Top South Carolina stories in 2004
Web-posted 12/23/2004
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The retirement of U.S. Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings and the race to replace him was the top story of 2004 in South Carolina.

Top Georgia stories of 2004
Web-posted 12/23/2004
ATLANTA, Ga. - Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. Just as their names now run together, so do the assessments of the destruction wrought by these storms in Georgia.

U.S. election voted top news story of 2004
Web-posted 12/23/2004
NEW YORK - The election victory of President Bush, after a campaign often dominated by the Iraq war and terrorism, was voted the top story of 2004 in the annual Associated Press survey of editors and news directors. The war itself was the No. 2 choice, and four other stories in the Top 10 involved either Iraq or terrorist attacks.

1. James Brown arrested for domestic violence - Breaking News - 25,548 page views Read the story

2. Woman's body is found - Preston Sparks - 17,387 page views Read the story

3. Man leads police to body (Breaking News) - Preston Sparks - 15,647 page views Read the story

4. Who is Ronald Francis Burke? - Preston Sparks - 13,249 page views Read the story

5. Police offer details of woman's slaying, burial - Stephen Gurr and Greg Rickabaugh - 10,035 page views Read the story

6. Police search for pregnant Augusta woman - Preston Sparks and Jeremy Craig - 9,239 page views Read the story

7. Burke asks for attorney at Tamara Dunstan slaying hearing (Breaking News) - Greg Rickabaugh - 7,848 page views Read the story

8. Police still searching for missing woman (Breaking News) - Jeremy Craig - 7,761 page views Read the story

9. Heavily-wooded area yields shallow grave - Jim Nesbitt - 7,462 page views Read the story

10. Service becomes 'rally of tears' - Dena Levitz - 6,722 page views Read the story

Red Sox victory voted top sports story
Web-posted 12/30/04
There was no Commissioner's Trophy the last time the Boston Red Sox won the World Series.

Sorenstam is Female Athlete of the Year
Web-posted 12/29/04
She won early and often, and often by overwhelming margins. She won on four continents - in Australia, Sweden and Japan and in six of the 50 United States. She won a major, the most money and a remarkable 10 times in just 20 starts worldwide.

Armstrong chosen Male Athlete of the Year
Web-posted 12/28/04
AUSTIN, Texas - Even by his lofty standards, Lance Armstrong's return to the mountaintop in 2004 was pretty special.

Google vs. Yahoo: the portal wars continue
Web-posted 12/23/2004
SAN FRANCISCO - Even as they trade counterpunches punctuating their similarities, Internet heavyweights Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have strived for different goals - distinctions that may become more apparent as the fierce rivalry moves into 2005.

Locally, jobs came, jobs went
SRS LAYOFFS: With work winding down and no guarantee of new missions, Savannah River Site's contract operator Westinghouse Savannah River Co. announced in mid-December plans to lay off 1,200 employees in 2005 and 800 more in 2006. The job loss at the federal nuclear installation would be the largest since Westinghouse took over the site in 1989.

Outlook appears rocky for drug industry in 2005
Web-posted 01/03/05
NEW YORK - The pharmaceutical industry endured a disastrous 2004, and the aftermath will linger into the new year.

Big moments of 2004 were in our back yard
Web-posted 12/23/2004
Every arts event is a success story. Every time and actor steps onto a stage, it's a success. Every time a piece of music is played, it's a success. Every time a dancer dances, a painter paints and a singer sings, it's a success.

Admissions slip, but Hollywood's not worried
Web-posted 12/23/2004
LOS ANGELES - The ogre, the superheroes, the savior and the wizard led Hollywood's 2004 hit parade, with strong performances from a handful of films helping to offset a whole lot of duds.

Music provided the best jawdroppers of 2004
Web-posted 12/23/2004
Maybe 2004 seemed more scandalous than past years because we had double the ingredients: Two scandalous Jacksons! Two ditsy Simpsons! Two Britney weddings!!