Author: Annelyn Russ

Spirit
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Spirit Airlines To Do Away With Change And Cancellation Fees

Previously, Spirit would charge anywhere between $69 and $119 for ticket changes and cancellations, depending on how close to departure the customer made the change.
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Spirit Airlines is making some changes. The company is getting rid of both change and cancellation fees. Previously, Spirit would charge anywhere between $69 and $119 for ticket changes and cancellations, depending on how close to departure the customer made the change. The new policy will be applied effective immediately. Frontier recently announced they are doing away with the fees…

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Dali Ship Has Been Removed From Baltimore Bridge Collapse Site

The ship's removal will now allow for “all pre-collapse deep-draft commercial vessels to enter and exit the port of Baltimore.”
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The cargo ship that caused the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore to collapse, has now been freed from the wreckage site. The Dali has been stuck in the Patapsco River for over 50 days now. It reportedly lost power and crews were unable to keep it from striking the pillar of the bridge. Several tugboats pulled the 106,000-ton vessel…

Water
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EPA Warns Of Increase In Cybersecurity Threats To Public Water Systems

Officials say China, Russia, and Iran have all already disrupted water systems with cyberattacks.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is warning of a cybersecurity threat to public water systems. The agency says 70% of the water utilities it inspected don’t meet the standards from the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent attacks. Some of the issues include outdated passwords and easily compromised login information. EPA and National Security officials say letters have been sent to…

Trump
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Testimony Continues In Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial

Jurors then heard from Robert Costello, a lawyer whose testimony prompted Judge Merchan to clear the courtroom in anger.
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Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is still underway in New York. On Monday, Michael Cohen participated in his fourth day of testimony. Trump’s former attorney admitted he conned the former president and his company out of money while also maintaining Trump signed off the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels. Cohen’s turn on the stand wrapped up as…

Homes
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Tiny Homes Village For Veterans To Soon Be Completed In Myrtle Beach

After the first Veterans move in, construction of Phase 2, which includes a resource center next to the village, will begin.
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Tiny homes for Veterans are set to open soon in Myrtle Beach. The Veterans Welcome Home and Resource Center announced it is around a month away from opening its tiny homes village. The project has been in the works for over two years. The homes have now been furnished and landscaping has been completed. The final step is completing the…

Child
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Two Charged After 13-Year-Old Boy Was Beaten To Death

Staff members of Isaiah Gaymes' previous school raised money for funeral costs and a scholarship fund was created in his name.
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A community is mourning the death of a 13-year-old boy. Two weeks ago, Isaiah Gaymes of Longs, died at MUSC after being beaten to death with a piece of wood and a handgun. He suffered multiple blunt force injuries to the head. He also suffered several other injuries including broken bones, burns and “permanent disfigurement to the face and body.”…

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Man Sentenced To 20-Years In Prison After Shooting Girlfriend In The Face

Despite being shot, she was able to get her children out of the car and flee while Washington continued shooting in her direction.
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A Darlington County man has now been sentenced for the attempted murder of his girlfriend. In September of 2021, deputies responded to a domestic-related shooting on Marcus Drive in the Pine Ridge area of Hartsville. A woman was in a vehicle with her two young children when Jesse Washington jumped in the car, disabled it and put a gun to…

Crash
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Marion Co. Crash Results In The Death Of One Person

The driver of a 1997 Toyota Camry was heading north along the road before losing control of the car and falling down an embankment.
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A crash in Marion County resulted in the death of one person. The crash happened shortly after 2:30am on Saturday along state Highway 41 near Highway 908. The driver of a 1997 Toyota Camry was heading north along the road before losing control of the car and falling down an embankment. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Their…

Pga
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Xander Schauffele Wins The 106th PGA Championship

Though he is an eight-time PGA Tour winner, the Championship win earned him his first-ever major title.
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American golfer Xander Schauffele won the 106th PGA Championship Sunday. World No. 3,  Schauffele, was pushed to the final hole at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, but the 30-year-old held his nerve to birdie and finish one stroke ahead of Bryson DeChambeau at 21-under par overall. A final round six-under 65 was just enough for Schauffele to clinch the…

Space
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Blue Origin Launches First Successful Passenger Flight To Space In Two Years

The 11-minute suborbital flight took off from Blue Origin's base in West Texas around 9:30am Sunday.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its first passenger flight to space in two years. Six tourists were on board the rocket, including 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the first African American man to train as an astronaut. The 11-minute suborbital flight took off from Blue Origin’s base in West Texas around 9:30am Sunday. The rocket took them over Kármán Line….

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