Multiple people were injured after an attempted armed robbery in Florence last night. Five armed suspects entered a business in the 1100 block of Harmony Street. During their robbery, gunfire was exchanged. At least three people were hurt but according to officials, all were non life-threatening injuries. Officers responded to the scene around 10:30, just after the suspects had fled….
The vote to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination for the Supreme Court was approved today. Republicans are attempting to push this nomination through at an unprecedented speed and seeing as they’re the majority, it’s expected to pass. During the official Judiciary Committee vote today, Senate Democrats attempted to delay the nomination by boycotting. With the Affordable Care Act on…
Yesterday, Purdue Pharma plead guilty to three federal criminal charges over its role in creating the nation’s opioid crisis. The pharmaceutical company is the maker of OxyContin which is an extremely addictive pain killer. According to the CDC, around 128 people die every day as a result of their abuse of these drugs, both prescriptions and illicit ones. Purdue pled…
A volunteer in the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trials in Brazil has reportedly passed away. The Brazilian health agency Anvisa made the announcement yesterday afternoon. It’s unclear if the patient was receiving the vaccine or a placebo. Anvisa said they wouldn’t release further information for reasons of medical privacy except to say a thorough investigation is being conducted. They did also…
Staying on the topic of the election which is twelve days away, the second and final presidential debate will air tonight! President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off at Belmont University in Nashville starting at 9 p.m. NBC News White House Correspondent Kristen Welker is expected to moderate the hour and a half long event. Following…
Federal agents confirmed Iran and Russia have obtained U.S. voter registration information in an effort to interfere in the presidential election. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, alongside FBI Director Chris Wray, made the announcement during a last minute new conference yesterday evening. They said instances of interference include an email scam from Iran. They created fake accounts posing as…
A New York homeowner has became the talk of his town and…. the internet for his elaborate Halloween display! It features an inflatable spider on a web.
A Zamboni driver had a close call during a youth hockey practice in New York when the machine he was riding on burst into flames. He was able to steer it to a maintenance area safely and put out the fire.
The country is seeing record-breaking voter turnouts and South Carolina is no different. Early voting began days ago and already more than half a million residents have cast their ballots. This surpasses the states previous record for advanced voting which was set during the last presidential election. Horry County has collected over 50,700 absentee ballots compared to almost 19,500 in…
DHEC announced 666 new cases of Covid-19 and 25 additional deaths statewide yesterday. Horry County alone recorded 82 of those cases, the highest number over any other county in the state. A new study conducted by AARP also revealed South Carolina is leading the nation with the most Covid-19 related deaths of nursing home residents per 100 residents. In total,…
