Police in Laurinburg are investigating a shooting incident that occurred yesterday evening. It’s reported the two victims were in a gold Nissan Rogue on U.S. 401 and West Boulevard stopped at a red light when a silver Dodge Charger pulled up alongside them. According to police, “words were exchanged” between the occupants of both vehicles before someone in the Dodge…
One person is dead following a shooting in Dillon County. This is according to the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on Saturday night on Joann Branch Road. The identity of the victim has not been released but their death is presently being investigated as a homicide. Dillon County police have confirmed SLED is assisting with the case.
Before we begin, we would like to issue a public apology for an error we made in a story from Friday’s newscast. The story was regarding an officer-involved shooting in Florence. We apologize to Keith von Lutcken and his family for reporting that he was the suspect who was killed. He is actually the Florence County Coroner who identified the…
Numerous states are slated to begin reopening today. Colorado, Minnesota and Montana plan to ease certain restrictions. This includes social distancing as well as stay-at-home orders. Elective surgery in Iowa has been allowed to resume as well as farmers markets. Hawaii has reopened beaches for fishing and exercise. Several businesses in Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma and Alaska were also allowed to…
With meat processing plants temporarily closing across the county, the U.S. food chain supply may be largely impacted. One of those major meat plants is that of Tyson’s in Iowa and Indiana who were forced to close following an outbreak of coronavirus in their facilities. The two plants from this one company alone employs nearly 100,000 people. Additionally, two other…
Yesterday one officer was killed and a second critically injured after a shooting in Louisiana. Baton Rouge police responded to a residence around 9:30 AM following a tip they received concerning the suspect. 36-year-old Ronnie Kato was believed to be involved in a homicide that occurred earlier that same morning. When police arrived, Kato began firing at them while barricaded…
The World Health Organization is warning they have no concrete evidence that people who contract COVID-19 are immune from getting it again. In light of this, they are stressing governments across the globe remain under lock down orders. They also ask countries reject the idea of “immunity passports”. As unrest grows, world leaders are looking for ways to resume their…
It’s one of the biggest questions facing our nation: when can Americans return to work? The FDA Commissioner says a test may be the key to help answer that question. Mandy Gaither has more in today’s health minute.
The South Carolina National Guard has announced they will perform flyovers in salute of health care workers. The special tribute will take place Monday morning. They have promised the The Swamp Fox fighter pilots will fly F-16 jets from the 169th Fighter Wing over numerous hospitals across the state which they will identify this weekend. Colonel Akshai Gandhi said, “This…
State leaders gathered yesterday to discuss their initial plans for Accelerate South Carolina. The task force was formed by Governor Henry McMaster in order to develop ideas for safely reopening the state and jump starting the economy again. This includes long-term as well as short-term impacts and plans. A similar group has also formed in Myrtle Beach and both committees…
