The first group of children have been vaccinated in Moderna’s latest phase of a pediatric Covid-19 vaccine trial. The trial called the ‘KidCOVE’ study will monitor 6,750 children in the U.S. and Canada between the ages of 6 months and 11 years old. It’s broken into two parts, in the first, different doses of the same vaccine are being tested…
Former President Trump is now urging his supporters to get the Covid-19 vaccine. But, Trump also said some of them may refuse in the ‘name of freedom’ … This comes after Dr. Fauci called on him over the weekend to encourage his supporters to get the vaccine. In a phone interview with Fox News, Trump said ‘a lot of those…
President Biden is facing challenges when it comes to immigration. The House is planning a vote on two bills tomorrow to help immigrants. One would grant ‘dreamers’ a path to citizenship and one would protect farm workers who are in the U.S. illegally. Both are likely to pass in the House but could be held up in the Senate because…
A threat of tornadoes and severe weather has been issued for parts of the south. Powerful tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are expected today and tonight. The risk level has raised to a 5 out of 5… The level hasn’t been that high since May of 2019 when the central plains were hit with dozens of tornadoes. Tornado watches…
Overnight, 8 people were killed at 3 Atlanta area spas and several others were injured. Police have not yet determined a motive in the attack but because of the victims backgrounds, some public officials and organizations have raised concerns about ethnicity. 6 of the 8 who died were Asian women. The shootings, which happened in the span of about an…
A new restaurant is coming to Murrells Inlet. Schoolhouse BBQ in Scranton, South Carolina made the announcement yesterday over Facebook that it’s sister restaurant, Inlet BBQ, will be opening soon in the old Prosser’s BBQ location. That’s located at 3750 Highway 17. An opening date has yet to be announced.
For the first time in 20 years, the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety has promoted a female to the rank of captain. Captain Dana Crowell is in her 19th year as a law enforcement professional with the department. She began her career in 2002 in Uniform Patrol and spent time as a Field Training Officer and K9 Handler…
The runoff race will be held today for a North Myrtle Beach council seat. The seat was left vacant by Bob Cavanaugh who resigned in September after almost 20 years on the council. Trey Skidmore and Ron Nichols are facing off in the runoff after neither candidate reached the threshold during the special election held on March 2nd. During that…
Deputies were called to the scene of a shooting in Lumberton last night. Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide and Crime Scene Detectives responded to the 2600 Block of N.C. Highway 72 West. Neighbors say two EMS units were on scene which could possibly indicate more than one person had been injured. More details are expected to be released at a…
President Biden is reportedly planning the first major tax hike since 1993. According to people familiar with the matter, the President plans to include it in the next economic spending bill that will follow his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The next spending initiative is expected to be larger and cost as much as $4 trillion. It won’t solely rely…
