Three skiers were also killed after they were buried under an avalanche in Colorado. The incident occurred Monday between the towns of Silverton and Ophir. Four people were backcountry skiing when the avalanche hit. A search effort was launched and the skiers were recovered yesterday. They were buried under more than 20 feet of snow and debris. Only one person…
Three National Guard members were killed after their helicopter crashed in Idaho. The three pilots were conducting a routine flight training mission in the southern part of the state Tuesday evening. The last contact anyone aboard the craft had with their base was when an emergency transmitter locator was activated around 8 p.m. This immediately launched a search. The wreck,…
The U.S. coronavirus death toll could reach over half a million people by the end of this month, according to the latest CDC projection. The current toll stands at almost 450,700 with over 26.6 million infections. The CDC believes at the rate things are going, an additional 80,000 could die by February 27th. This would amount to about one death…
An Horry County Police officer was honored last night for rescuing a family from a sinking vehicle. On September 17th, James Cannon was driving along Cates Bay Highway and Bunyan Lane when he hydroplaned and crashed into a heavily flooded area. He, along with his wife and eldest son were able to get out of the car, but his other…
Over 1,000 people in the Carolina Forest area were without power this morning. The Santee Cooper website reported that around 1,140 customers lost power starting around 5:40 a.m. It was eventually restored to all those places by 8. As of now, the cause of the power outages has not been revealed.
“Operation Groundhog Day: Shadow Seeker” kept the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office busy yesterday. In total, 43 arrests were performed across several counties. Arrest charges ranged from forgery, larceny, theft and outstanding warrants to more serious crimes of assault, various drug and weapon charges and even first-degree murder in connection to a 2018 case. Ages of the criminals also vary from…
A North Carolina woman has been charged in connection to a deadly collision. On Saturday a teen was fatally struck by a vehicle on Wilson Road in Robeson County around 9:48 p.m. 17-year-old Jeremiah Deese was walking in the northeast lane when he was hit by the driver, 23-year-old Jazmine Scott. Deese was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have…
The Biden Administration has announced they’ll begin directly shipping coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies nationwide. This news comes as the administration fights to expand American’s access to the vaccines as global variants of the virus continue to spread. Starting February 11th, about 6,500 stores will receive a total of 1 million doses. They will then slowly increase the number of…
Jeff Bezos has announced he will be stepping down from his CEO position at Amazon. The sudden news came as part of Amazon’s fourth-quarter earnings report. The 57-year-old founded the company in 1995, over seeing the growth of it as it turned from an online bookseller to the now $1.7 trillion global retailer. It also made Bezos one of the…
The pretrial arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump have been submitted. House managers filed their 80-page memorandum yesterday, laying out the terms for why they believe the former president should be impeached. They claim he’s responsible for the events that occurred on January 6th at the Capitol, stating “his conduct endangered the life of every single member…
