An investigation is underway after air traffic controllers in New York received audio recording of a possible terrorist threat. After a fatal airstrike was carried out against top military General Quasem Soleimani last year, Iran pledged to take revenge. At the time they retaliated with another airstrike on an Iraqi military base housing U.S. troops but there were fears they…
Protests broke out after it was announced no charges would be brought against the Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake. 29-year-old Blake was shot in the back four times, and three additional times in his arm, by Officer Rusten Sheskey on August 23rd. The altercation left him alive but paralyzed from the waist down. The incident, caught on camera, incited…
Several states are calling in the National Guard to help increase Covid-19 vaccination efforts. Yesterday, the U.S. once again set its highest daily death toll with over 3,770. This beat the previous record set last week by more than two dozen people. The U.S. has also surpassed 21 million infections with over 131,100 people currently hospitalized for Covid-19 nationwide. As…
The Georgia Senate runoff election has come down to just one seat as news media outlets made their first projection overnight. With 98% of the votes tallied, Democratic candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock is expected to succeed incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler. Warnock is now set to become Georgia’s first black senator, and the eleventh in all of U.S. history. Now…
We joined Stephen Goldfinch of Goldfinch Winslow at his office today to discuss class action lawsuits. In particular, lawsuits concerning potentially defective New Holland tractors that may be negatively affecting South Carolinians and their businesses. For more information, you can reach Stephen at (843) 357-9301 or visit his website at www.GoldfinchWinslow.com.
In lighter news, South Carolina has received it’s first shipment of the second Pfizer vaccine doses! The federal government has been holding onto them to ensure healthcare facilities wouldn’t run out. So far, the state has received 16,575 doses which have been distributed to hospitals statewide. Since the Pfizer vaccine requires a 21-day wait period before the next inoculation, no…
The deceased suspect from a shooting and police-involved car chase this weekend was identified. Sunday evening, the Chester County Sheriff’s Office and Lancaster County deputies responded to a domestic violence call where Tre-Kedrian White reportedly fired at them before driving off. A vehicle pursuit ended when the suspect crashed his car. White then accidentally flagged down an unmarked police car…
A group of teenagers found a decomposing body inside a freezer in Orangeburg County over the weekend. Close to 6 p.m. on Sunday, the teens decided to explore an abandoned house when they stumbled upon a deep freezer inside. After noticing a strong smell, one boy decided to open it and made the discovery. They immediately called the authorities. An…
A 2-year-old has died after drowning in a Florence County pond. The toddler was recently identified as Easton Rhett Strickland. He was found in a Lake City pond off of W. Hwy 78 Bypass. Strickland was hospitalized before later passing away. His official autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office and the coroner’s office are investigating.
The long anticipated Georgia runoff election to determined who controls the Senate is taking place today. Republicans currently hold 52 of the 100 seats in the nation’s Senate and therefore hold power. However, if both Democrats beat their incumbent Republican opponents today the Senate will be evenly split, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris deciding tie breakers. With Democrats holding the…
