Oregon: CDC investigating woman’s death after J&J vaccine
The CDC investigates a woman’s death after she got a rare blood clot within two weeks of getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Author: Associated Press
Strange liquor laws create conflict for local sellers as wine giant looks to build in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The biggest winemaker in the United States wants to open an East Coast bottling and distribution center in South Carolina, investing $400 million and hiring up to 500 people. But it isn’t the taxpayer money and other typical incentives being offered to E & J Gallo Winery uncorking a struggle over the plan before South Carolina…
Sen. Tim Scott to deliver GOP’s rebuttal to Biden address
By Jill Colvin
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress next week.
Wind-driven wildfire damages structures in South Carolina
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At least two structures were damaged Wednesday by a large wildfire in South Carolina that prompted evacuations. Horry County officials say some residents were asked to leave with other structures also threatened.
EPA funds help South Carolina upgrade diesel school buses
By Meg Kinnard
South Carolina is getting nearly half a million in federal funds to upgrade some of the state’s older diesel school buses.
Honda says a faulty air bag killed a SC driver in January
(AP) — A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. Honda said Wednesday that a faulty driver’s air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The company wouldn’t give details of the Jan. 9 crash near Charlotte, North Carolina, nor…
Lawmakers fear they are running out of time to pass a hate crime bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Supporters of making South Carolina the next-to-last state in the U.S. to pass a hate crime law acknowledge they are running out of time in this year’s legislative session. A House-passed bill was sent to the full Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday after Democratic senators asked their Republican colleagues on a subcommittee to hold off on…
SC Senate committee OKs raises for teachers, state workers
The COVID-19 economic downturn wasn’t as bad as feared in South Carolina, so lawmakers suddenly have a lot more money to spend. The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday set aside money for a 2% raise for state employees and a $1,000 raise for all teachers as the panel approved its version of the roughly $10 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts on July 1.
Columbus police officer fatally shoots girl swinging knife
By Farnoush Amiri and Ryan Kryska
Body camera footage shows that a Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday.
The Latest: Elation and wariness after verdict in Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Crowds nationwide are reacting with jubilation but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the killing of George Floyd. Cheers erupted from Floyd’s family members as the judge read the verdict Tuesday, and a vigil at the site of Floyd’s…
