The Portland protests have been officially declared a riot by the city’s police force. For over two straight months, residents have taken to the city’s streets to protest for the Black Lives Matter movement. Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said the majority of demonstrations have been peaceful. However, there have been multiple incidents of rioting late at night, with government…
It’s now reported the Beirut explosion killed at least 137 people and injured about 5,000. At least one of those fatalities was an American with several more injured. Dozens of people are still missing as rescue teams enter their third day of searching. It’s reported the blast destroyed most of the capital’s main coastal port, leaving behind a crater roughly…
As COVID-19 cases near 5 million in the U.S., states are beginning to take stricter precautions. In California, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared the city has entered into a new legally binding health officer order to ban large gatherings during the pandemic. This comes after a woman was shot and killed at a house party earlier this week. The…
The Horry County Schools Board voted yesterday to send their reopening plans to the state for approval. The full plan is 51 pages. The amount of cases on August 31st will determine how schools will proceed with reopening on September 8th. Parents who choose in-person instruction for their children must pre-screen their kids every morning before school. HCS has also…
The 2020 South Carolina Tobacco Festival has been cancelled due to COVID-19. The Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce made the announcement yesterday in order to keep guests, volunteers, and other community members safe. The President of the Lake City Chamber Board said, “For over 65 years the event has been part of the Lake City Community. I and the…
An elderly man drowned in Garden City while trying to save another swimmer. The Horry County Coroner’s Office confirmed the man’s identity as 76-year-old Anthony McAleenan from Willowbrook, Illinois. He drowned yesterday afternoon while trying to rescue another swimmer in distress. McAleenan was transported to Waccamaw hospital where he later died.
Georgetown police are investigating after a shooting left one injured. Officers responded to the scene around 9:15 p.m. in the area of Gilbert Street and E Street. They discovered a man with a gunshot wound and transported him to a hospital. His exact condition has not been released. The crime scene is currently being processed and possible witnesses interviewed. Anyone…
A third possible COVID-19 vaccine has shown early positive results of being safe to use and eliciting an immune response. Phase 1 data released by Novavax showed 131 study volunteers who received two doses of the vaccine developed neutralizing antibodies at levels more than four times higher on average than people who recovered from the virus on their own. Of…
Mail-in voting remains to be a point of contention as the November election draws near. Shortly after the Governor of Nevada signed a bill that would allow for mail-in ballots to be sent to all registered voters, the Trump Campaign filed a lawsuit against them. They claim Assembly Bill 4 will undermine the election’s “integrity” and automatically sending mail-in ballots…
The missing amphibious assault vehicle that sank off the southern California coast has been found with human remains inside. 15 marines and one sailor from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based out of Camp Pendleton near San Diego, were headed back to their ship after a training session late last week when the vehicle sank. Of the sixteen service members…
