NASA is once again making history this year after successfully collecting samples from an asteroid. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spent nearly two years circling an asteroid named Bennu before it was able to finally carry out it’s mission yesterday afternoon. The craft used it’s robotic arm to gather pieces. It was a carefully orchestrated, almost 5 hour-long maneuver which, upon touchdown,…
President Trump is making headlines today after abruptly ending his “60 Minutes” interview. It’s reported the discussion with interviewer Lesley Stahl from yesterday afternoon was being recorded by the administration for archival purposes. However, the president walked out after he came to believe Stahl was biased against him and that the whole meeting was a “terrible electoral intrusion.” He also…
And speaking of the election, with less than two weeks to go, historic voting turnouts continue to be reported nationwide. More than 34 million total ballots have been cast as of yesterday, compared to 5.9 million by this same time in 2016. Several states have already reached over 40% of their 2016 voter turnout with Texas leading the charge at…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 48-hour deadline has come and gone and there’s still no coronavirus relief package. Despite their apparent failure to try and fast-track a bill once more, Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue to hold lengthy negotiations in hopes of still cutting a deal before election day. They intend to resume discussions today over a range of…
Yesterday, the U.S. reported over 60,000 new coronavirus cases, almost tripling the daily average in June. Health experts say we are now in the midst of the third wave, as was predicted months ago, and many say it’s going to get worse. The national seven-day case average has increased at least 18% within the last week and has risen a…
The Horry County Schools board has voted in favor of hybrid learning until further notice. This announcement comes despite the fact the county has moved back into a ‘high’ spread level for Covid-19. Following their decision, the Horry County Board of Education also updated their ‘brick-and-mortar’ learning program yesterday evening. The purpose of the program is to keep children and…
The Florence County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a woman who’s been missing since Friday. 52-year-old Mia Brown was last seen in the 600 block of South Irby Street after being dropped off at a bus station. She’s 5′7″ and weighs about 110 pounds. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Cpl. Scott…
Bond was set for the man who assaulted a Robeson County officer this weekend. We’d like to warn you that the image we’re about to show may be disturbing to some viewers. 27-year-old Officer Michael Sales responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of Benton Court. It’s reported the suspect, Jamel Rogers, was wielding a gun and threatening to…
A 14-year-old was charged in relation to the shooting of two other teens in Lumberton over the weekend. Officers were dispatched to an area near a grocery store along Fayetteville Road Saturday evening where they found a 14 and 15-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds. Investigators believe a group of teenagers had met in the parking lot where a fight broke…
President Trump had some strong things to say about Dr. Anthony Fauci after the airing of Fauci’s ’60 Minutes’ interview. Preceding the interview, the president released a campaign ad featuring footage of Fauci that appeared to show him praising Trump’s Covid-19 response. Fauci was quick to respond, accusing the Trump campaign of harassment. He said they were not authorized to…
