The U.S. House elected a speaker. Early Saturday morning after several days of negotiations and 15 rounds of voting, Kevin McCarthy was officially appointed to take the House Speaker position. His election came after a confrontation on Friday night between himself and Representative Matt Gaetz during the 14th round of voting. Six Republican holdouts all voted “present” on the 15th…
South Carolina’s highest court is set to address arguments concerning the state’s execution options. The state has not conducted an execution since 2011. Now, the state’s lethal injection drugs have expired and companies have refused to provide more due to the backlash they could receive for participating. Without the option of lethal injection, the only two remaining are electrocution or…
A student suffered injuries after being pushed off of a balcony at West Florence High School. The school’s resource officer was called to stop a fight when the student went over the balcony. Principal Matthew Dowdell released a statement regarding the situation. The students were reportedly involved in an isolated incident in the front of the building. The altercation became…
A Conway man is facing charges after allegedly starting two fires in Fairfield County. 27-year-old, Steven Hout was arrested in regards to starting fires at a home on West 11th Street in Winnsboro and at the Winnsboro Concrete company along Highway 321 South. Two people were asleep in the home when the fire was intentionally ignited. No injuries were reported…
A mother is now suing the man who pleaded guilty to the murder of her daughter. Brittanee Drexel was from New York and disappeared while vacationing in Myrtle Beach on April 25th in 2009. Her body was discovered 13 years later in May of last year. Raymond Moody confessed to kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and killing Drexel. Her mother, Dawn Pleckan,…
On Wednesday, a storm brewed over parts of South Carolina causing tornados and power outages. Over 4,800 customers were without power after trees and utility lines were knocked down. Horry County Fire Rescue crews were called to the area of Juniper Bay Road near Lundy Short Road in response to an electrical hazard. All lanes of traffic were blocked off…
Myrtle Beach police are requesting the public’s help in finding a man in connection to a shooting incident. On December 14th, one person was shot at the Wave Rider Resort in the area of 16th Avenue South and Ocean Boulevard. The victim’s identity remains enclosed but it was revealed they are a 43-year-old male. No arrests have been made since…
Amazon announced its plans to lay off thousands of employees as the global outlook continues to inflame. Multiple teams will be affected by the terminations including the Human Resources department and Amazon stores. Over the past few years, the company went on a hiring spree as the pandemic increased the demand for online shopping. Currently, the company is forced to…
Facebook’s parent, Meta, is being fined millions after two lengthy investigations were conducted. The Irish Regulator concluded the company’s advertising data handling practices breached EU privacy laws. The Irish Data Protection Commission explained meta should be ordered to pay two fines. A $222.5 million fine over violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and another fine of 180…
The organizer of the college admissions scandal, has been sentenced. It was orchestrated by William Rick Singer, CEO of a college admissions prep company called “The Key”. Singer sold two kinds of fraud. One was to cheat on the SAT or ACT and the other was to use his connections with Division I coaches as well as use bribes to…
