TOP STORIES
- Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Crosstown (ABC News 4).
- House lawyers say succession issue can be settled in Statehouse, not court (Post & Courier).
- Bond hearing set Thursday for Rep. Jim Merrill (Post & Courier).
- Mt. Pleasant man charged with reckless homicide in fatal Ravenel bridge accident (Live 5 News).
- Private Sector Leaders Help Fund Free CARTA Service for Eastsiders; Challenge Community to Help (HCS).
- Charges filed in North Charleston missing person case from 2005 (Post & Courier).
FOOD/BEV
- Six festive cocktails Charleston can guzzle right now (Charleston City Paper).
- Summerville sweet treat spreads across Southeast (News 2).
- Take a Peek at Le Farfalle's New Year's Eve Menu (HCS).
- Top Chef's Gail Simmons chainsaws ice at The Gin Joint and I incur the wrath of Tom Colicchio (Charleston City Paper).
- Meet Thrillist Charleston's Chef of the Year: Frank Lee (Thrillist).
- The Grocery celebrates 5 years with menu of old favorites (Charleston City Paper).
- Need a Perfect Holiday Food Gift? This Super-Addictive Southern Snack is a Gail Simmons Favorite (Bravo).
- Opal and Langdon’s Release New Year's Eve Menus (HCS).
- Le Farfalle Brings Tuscan-Fried Chicken and Waffles to the Brunch Table (Eater Charleston).
- Butcher & Bee and The Daily Announce Holiday Offers & Hours (HCS).
- Bill Murray & Brothers Planning ‘Caddyshack’-Themed Bar in Chicago Suburbs (Eater Charleston).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Gamecocks players "definitely" stand by claims of alleged racial slurs at Clemson (Post & Courier).
- Susto is fine today: Local folk-rock band rings in new year with show, album and tour (Post & Courier).
POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS
- A sign of the times: Mt Pleasant Moe's loses mural appeal (Post & Courier).
- New SC 'bathroom bill' would let businesses set rules (Go Upstate).
- Judge approves Kiawah Golf Resort settlement over worker wages (Post & Courier).
- Vincent Sheheen calls own Democratic Party leaders 'sissies' (Post & Courier).
- In wake of school shooting, lawmakers press for gun, school resource officer changes (Live 5 News).
MISC
- Reports of child sex abuse cases rising (Live 5 News).
- Quintin's Close-Ups: Michael Moore of the International African-American Museum (HCS).
- Princesses help make dreams come true for Charleston-area girls (ABC News 4).
- Goose Creek police release new photos of suspect, car in Walmart shooting, robbery (ABC News 4).
- North Charleston Police arrest second suspect in deadly September shooting (ABC News 4).
- Emergency crews extinguish fire in N. Charleston; residents being assisted (Live 5 News).
- Police arrest suspects at Mount Pleasant hotel on drug and weapons charges (News 2).
- S.C. inmates charged with murder in fatal stabbing at McCormick Correctional (Post & Courier).
