After months of stalemates, Congress is finally ready to approve a $900 billion Covid-19 relief package. Lawmakers hoped to pass a deal by Friday in an attempt to avert a government shutdown. However as the deadline drew nearer, it became increasingly clear one could not be reached by then. Another stopgap bill was passed to allow for more time to…
Tomorrow’s Coastal Carolina University game for the Sun Belt Conference championship has been canceled. No. 9 Chanticleers were slated to play against No. 17 Louisiana until a positive Covid test was produced from someone with the CCU team. The Sun Belt Commissioner said, “We are very disappointed that the championship game cannot be played…but will honor both teams as 2020…
The city of Myrtle Beach has selected a new city manager in a unanimous vote. The city’s current deputy city manager Jonathan “Fox” Simons Jr. was selected by the council to succeed outgoing manager John Pedersen during yesterday’s vote. Simons has been with the city since 2015 and aided in the major undertaking of redeveloping the downtown area. He and…
Grand Strand leaders are pushing for the legalization of medical marijuana by 2021. Senators Stephen Goldfinch, Gerald Malloy, Luke Rankin, and Hugh Letterman are co-sponsoring the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act which aims to legalize non-smokable forms of the medicinal plant. They believe marijuana would be a safer alternative for those struggling with severe chronic pains or other debilitating conditions,…
The suspect from the Myrtle Beach bar shooting earlier this week has been arrested. Police responded to shots fired Wednesday night at Magoo’s Sports and Spirits. One victim was found inside the bar awake, but having sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach. Witnesses said an argument sparked the incident. The suspect, later identified as Robert Moore from Georgia, was…
Hopes to pass a bipartisan Covid relief bill today have been stifled as congressional leaders still haven’t reached an agreement. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have expressed excitement over the $900 billion deal all week. After months of stalemates, they finally agreed to forego their most controversial objectives, which for Democrats included more funding for…
The suspected Russian cyberattacks on U.S. agencies and companies is believed to have been much worse than initially thought. It was recently revealed by Microsoft that more than 40 organizations were targeted by hacks that began as early as March but went undetected up until last week. While most of the victims are still unidentified, at least three major agencies…
A major drug trafficking ring that involved North Carolina college fraternities has been busted by federal agents. Chapters from Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma, and Beta Theta Pi at the University of North Carolina, Appalachian State, and Duke University are alleged to have been part of the plot. They’re accused of funneling a half-ton of marijuana, several hundred kilos of…
The record-setting winter storm on the East Coast has claimed more lives and buried millions under several feet of snow. After a massive car pile-up in Pennsylvania claimed two lives on Wednesday, another man died after being struck by a municipal snowplow. A fourth was killed after losing control of his vehicle. Out of over 200 crashes in Virginia, only…
An FDA advisory committee has officially recommended emergency use authorization for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine yesterday. Within days of approval, 6 million doses could be immediately shipped out across the country. This news all comes as the U.S. surpassed 17 million infections and over 311,000 deaths. Yesterday once again marked another record-breaking day for new daily cases and deaths. The…
