The Discovery Of A Dead Body Led To A Homicide Investigation
Anyone with information regarding the incident to call 843-479-5605.
Anyone with information regarding the incident to call 843-479-5605.
Author: Annelyn Russ
The Powerball Jackpot Is Now $1.5 Billion
The next drawing will be held Saturday at 10:59p.m.
The Powerball Jackpot will once again climb. The drawing for the $1.2 billion jackpot occurred last night. The winning numbers were 2, 11, 22, 35, 60 and a Powerball of 23. With no one having all correct 6 numbers needed to win, the jackpot is now $1.5 billion with a cash value of $745.9 million. The next drawing will be…
Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Is Sending Refund Checks
Refund checks are being sent out to students who paid on their loans during the pandemic pause.
Although the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program has been halted due to legal challenges, refund checks are currently being sent out to some students. The checks are being sent to borrowers who started to pay off their student loans after the pandemic pause was put in place during March 2020. Despite the pandemic pause, nearly 8.8 million people made…
Pfizer Is Seeking The FDA’s Approval For A RSV Vaccine
If approved, the shot will be the first vaccine to fight RSV.
Pfizer says that it is going to seek the FDA’s approval to create a vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus. RSV can be a mild illness with cold-like symptoms. However, it can be more serious in cases of older adults and infants. World-wide, the illness causes nearly 33 million infections in children under 5-years-old and hospitalizes 3.6 million yearly. Pfizer’s vaccine…
The Fed Reserve Approved Fourth Straight Rate Hike
When The Fed raises interest rates, it weighs down the stock market, hikes mortgage rates and increases recession fears.
The Federal Reserve made history once again by approving the fourth straight interest rate hike of three quarters of a percent. The rate hike follows after Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to The Fed Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell. The letter explained concerns about the central bank’s plan to raise rates at an “alarming pace.” It urged Powell to acknowledge the…
The Parkland School Shooter Was Formally Sentenced To Life In Prison
On Wednesday, the gunman guilty of the murder of 17 people in the Parkland school shooting case, was formally sentenced. Nikolas Cruz avoided the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Before the formal sentence came, the family members of the victims were given the chance to personally address Cruz in court. Most of them expressed…
Iran Is Preparing To Ship Ballistic Missiles And Drones To Russia
The weapon gain could give the kremlin a heavy advantage on the battlefield.
Iran is preparing to ship ballistic missiles to Russia to use in it’s war against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces said that it doesn’t have a powerful enough defense to stand against the type of missiles Iran is sending. In recent weeks, Russia has used Iranian drones to attack Ukrainian infrastructure. Western officials say a plan is in the works for Iran…
S.C. Schools To Receive Funding For Electric School Buses
The buses come from the EPA's Clean School Bus Program that focuses on reducing air pollution.
South Carolina is going to receive over $58 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to purchase electric school buses. The Grant will be used to buy 148 electric buses for 16 school districts across the state and support infrastructure for the new buses. Marion County is the only county in the Pee Dee to receive the funding. It will…
The Truist Foundation Granted Thousands To New Organization
"Partnership Grand Strand" received a donation of $125 thousand.
The Truist foundation has granted thousands to the new organization launched by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. “Partnership Grand Strand” received a donation of $125 thousand. The chamber president and CEO, Karen Riordan, expressed that they are grateful for the Truist foundations donation that assisted them in exceeding their $3 million fundraising goal. Partnership Grand Strand plans to…
Man Disguised As Maintenance Worker Is Charged For Armed Robbery
The suspect left the room "to go get tools" but came back and pulled a pocket knife instead.
At a motel in Myrtle Beach, a man disguised as a maintenance worker, threatened a person with a knife and robbed them. On Sunday, officials responded to the Days Inn located at 806 South Ocean Boulevard. The victim said the suspect came to the room presented as maintenance and needed to fix a plumbing issue. Documents show that the suspect…
