The British government says regulators have just approved the oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. This is the second vaccine authorized for use in the U.K. Officials say the approval follows rigorous clinical trials and a thorough analysis of the data by experts. It comes after the U.K. recorded over 53,000 coronavirus cases yesterday, breaking its daily record since the pandemic began…
Louisiana congressman-elect Luke Letlow has died after being diagnosed with covid-19. The 41-year-old announced his covid diagnosis on Facebook December 18th and wrote that he was home following CDC guidelines, quarantine protocols, and doctor recommendations. Days later, he posted that he was undergoing treatment in the hospital before his office released a statement December 23rd that he had been transferred…
New details are continuing to emerge following the Nashville bombing that took place on Christmas day. A woman who said she was the suspect, Anthony Quinn Warner’s girlfriend told police last year that he was making bombs. Police reportedly received a call in August of 2019 from attorney Raymond Throckmorton who said he represented both warner and his girlfriend Pamela…
Yesterday senate majority leader Mitch McConnell blocked an effort to boost forthcoming stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, despite demands from President Trump. McConnell plans to combine several of Trump’s other priorities into so-called “Poison Pill” legislation. These other policy requests include a repeal of some online liability protections and the establishment of a commission to study voter fraud. But,…
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is on the lookout for a live grenade that was sold at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall in Ocean Isle Beach in June. The ATF is asking for the public’s help in finding out who bought the grenade from the location on Ocean Highway West in Shallotte. The MK2 grenade was a…
An officer with the Charleston Police Department was involved in a deadly shooting that happened early this morning at an apartment complex downtown. Charleston Police Chief, Luther Reynolds, told reporters at a press conference that officers responded to a call at the Bridgeview Village Apartments at 3:15 am on the report of a domestic violence incident that involved a weapon….
An Horry county business filed a lawsuit on December 16th against the South Carolina Department of Transportation over the closure of highway 501 during Hurricane Florence. The owner of Chancel Hospitality Residential and Tourism in Conway claims that they had to move their business to another location on a one day notice to prevent flooding. The owner is seeking repayment…
Residents of a retirement community in Pawleys Island were among the first on the list to receive the covid-19 vaccine in the state. More than 250 residents and staff members of The Lakes at Litchfield received their first dose of the vaccine yesterday. According to DHEC’s website, 19 residents at The Lakes at Litchfield have been diagnosed with covid-19 and…
The House has passed a measure to increase covid stimulus checks for most Americans to 2,000 dollars. Just enough republicans crossed the aisle yesterday to get the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020 through the chamber. Because the measure was passed “under suspension”, meaning, fast-tracked without the ability to add amendments, it needed a two-thirds vote. It…
It was another record breaking day in the U.S. yesterday as the number of patients hospitalized with covid-19 was over 121,000. According to the Covid Tracking Project, yesterday had the most cases ever reported on a given day during the pandemic. With hospitalization rates this high, doctors warn hospitals will soon have to begin rationing care, essentially making life or…
