Author: WFXB Staff

Longest Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Found in San Diego

Federal agents have discovered the longest drug-smuggling tunnel along the southwest border. The 4,309-foot tunnel was discovered by CBP and partners following a years long investigation. It’s 5 feet, 5 inches tall and two feet wide laying about 70 feet below ground. The tunnel begins approximately 250 feet south of the border in Tijuana and goes all the way into…

Vanessa Bryant Speaks Out About Husband, Daughter’s Deaths

Vanessa Bryant has finally made a public statement following the loss of her husband, Kobe, and 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. She thanked “the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time”. The very sudden loss has just been indescribably devastating for her family who are unsure how how to move forward but know they must. She kindly…

High-Rise Apartment Fire in LA Injures Eleven

Eleven people are injured following a fire in a high-rise apartment building in Los Angeles yesterday morning. Among the eleven injured was a three-month-old baby. Two people are also in critical condition with many others suffering from smoke inhalation. Nobody jumped from the building, however it is reported two people did consider the option, including a man who was rescued…

Americans Evacuated From China After Coronavirus Outbreak

Over 7,000 cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus have now been reported in mainland China with at least 170 people dead. Out of those 7,000 cases, about 100 have been confirmed globally. Mandatory evacuations were issued by many countries who supplied planes for residents immediate return, including the U.S. About two hundred Americans currently face voluntary quarantine at a California U.S….

Senate Impeachment Trial Questioning Begins

The first day of questions in the senate impeachment trial was yesterday and here’s what you need to know. One of the more controversial statements given at the hearing was by Alan Dershowitz, who is part of the president’s defense team. He said that quid pro quo instigated by the president was made with the intention of re-election in mind…

Two Recover After Water Rescue in Pawleys Island

Two people were hospitalized following a water rescue in Pawleys Island yesterday afternoon. Two men were kayaking in the ocean about 60 to 100 yards from shore when their boat overturned in 50-degree water. One man was found hanging onto the kayak, while the second was found floating somewhere between the kayak and the shore. Luckily both had been wearing…

White Supremacist Who Killed Nine Appeals Death Sentence

The white supremacist who killed nine South Carolina church goers has appealed his death penalty sentence. Back in June of 2015, Dylann Roof open fired during a bible study session in the Emanuel AME church in Charleston killing nine people. He later told FBI he hoped his actions would bring back segregation or possibly start a race war. Roof was…

Three Now Dead After Hartsville Nightclub Shooting

A third person has died from injuries sustained during the Hartsville nightclub shooting over the weekend. Garrett Baksh, an 18-year-old student at Coker University, is now among three victims killed in the shooting which occurred at Mac’s Lounge early Sunday morning. The other victims are 21-year-old Dicaprio Collins and 29-year-old Bryan Robinson. Three other people were also injured as a…

Trump Administration Proposes Middle East Plan

The Trump Administration finally proposed a Middle East plan yesterday and Palestinians are not happy. President Trump has said it’s a realistic “two-state” solution where neither Palestinians nor Israelis would be uprooted from their home. But it did favor Israel’s demands over Palestine. It allows for the annexing of all settlements in the West Bank by Israel regardless of Palestinian…

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Near Jamaica Felt in Miami

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake which hit 80 miles away from Jamaica yesterday was felt from as far away as Florida. 440 miles from the epicenter, people in Miami felt shaking for upwards of a minute. Whole buildings were even evacuated. And although we didn’t feel shaking, the quake was registered by seismographs here in South Carolina. There were several aftershocks,…