Author: WFXB Staff

Hospitals Experiencing Shortages of Critical Supplies

As the spread of the coronavirus continues, hospitals and other health care centers remain overwhelmed and now, they’re running out of supplies. New York City has become the epicenter of the outbreak as they’ve reported about half of all cases in the entire U.S. and they’re believed to be doubling every three days. Hospitals are struggling under the abundance of…

Man Dies After Attempting to Self-Medicate for Coronavirus

An Arizona man is dead and his wife in critical condition after attempting to self-medicate for coronavirus. Many studies being conducted right now involve a number of drugs and chemicals that could possibly become treatments for COVID-19. One of these includes the chemical compound chloroquine phosphate. It’s commonly used for cleaning fish tanks, however it has been approved by the…

Congress Fails to Pass Second Coronavirus Relief Bill

The U.S. has become one of the most impacted countries by the coronavirus as one in three Americans are being ordered to stay at home for the safety of others. The U.S. also saw it’s deadliest day yesterday with at least 100 more deaths. This brings the total now to 541 with the number of infectious cases reaching 42,660. Sixteen…

South Carolina Experiences Spike in COVID-19 Cases

The Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 22 new cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina yesterday. The day before, 46 new cases were confirmed. This brings the new total number of cases statewide to 195, which is a massive jump from last week’s original 12 confirmed cases. They have been reported across 33 counties, two of which were confirmed…

Missing Conway Woman Found Safe by Police

*UPDATE: Suggs has since been found safe by police. They have not publicly released information surrounding where or exactly when she was located.* Conway police are searching for a local woman. 21-year-old Alexis Suggs was last seen march 18 around 4 P.M. with police responding to the incident Saturday morning in the area of 1201 Elm Street. As you can…

Three Arrested, Charged for Myrtle Beach Shooting Incident

Three people have been arrested and charged in connection to a Myrtle Beach shooting incident over the weekend. The shooting occurred Saturday morning around 10th Avenue South and Oak Street. One person was hospitalized after sustaining an injury from a gunshot wound. 22-year-old Keith Burris, 20-year-old Brandon Knott, and 20-year-old Belyn Rodriguez were all arrested. Burris and Knott have been…

Missing Pawleys Island Man Jimmy McCants Found Dead

Police have found and identified the body of the missing elderly Pawleys Island man. 84-year-old Jimmy McCants was reported missing March 9th. He was discovered on the northern shore of East Bay Park in Georgetown on Saturday which was near where McCants was last seen. The body was identified by physical appearance, clothing and a photo ID. An autopsy scheduled…

2020 Tokyo Olympics Could Be Postponed

Canada and Australia have officially announced they will not send athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The outbreak continues to take lives worldwide and infect thousands with no signs of slowing down in some places, these countries are also demanding the games be postponed until 2021. Some officials have predicted the deadly pandemic could continue for upwards of 18 months….

Experts Warn Against Flushing Wipes Due to Sewage Issues

As COVID-19 continues to spread, we are seeing a new, major and unprecedented problem occurring. Disinfecting wipes and other alternatives for toilet paper, such as flush-able wipes, have been in high demand over the last couple weeks and have been selling out in stores nationwide. But it’s what people are doing with the wipes once they’re done with them that…