Author: WFXB Staff

Endangered Teen From Murrells Inlet Found Safe by HCPD

UPDATE: 14-year-old Samuel Frederick has since been found safe. A tweet from the Horry County Police Department late this morning confirmed the news. There was no additional information on where Frederick was found. Horry County Police are searching for an endangered teenager who went missing last night. 14-year-old Samuel Frederick was last seen at his home on Flat Rock Court…

Bodies Discovered Inside Marion Apartment Have Been Identified

The Marion County coroner has identified two bodies discovered inside an apartment complex over the weekend. The deceased male and female were revealed to be Sarita Brown and David Maxwell of Marion. Both were found in a complex off of Bluff Road Saturday afternoon without obvious signs of trauma. Their autopsies were conducted yesterday and the official causes of death…

Almost All Battleground States Have Now Certified Their Election Results

Almost all major battleground states have now certified their election results. Following Wisconsin’s determination yesterday that President-elect Joe Biden won by over 20,000 votes, came Arizona’s certification. Biden flipped the longtime Republican stronghold for only the second time in seven decades with about 10,000 votes. Upon hearing the news, President Trump called the state’s Republican governor a “disaster” and questioned…

Still No Consensus in Congress Over Coronavirus Relief Package

Congress is back in session this week, but don’t expect a coronavirus relief package to be approved anytime soon. They resumed following a brief recess and the main topic of discussion will be about a broader spending bill. Congress hopes to vote on it by December 11th in order to avoid a partial government shutdown. While it’s no relief package,…

Dr. Scott Atlas Resigns as President’s Special Advisor on the Pandemic

Last night it was revealed that Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned from his post as a top member of the White House’s coronavirus task force. In his official letter yesterday, Atlas praised the Trump Administration for their work and wished Biden’s incoming team the best. He served as the president’s special adviser on the pandemic since his appointment in August….

CDC Meets Today to Discuss National Covid-19 Distribution Plan

The CDC will officially meet today to discuss a Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan and here’s what you need to know. Presently, there are almost 14 million infections reported in the U.S. with the national death toll reaching 275,000. Records were broken once more yesterday after over 96,000 people were hospitalized. Many cities across several states are reaching capacity and becoming…

Today Marks Final Day to Select Learning Models at Darlington Schools

The deadline to switch learning models at Darlington County schools is today at 5 p.m. Whether you want to revert to online or in-person learning, you have to get the request in by today or it will not be accepted. The Darlington County School District said if you submitted an application but haven’t received a confirmation email, you should submit…

S.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Assaulted at Sobriety Checkpoint

A South Caorlina Highway Patrol trooper was assaulted at sobriety checkpoint early yesterday morning. The incident took place around 1 a.m. on Old Hodges Road near Mount Olive Church Road in Abbeville where troopers had set up a routine sobriety checkpoint. They were attempting to arrest driver Donald Outz who was resisting before assaulting the trooper. Outz was finally apprehended…