Former President Trump has hired two former South Carolina prosecutors to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial. This comes a week after it was announced that South Carolina lawyer butch bowers would be be on his legal team. Joining him now is Attorney Greg Harris and former acting U.S. Attorney Johnny Gasser. The two currently own a private practice…
A fire in Conway yesterday evening has left two people injured. The fire broke out at a house on the 5000 block of Highway 19 near Conway around 6:30 p.m. Horry County Fire Rescue was able to get the flames under control by 8 p.m. The home is reported to have been severely damaged. The exact conditions of the two…
Bennettsville Police are reporting that two children were hurt after they were accidentally shot by another child. The incident occurred at a residence on Lyall street yesterday. It appears a minor was able to gain access to a handgun and accidentally fired it, hurting the two other kids. The children are being treated at local facilities. They are in stable…
One person is now dead and two others injured after a shooting broke out in Darlington County. The incident occurred in the area of Swift Creek Road and Memory Lane, south of Hartsville. The deceased victim was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. The exact conditions of the injured people have not been released. It’s also unclear if any suspects…
A class action lawsuit has now been filed in relation to the stock market fiasco that occurred yesterday. Members from a subreddit group called StockMarketBets banded together and bought GameStop stock, driving the price to exponential highs and shorting a hedge fund millions of dollars. A lot of these amateur investors used a free stock trading app known as Robinhood…
A liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia food packing plant has killed at least six people. Yesterday morning, police arrived at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville for reports of burns. Within minutes, that call had been updated to a hazardous materials response. It’s believed a nitrogen line ruptured inside the building and soon after many of the evacuated…
A new report suggests New York state may have been undercounting their Covid-19 related nursing home deaths. The report conducted by the state Attorney General’s Office surveyed 62 nursing homes, which is about a 10% representation of the total facilities statewide. Their preliminary findings concluded that underreporting could be as high as 50%. If true, this means New York has…
The first cases of the highly contagious South African coronavirus strain has been detected in the U.S. and they’re both right here in South Carolina. According to the World Health Organization, the variant known as B.1.351 has been detected in over 30 other countries at this time. There’s a lot of unknowns surrounding this strain. It’s said to be more…
Governor McMaster hopes to make coronavirus vaccines available to those age 65 and older soon. The state is also set to receive more vaccine doses as well. While this is all good news, some South Carolina officials are warning of Covid vaccine-related scams. DHEC, SLED, SCEMD, and the Department of Consumer Affairs issued the advisory yesterday. Residents should not give…
A new White House report shows South Carolina has the second highest rate of new coronavirus cases per capita. Only three of the state’s counties are not in the red zone. Richland and Charleston are in the orange zone with Newberry in the yellow zone. The report also shows South Carolina is 10th in the nation for test positivity, 8th…
