In response to the recent protests, both Democrats and Republicans are now working on police reform proposals. Democrats unveiled their plans earlier this week which details numerous changes. The package, which was put together by Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, includes banning choke holds, creating a national police misconduct registry, racial bias training for officers, the requirement that federal…
President Trump is facing backlash yet again over one of his tweets. 75-year-old Martin Gugino was peacefully protesting in Buffalo last week when he was shoved by police officers. He fell and hit his head on the pavement, rendering him unconscious, and began bleeding out of his ear. Gugino is reportedly in serous but stable condition. Video of the incident…
As we mentioned earlier, the South Carolina state primary is today! Polls opened at 7 AM and will close at 7 PM. Horry County officials have already reported receiving 6,000 absentee ballots which may attribute to some delays in counting votes. Voting in person is still very much a possibility. Numerous safety precautions have been put into place to try…
The man wanted for a series of pancake restaurant robberies has been caught. It’s believed 43-year-old Kristoffer Wright was involved with six Pancake House break-ins. He’s charged with four counts of second degree burglary, one count of safe-cracking and one count of third degree burglary. He was arrested and then booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center yesterday. He is…
South Carolina recorded its highest single day increase of new coronavirus cases yesterday. Statewide, 542 cases and 11 more deaths were reported. This brings the state’s total to 14,800 cases and 557 lives lost. DHEC has also designated Horry County as an official hot spot now. 61 of the cases reported yesterday came from this county alone. DHEC Physician Dr….
Horry County police are investigating a shooting incident. It’s reported the unnamed victim showed up at Grand Strand Health late last night with non-life threatening injuries. Authorities are still not exactly sure where the incident occurred, however it is still very early on in the investigation. The case is currently being looked into by the Horry County criminal investigative division.
Five states are participating in primary elections today. This includes Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. Georgia and West Virginia’s primaries were both postponed to today as a result of the pandemic. A poll over the weekend projected former vice president Joe Biden has officially secured the democratic presidential nomination, especially after June 2nd’s round of primaries that included 8…
The U.S. has officially been in a recession since February, this according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. It’s no surprise the U.S. went into a recession as a result of the pandemic. The virus, as well as fear of spread, interrupted the longest economic expansion seen in American history and resulted in the worst unemployment numbers since the…
New information in regards to the spread of COVID-19 has left many people extremely confused. Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for coronavirus response, stated yesterday that new data may actually indicate it’s rare for an asymptomatic person to transmit the virus. She added their new information also suggests the virus mainly spreads through “droplets” as the…
A man who ran over protesters in Virginia openly admitted to being a KKK leader. On Sunday, police responded to a Black Lives Matter protest in Richmond after reports came in of a man trying to ram his car into the crowds. Nobody was critically injured and only one victim suffered minor injuries. 36-year-old Harry Rogers was quickly arrested at…
