Residents from a small Washington town were evacuated after a factory fire sparked fears of a potential explosion. Last night, multiple local police and fire agencies responded to a fire that broke out at a potato plant in Warden. Due to the risk of the fire reaching an ammonia tank and causing a serious explosion, authorities issued a Level 3…
Capitol Police are investigating after a congressman tried to bring a concealed gun onto the House floor. Members of Congress can carry a firearm in the halls of Congress and on Capitol grounds as long as they have a license and carry their ammunition separately. But, they are by no means allowed to bring their weapons onto the floor. This…
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are outraged after discovering National Guard members were forced to sleep in a parking garage. Over 25,000 personnel were deployed to Washington, D.C., ahead of the inauguration to stave off potential threats of more violence. Photos initially went viral in the days leading up to the event showing Guardsmen sleeping on the marble…
President Biden officially unveiled his Covid-19 wartime effort plan yesterday. During his first full day in office, the president signed another 10 executive orders aimed at combating the pandemic. Most importantly he ordered the Defense Production Act which will boost production, distribution, and administration of vaccines and other essential things such as masks. He’s also increased testing and enforced mask…
DHEC is now offering new guidance to help accelerate vaccination efforts statewide. This includes confirmation that ‘every dose of the vaccines should be used.’ Prior to this, some hospitals were holding onto doses before receiving their next shipments. Other new guidance includes ordering first and second doses separately and asking providers to hold off on large-scale vaccination events before first…
The Florence Recycling Center is closing and will impact hundreds of jobs. The parent company Clarios announced they will be permanently closing March 22nd, saying it was a tough but necessary decision. In an official statement, the recycling center said they intend “to offer opportunities to impacted employees at our South Carolina facilities and other locations, as well as support…
There was a small protest outside of South Carolina’s Statehouse yesterday but fortunately, no violence. Less than 20 demonstrators showed up to support a variety of causes. Some wanted to support President Trump, others reportedly said they were anti-fascists, and some came out just to pray for our country. But they were largely outnumbered by Columbia Police, members of SLED,…
Florence County deputies are now investigating after an armed robbery, shooting and car crash yesterday afternoon. It’s believed two masked and armed suspects entered a store in the 900 block of Cashua Drive in Florence and demanded money from a clerk. Gunfire was exchanged between the suspects and the store clerk as the suspects were leaving. While attempting their getaway,…
For the first time since 2014, we awoke to a Senate that is now controlled by Democrats. As her first order of business, Vice President Kamala Harris swore in three new Democratic senators. The entire event marked several firsts in American history as our nation’s first female vice president of color swore in California’s first Latino senator, as well as…
A military helicopter crash in upstate New York has resulted in the deaths of three National Guard members. Yesterday evening, a team aboard a UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter, based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Rochester International Airport, was conducting a routine training mission. The helicopter went down in flames in a farmer’s field just outside of Rochester. The…
