This morning marked the beginning of the Senate hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Proceedings began at 9 a.m. and with just 22 days left until the election, Republicans are still adamant about pushing this Supreme Court confirmation through with unprecedented speed. Each member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is able to give a ten minute-long opening statement and the…
Doc Antle, best known for the role he played on Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’, has been indicted on animal cruelty charges. The Myrtle Beach safari owner’s charges go all the way back to 2017 and include six counts of selling endangered species and various types of animal cruelty or cruelty toward animals. Antle’s daughter Tawny also faces one count of selling…
Horry County Schools may be reverting back to entirely virtual learning starting October 19th. The board said according to DHEC’s recent report, Horry County has entered back into a ‘high’ disease spread level and continues to see a rise in Covid-19 cases. This would force HCS to move back to an online instructional model as per the plans drafted this…
The public funeral for fallen Myrtle Beach Police Officer Jacob Hancher is today. He was killed almost a week ago while responding to a domestic call. Hancher was 23, making him the youngest MBPD officer to ever die in the line of duty. His services will begin this afternoon at 2 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. There will be…
Lamar Police are also seeking a suspect in an attempted kidnapping of a little girl. Yesterday afternoon along Duke and Pine Streets, a young girl was walking by herself towards a bus stop when a man pulled up beside her. He asked if she wanted candy, then got out of his van and tried to physically restrain the girl. Luckily,…
Horry County Police are investigating after a robbery and kidnapping at a Taco Bell. Around midnight last night, officers responded to the fast food chain restaurant along Socastee Boulevard. The Taco Bell itself was not robbed, but rather employees called police after witnessing the crime at their drive-thru. The victim was then also kidnapped. Fortunately, they were later found safe…
President Trump is refusing to participate in the second debate after the Commission on Presidential Debates announced it would be virtual. The decision was made in order to “protect the health and safety of all involved” in the event after the president tested positive for Covid-19. However, his administration claims he’s been negative for the last few days, making this…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is looking to invoke the 25th Amendment as President Trump recovers from the coronavirus. The 25th details procedures for replacing the president in the event he’s unable to fulfill his duties by temporarily transferring power to the vice president. The 25th has only been invoked a few times in recent modern history. In 2002, President George…
We are now just hours away from Hurricane Delta making landfall in Louisiana. The storm has intensified into a category 3 as of yesterday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. As a result, hurricane warnings have expanded west as Texas also now prepares to feel its impacts. Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are under states of emergencies as Delta approaches,…
Following her alleged kidnapping plot, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is placing partial blame on the Trump Administration. Those who conspired to abduct and kill her made other threats that included targeting law enforcement and instigating a civil war by overthrowing the government all in response to the state’s pandemic lockdown. Whitmer is now claiming President Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric and calls to…
