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…
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 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…
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…
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office received 911 calls reporting cows roaming the street, which led to the discovery of dead and distressed cattle. 36-year-old, Aljaron Collins, has been arrested on three charges of animal cruelty. Deputies responded to a property off of Hardee Street where three cows were found dead as well as others showed signs of neglect. The cattle…
A South Carolina child has died from complications of the flu. The loss of this child from the midlands region is the first pediatric flu-related death of the season. The South Carolina DHEC says the flu can circulate any time of the year but the season begins October 1st. Though it is still early in the season, a widespread of…
The Federal Trade Commission has announced accusations that the education tech company, Chegg, is exposing student data. Chegg is an educational technology provider that sells and rents out text books, as well as reveals homework and test answers to students. The FTC alleged that Chegg has compromised personal data since 2017. The company supposedly exposed sensitive information for nearly 40…
Twitter has interrupted three China-based operations that were secretly attempting to influence American politics. The operations reached nearly 2 thousand user accounts and tweeted remarks about election rigging claims of the 2020 presidential election. 22 user accounts tweeted more than 250,000 times. Twitter discovered many of the networks were portrayed to be located in the U.S. but technical signals indicated…
The supreme court has rejected a request to block a subpoena for Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham, to testify in front of a grand jury. An Atlanta special grand jury is investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The South Carolina Senator filed an emergency request requesting the justices to pause the testimony until legal challenges play out….
North Korea fired nearly a dozen missiles in the direction of a South Korean Island. South Korea responded by conducting its own missile tests at the same border area. The missile launches marked the first time since 1948 that a North Korean missile landed so close to the sea border. The tests were performed after North Korea threatened to use…
