Hurricane Ian could be the deadliest to ever hit the state of Florida. At least 21 deaths have been confirmed as a result of the storm. Meanwhile, hundreds of people have been rescued but thousands are still trapped in their homes and more than 2.3 million remain without power. President Biden declared a major disaster in Florida which will bring…
B.J Kinard with a live weather update in The Market Common.
On Thursday, Ian wreaked havoc as it hit Southwestern Florida as a Category 4 Hurricane. Florida suffered from catastrophic floods and life threatening storm surge. Even though the storm has passed, Floridians are still being asked to stay in shelter and off the roadways. Governor Ron DeSantis said the first step is to assess the damage and clear roadways. They…
Vice President Kamala Harris visited the DMZ that divides North and South Korea. Her visit comes just one day after Pyongyang fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its East Coast and another test firing today. She met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. During the meeting, Harris called the U.S. and South Korea alliance a “linchpin” of regional…
Former President Trump is pushing back against a plan requested by the special master overseeing the review of documents seized in Mar-A-Lago. It was believed that Trump be required to declare in court whether the justice department’s inventory from the search is accurate. If approved Trump would be forced to go on the record in court about his belief that…
Tuesday evening, Senate Majority leader, Chuck Schumer announced the removal of energy provisions from the funding bill. 60 votes were needed for the motion to proceed. However, Republicans and progressives opposed the suggestion. Schumer agreed to attempt to pass a Joe Manchin drafted bill that would streamline the federal permitting process for energy projects including clean energy and fossil fuels….
Software has been developed that can be useful in spotting wild fires. A start up company PANO AI using T-Mobile’s 5g network aims to assist in spotting fires. It is able to notify subscribed agencies, this would allow a chance to fight the fire when it first starts before it has a chance to spread. The device aim’s to prevent…
The FDA proposed a change to the nutrition standards that foods have to meet before being labeled “healthy.” The new standards must contain a certain amount of food from at least one of the food groups or subgroups of fruits, vegetables, or dairy. The food groups must be recommended by the dietary guidelines. It also must have limits for certain…
Although Ian has developed back into a tropical storm, Governor McMaster has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina. As Ian makes its way toward the Carolinas McMaster is asking residents to prepare for impact. The state’s emergency operations plan has been activated as well as The National Guard. McMaster stated although it is still too early to know…
The threat that Ian is posing has resulted in many postponements and cancellations of events on The Grand Strand. Horry, Georgetown, Dillon district 3 and 4, Florence County Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5, Robeson County, Malboro and Marion County schools will be closed Friday with some redirected to online learning. All after school activities for Thursday and Friday are…
