Images of crowds celebrating the 4th of July weekend came with serious concerns of skyrocketing COVID-19 cases across the nation. In Florida, more than 200,000 people have now tested positive. It took Florida nearly four months to reach 100,000 cases and only two weeks to double that number. Their highest single-day increase was reported on the 4th of July with…
The Florence Center Carnival will begin tomorrow, kicking off the 4th of July weekend. The carnival was initially supposed to take place in April but was postponed due to the pandemic. The organizers are reportedly doing everything possible to maintain a sense of normalcy, while also adhering to strict guidelines such as more frequent cleaning. Guests are advised to wear…
The Myrtle Beach City Council approved executive order today that will require face masks to be worn in certain public places. The order will begin at 11:59 p.m. tonight and be in effect for 60 days, unless rescinded before then or the civil emergency declaration expires. North Myrtle Beach became the first city in Horry County to enforce the mandate…
South Carolina saw a record number of coronavirus related deaths yesterday. The statewide totals have now come to 759 deaths with over 37,800 cases. The state is also now reporting a record number of hospitalizations. Of the almost 1,500 cases reported yesterday, Horry County contributed 288 of them. This is yet another record for the county as it’s the highest…
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has denied Sidney Moorer’s request to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction. Moorer was found guilty of obstruction of justice, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in September of last year. He was sentenced to 30 years in relation to the disappearance of 20-year-old Heather Elvis in 2013. It’s reported he changed his story…
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new “American monuments, memorials and statues” protection task force. It’s reported The Protecting American Communities Task Force was created at the request of President Trump. Agencies being coordinated in the effort include the Federal Protective Service, U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration. This…
President Trump has continued to deny he was verbally briefed on the Russian bounty intelligence. It’s believed the White House received intelligence in early 2019 suggesting Russia was working with the Taliban by placing kill bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in an effort to pull U.S. troops out of the area. The president claims he was never made aware…
Seattle police forcefully dispersed demonstrators in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupation Protest area yesterday. This came after city Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an emergency order demanding the occupants vacate. The mayor has received tons of backlash for her inaction, and even complicity, in the formation of the infamous “CHOP” zone. It occupied six entire blocks, including an abandoned police precinct, for…
The remains found earlier this week in connection to the missing Fort Hood soldier have been identified. They were in fact confirmed to be that of 20-year-old Private First Class Vanessa Guillen who had been missing since April 22nd. Following this announcement, it was discovered that one of the alleged suspects, another Fort Hood soldier, shot and killed himself while…
Another day, another record-breaking high as the U.S. reported just over 50,200 new coronavirus cases yesterday nationwide. At least five states, Arizona, California, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, each also reported record numbers of new COVID-19 cases. At least 12 states are seeing rapidly increasing hospitalizations, this according to the director of the CDC. At least 23 states are now…
