Author: WFXB Staff

President Biden Visits Texas Today Following Deadly Winter Weather

Happening today: President Biden will visit the great state of Texas a week after they were hit by disastrous and deadly winter weather. Texas is on its own power grid, separate from the rest of the U.S. and does not follow federal regulations. As a result, they were unprepared for below freezing temperatures that were unprecedented for the state. At…

President Biden Orders First Known Airstrikes Against Syria

President Biden ordered airstrikes on buildings in Syria yesterday evening in his first known use of military force. The strikes were ordered in retaliation for recent attacks on U.S. targets in neighboring Iraq and continued threats. Three rocket attacks occurred in one week in Iraq, including one fatal hit on a U.S.-led coalition base. This all came amid attempts by…

3 Horry County Middle Schools Resumed Traditional Learning Today

Three Horry County middle schools reverted back to full-time, in-person learning today! This comes on the heels of the completion of plexiglass installations in all the classrooms. Additional Covid-19 safety measures, including isolation plans for potentially infected students, have also been set. The schools that resumed traditional learning methods today are Socastee, Forestbrook and Myrtle Beach Middle. It’s believed the…

Flooding Worsens in Horry County Residential Areas Near Rivers

Flooding levels in Horry County are worsening and forcing local law enforcement and government to taken action. As of yesterday evening, Horry County has moved to Operating Condition Level 2. This means as waters continue to rise along the Waccamaw River in Conway and the Intracoastal Waterway in Socastee, the Emergency Operations Center will be activated but in a limited,…

Amber, Silver Alerts Cancelled After Father/Daughter Found Safe

The amber and silver alerts for a 4-year-old North Carolina girl and her father have been called off. Aubrey McFarland of Brunswick County was allegedly abducted by her father yesterday morning. It was believed that 37-year-old Elijah McFarland was “suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment” and had intentions to drive all the way to California with his daughter….

Deadly Crash Reported Early This Morning in Darlington County

At least one person was killed during a vehicle collision early this morning. South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers responded to the area of I20 and mile marker 133 East Bound in Darlington County around 1:00 a.m. It’s reported that a car and Jeep were both traveling the same direction when the Jeep struck the car from behind. Both vehicles lost…

Conservative Political Action Conference Begins Today in Florida

The Conservative Political Action Conference begins today in Florida and here’s what you’ll need to know: The four-day long event is being held in Orlando and will be attended by several high-profile Republicans. The least of which is President Trump who will be speaking Sunday in his first public address since leaving office. He will close out the entire event….

Postmaster General’s Job May be in Jeopardy as USPS Delays Persist Nationwide

The United States Postal Service is once again in the spotlight and under scrutiny. If your mail appears to be arriving later than usual, you’re not alone. The USPS is still struggling to secure funding from the government and therefore have experienced chronic delays. This has become increasingly concerning for lawmakers who understand on-time deliveries of items such as prescription…

Pfizer, Moderna Testing Booster Shots to Fight New Covid-19 Variants

Pfizer and Moderna are now testing the effects of additional booster shots on already vaccinated individuals. Their efforts are being made in an attempt to stave off the more transmissible or deadly variants of the coronavirus that continue to cause issues worldwide. This includes a brand new mutation that was just discovered out of New York City and it appears…

U.S. Report to Implicate Saudi Arabia Crown Prince in Death of U.S. Journalist

The Biden Administration is set to declassify a bombshell intelligence report over the death of a U.S. journalist that implicates Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. 59-year-old Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi citizen working on assignment for the Washington Post in 2018. On October 2nd, he was reportedly lured to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul where he was brutally murdered by a…