SEC, Big East alter basketball policies as COVID cases spike
The policies for both conferences establish that men’s and women’s teams will be required to play if seven scholarship athletes and one countable coaching staff member are available.
Author: Associated Press
Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death
By Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer
Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.
Beer garden wins battle with church over alcohol license
A judge has ruled a new beer garden in Lexington is just far enough away from a church to get its alcohol license.
Jury reaches outcome in trial over Daunte Wright’s killing
By Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer
The jury has reached a trial outcome in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser during a traffic stop. The court has not responded to questions on whether a trial outcome is a verdict.
US adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19
U.S. regulators have authorized a second pill against COVID-19, an antiviral drug from Merck that may help blunt the wave of infections driven by the omicron variant.
More police on SC roads; lanes kept open for holiday travel
Construction crews on road projects across South Carolina are getting a Christmas break too as officials promise they won’t close lanes for work over the long holiday season.
Carters lead South Carolina over Army 105-75
Devin Carter and Chico Carter combined for 42 points and South Carolina scored a season high in defeating Army 105-75 on Wednesday.
Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1
The Biden administration is extending a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
Records: Ex-CEO won’t face charges in nuclear fraud case
Newly unsealed court documents show the former top executive for the contractor hired to build two South Carolina nuclear reactors that were never finished won’t face criminal charges.
Sheriff gets $25K bond in assault case over shocked inmate
A judge has set bond at $25,000 for suspended Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon days after he was indicted on charges he ordered a deputy to shock a jail inmate with a Taser.
