AP: Michigan certifies Biden win; a setback for Trump challenge
Michigan election officials have certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state.
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AP: Biden builds out national security picks with Blinken, Kerry
President-elect Joe Biden is building out his administration with several key picks for national security and foreign policy roles.
AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine shown to be ‘highly effective’
AstraZeneca said on Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90 percent effective.
DHEC: 1,066 new cases of Coronavirus in SC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Sunday, The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 1,066 new cases of Coronavirus in the state. Health officials also reported Nine deaths. DHEC says 8,394 individual test results were reported statewide yesterday with 12.7%…
CDC urges people not to travel for Thanksgiving holiday
(CNN) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising Americans not to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. The recommendation comes, as coronavirus cases surge through out the United…
3 more federal executions scheduled during lame-duck period, including two days before Biden sworn in
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inauguration. The announcement comes a day after the federal Bureau of Prisons…
Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 Friday, and he'll soon take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As Biden wrestles…
With suicide rates rising, mental health experts look to new ways to help people find healing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- More South Carolinians have been calling mental health providers with concerns about loved ones contemplating suicide. Experts say the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are partly to blame for this uptick.…
Gov. McMaster: All SC public schools will be able to test students for COVID-19 after Thanksgiving
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- As COVID-19 cases rise across the state, Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) has some new strategies to contain the spread in schools. In a press conference Thursday, he announced that…
New entertainment venue in Cayce set to bring live shows, music back to the Midlands
CAYCE, S.C. (WOLO) -- A new music and entertainment venue in Cayce is set to bring a rocking new sound back to the Midlands. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic still lingering, the events at…
AP: Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats
ATLANTA (AP) - A hand tally of the ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed. The results released Thursday by the secretary of state's office affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The hand…
Governor McMaster to SC: "Get Tested before Turkey"
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster addressed the state on Thursday about Coronvirus precautions during the holiday. The Governor says this year will be different from other years, when celebrating the…
SC announces the first flu death during spike in COVID-19 cases
(Associated Press) --The state's first flu death of the season was announced Wednesday. The agency announced that an individual from the Pee Dee region has died from complications due to the flu. the…
South Carolina schedules execution but doesn't have drugs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The state of South Carolina has scheduled what would be its first execution in nearly a decade, but corrections officials say they still don't have any lethal injection drugs to carry out the execution. [caption id="attachment_467600"…
DHEC experts say it could take months before most South Carolinians can get a COVID-19 vaccine
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Several companies are on the doorstep of getting federal approval for their COVID-19 vaccines, but South Carolina experts say it could take some time before everyone can get their…
FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is clearing Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.
68-year-old SC man arrested in Arkansas after 105 pounds of marijuana found during traffic stop
CONWAY, AR (WOLO) - Police in Arkansas have arrested a South Carolina man after officers found 105 pounds of marijuana in a car during a traffic stop. According to Conway Police, an officer noticed a vehicle traveling in the center…
U.S. Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus
In this Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Grassley, the longest-serving…
President Trump has fired the federal election security director who vouched for 2020 election
FILE - In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. “I have confidence that your vote is secure, that…
SC Democrats call for an investigation into Sen. Lindsey Graham's discussions with Georgia's Secretary of State
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The South Carolina Democratic Party (SCDP) is calling for an ethical investigation into Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)’s conversations with elections officials in Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada. This comes after…
