The father of one of the seven former Wando High School students is speaking out about his son's punishment for the role he played in an armed robbery.

News 2 takes a look at changes made by restaurant and bar owners following a city-wide smoking ban. It's the one year anniversary of Charleston's smoking ban, but not everyone abided by the rules.

When it comes to hybrid cars, is it Hybrd Hype or the Real Deal? News 2 investigates.

Hurricane Dolly made landfall in southern Texas on Wednesday afternoon as a category two storm, with winds of 100 miles per hour.

Twelve people have been taken to the hospital in Charlotte after suffering apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a downtown grocery store.

Some would call Austin, Texas bus driver Sam White a hero. White was driving his route on Friday night when David Lee Owens, 24, got on the bus and started threatening passengers.

A candid moment caught on cell phone video. President Bush said the economy got drunk and is now suffering a hangover.

A Salt Lake City, Utah audience was engrossed in the new action-packed Batman movie when it was interrupted early Sunday morning.

A man is being hailed as a hero after helping to get an Enoree family out of their burning home late Tuesday night.

A three-pronged attack on oil prices is underway in Washington. Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens has been pushing his energy plan in TV ads.

Dolly is a category one hurricane and continues to gather momentum as it pushes toward the Texas coast.

Damion Maynard started walking 14 months ago with 57 cents in his pocket and a mission in his mind.

An Indiana woman is recovering after accidentally stabbing herself in the foot during a Wiccan ceremony.

Hanahan woman opens the door to find a burglar in her hallway. She later identified him during a police line-up. Police say Sean Lyles is respopnsible for at least 50 burglaries in Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley Counties.

Today, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is in Jordan. It comes a day after he toured Iraq and got new support for his withdrawal timeline.

People along the U.S.-Mexican border are bracing for Tropical Storm Dolly to strengthen into a hurricane and head their way.

Charleston Mayor Joe Riley will have no shortage of candidates when he selects a new fire chief for the city.

Investigators believe a young Florida boy hid inside his mother's SUV without her knowledge Saturday before he overheated and died.

The Food and Drug Administration's food safety chief says the discovery of the same strand of salmonella in the nationwide outbreak on the pepper is a "very important break."

Heat advisories go up at noon today as temperatures will climb to the upper 90s across most of South Carolina.

After a week of dropping oil prices, crude was back up Monday as oil companies closely monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Dolly as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico.

You on 2 reporter Susan Murray sent this phot of a tree in her front yard after a lightning strike during Monday's isolated storm.

Nearly 10,000 pounds of cocaine seized by the U-S Coast Guard has been turned over to federal authorities.

A Pennsylvania woman suspected of cutting open a pregnant woman's uterus and stealing the baby has now been charged with homicide, unlawful restraint, and kidnapping.

We know the "dos" of beating the heat... but how well do we know the "dont's"?

Within the coming weeks, school band members and athletes will take the fields for practice, and schools are taking precautions to keep students safe from dangerous temperatures.

Port authorities say they can save $40 Million and proceed with building a new port terminal on the Old Naval base in North Charleston by using dredged material.

Las Vegas police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who brutally assaulted an elderly woman during a recent mugging.

The ongoing foreclosure crisis has sparked a new scam involving the empty properties.

A young girlin Attlerboro, Massachusetts, was robbed of a $1 bill and a bag of empty aluminum cans by two men Wednesday.

A suburban St. Louis firefighter was shot to death Monday and two other emergency workers were injured in a standoff with a gunman.

Iraq's government spokesman is hopeful that U.S. combat forces could be out of the country by 2010.

Jury selection is expected to start later this morning in the trial of Salim Hamdan, a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

A North Carolina man is lucky to be alive after a car crashed through a restaurant right where he was sitting. The crash and what happened afterwards was all caught on tape.

He's making his pitch to withdraw one to two brigades a month from Iraq, and send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

Hypermiling is a way of increasing your gas mileage by making simple changes in your driving habits. You can make simple changes to your bank account, with the same results: saving money.

The State newspaper of Columbia reported Monday that McMaster proposes moving first-time, nonviolent offenders to a Middle Court to provide drug treatment and other rehabilitation services outside prison.

A Lexington County sheriff's deputy has shot and wounded a West Columbia man after he drove into the officer during a traffic stop.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former Sen. Ernest Hollings will discuss cancer research today at the Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston.

A suburban Columbia mother who admitted to burning down four homes near her neighborhood and damaging several others is awaiting sentencing.

Searchers looking for missing crew members from a crashed Air Force B-52 off Guam have located floating debris and an oil slick.

S.C. Medicaid Records are now Online

Arkansas wildlife authorities are sending a pair of barn swallows to the Smithsonian to confirm what could be an incredibly rare find: a set of conjoined twin birds.

