 23rd straight month of declining sales.
Search firm reviewing 34 applicants for Charleston Police Chief. The Police Executive Research Firm is helping the City of Charleston choose its new police chief after the death of the late Luther Reynolds. Over 34 applicants have been received, with four of the applicants being S.C. residents.
City of Charleston shares detour information ahead of bridge project. The $2.8 million Beresford Creek Bridge replacement project is set to start on Tuesday and could take around nine months to complete. To prepare, the City of Charleston wants frequent drivers or residents in the Daniel Island area to know about what alternate routes to take.
Liquid nitrogen-infused ice cream shop lands on King Street. Mid-sized franchise Buzzed Bull Creamery added its latest location at 595 King St in downtown Charleston, bringing sweet cream-based and vegan ice creams that are made to order using an automated nitrogen distribution system.
Charleston Co. considers four 2024-25 school year calendars. Charleston County School District will soon determine how summer and other breaks will look next school year, with four calendar options on the board, designed from answers received from over 5,000 survey responses.
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