South Carolina lawmakers OK $92 million in prison upgrades
South Carolina corrections officials will move forward with $92 million in improvement projects at prisons statewide after lawmakers’ approval.
Author: Associated Press
Ex-CEO who oversaw doomed nuclear project to be sentenced
By Jeffrey Collins
The executive who oversaw a $9 billion plan to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina is getting ready to go to prison, more than four years after he announced the mammoth project had failed without ever generating a watt of power.
Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11
By Lauran Neergaard and Jennifer McDermott
Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 in what would be a major expansion that could combat an alarming rise in serious infections in youngsters and help schools stay open.
No. 15 Coastal Carolina seeking 11th straight Sun Belt win
No. 15 Coastal Carolina must lean on what’s gone right to handle a quick turnaround.
Mace says fundraising tops South Carolina House ’22 hopefuls
By Meg Kinnard
In her first congressional reelection campaign, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace said this week that she’s raised more than any other South Carolina House candidate in 2022, seeking to maintain the GOP’s hold on a district that has changed party hands twice in the last two election cycles.
J&J seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
By Matthew Perrone
Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward expanding its booster campaign to millions more vaccinated Americans.
In budget turning point, Biden conceding smaller price tag
By Alan Fram
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ push for a 10-year, $3.5 trillion package of social and environmental initiatives has reached a turning point, with the president repeatedly conceding that the measure will be considerably smaller and pivotal lawmakers flashing potential signs of flexibility.
Police: Student opens fire at Texas high school; 4 hurt
A student opened fire inside a Dallas-area high school during a fight, injuring four people before he fled, authorities said Wednesday.
Former exec readies for 2 years in prison in nuclear debacle
By Jeffrey Collins
An executive who spent billions of dollars on two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a watt of power, lying and deceiving regulators about their progress, is ready to go to prison.
Court keeps South Carolina school mask mandate ban on hold
By Meg Kinnard
South Carolina districts can continue to require face coverings to protect against the coronavirus in the state’s schools under an appellate court’s decision this week.