Well known criminal defense attorney Reese Joye died while attending a law seminar at Harvard

A Warner Brothers executive says he knew the latest Batman sequel would be big, but not this big. Two days after opening, "The Dark Knight" has set a box-office record.

The treasury secretary says the list of troubled banks will grow longer as they struggle to cope with big losses on bad mortgages. But Henry Paulson is trying to reassure people who might be worried about their bank accounts.

Two Anderson County sheriff's deputies who worked as school resource officers have been fired after they were arrested and charged with misconduct in office.

South Carolina transportation officials have asked for money from the federal government to study whether the first-ever car pool lanes in the state should be built on Interstate 26 in Charleston.

Event focuses on building relationships between police and the communities they serve.

Police in Toledo, Ohio have launched an investigation because of videos posted on "Youtube."

Hanahan woman opens the door to find a burglar in her hallway. She later identified him during a police line-up. Police say Sean Lyles is respopnsible for at least 50 burglaries in Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley Counties.

Police say a burglar who used garages and the noise from nearby construction work to cover his crimes is now in custody. Police say the arrest may solve more than 50 burglaries in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. It's a story you'll only see on News 2.

A Charleston pastor is accused of playing a major role in an extensive car theft ring. It involves forged information from wrecked cars and new cars stolen from dealership lots. News 2 shows you the pastor's brother's reaction as well as how the intricate ring allegedly carried out the crime.

Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a home once owned by a man police say killed a bait shop owner last week.

A new biofuels plant planned for Berkeley County would convert waste grease and fat to fuel.

Charleston City Council has approved plans for a development near the historic Angel Oak on the South Carolina coast.

The mayor of a South Carolina town has been charged with insider trading for buying stock in a California biotech company after authorities say he learned confidential information about the firm.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's campaign says it has $3.6 million left for a fall campaign after the primary against Republican Buddy Witherspoon.

A hippopotamus that was one of the first animals at Columbia's Riverbanks Zoo and Garden has been euthanized after several months of illness.

The U.S. Census Bureau begins opening Early Local Census Offices this fall in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans say they'll raise the Confederate flag across South Carolina in response to the NAACP's new push to remove the banner from the Statehouse grounds.

Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a home once owned by a man police say killed a bait shop owner last week.

Economist and former Charleston Southern University professor Al Parish is appealing his 24 year prison sentence.

The Department of Natural Resources is considering mandatory water restrictions for parts of South Carolina.

Police in Toledo, Ohio have launched an investigation because of videos posted on "Youtube."

Some would call Austin, Texas bus driver Sam White a hero. White was driving his route on Friday night when David Lee Owens, 24, got on the bus and started threatening passengers.

A Salt Lake City, Utah audience was engrossed in the new action-packed Batman movie when it was interrupted early Sunday morning.

A three-pronged attack on oil prices is underway in Washington. Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens has been pushing his energy plan in TV ads.

Damion Maynard started walking 14 months ago with 57 cents in his pocket and a mission in his mind.

An Indiana woman is recovering after accidentally stabbing herself in the foot during a Wiccan ceremony.

Investigators believe a young Florida boy hid inside his mother's SUV without her knowledge Saturday before he overheated and died.

After a week of dropping oil prices, crude was back up Monday as oil companies closely monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Dolly as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico.

Nearly 10,000 pounds of cocaine seized by the U-S Coast Guard has been turned over to federal authorities.

A Pennsylvania woman suspected of cutting open a pregnant woman's uterus and stealing the baby has now been charged with homicide, unlawful restraint, and kidnapping.

Las Vegas police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who brutally assaulted an elderly woman during a recent mugging.

The ongoing foreclosure crisis has sparked a new scam involving the empty properties.

A young girlin Attlerboro, Massachusetts, was robbed of a $1 bill and a bag of empty aluminum cans by two men Wednesday.

A Massachusetts man is recovering after his family's minivan was riddled with bullets.

It's time for residents of one Florida town to pull up their pants. For almost four months, Riviera Beach's so-called "baggy pants" law has gone unenforced due to a technicality.

They're accused of stealing classified information regarding anti-terrorist operations and allegedly sharing the information with outside law enforcement.

Charlotte, North Carolina police officer is on a five-day suspension after using a Taser on a teen for too long.

A Charlotte, North Carolina couple is hoping surveillance video will help police find the man who recently broke into their home.

A Massachusetts developer who is trying to sell 14 condominiums is giving one away through a $50-per-entry contest, promoted online by a sexy spokesmodel.

Police in Denver, Colorado are putting citizens on patrol as part of a crackdown on speeding.