Author: Associated Press

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

By Robert Burns

Jun 30, 2021 4:12 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by the long and costly Iraq war, died Tuesday. He was 88.

Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court

By Maryclaire Dale

Jun 30, 2021 1:36 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

S.C. lawmakers override 10 of Governor McMaster’s 15 vetoes

The decision was made Tuesday during a special session

Jun 29, 2021 8:57 PM EDT

Associated Press,

FILE – Wednesday deadline for multiple bills to be passed by lawmakers. Columbia, SC (AP) — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers have wasted little time returning more than $150 million in local projects into the state budget after the Governor removed the items through his vetoes last week. The House and Senate overrode 10 of Governor Henry McMaster’s…

Biden to visit Florida building collapse on Thursday

Jun 29, 2021 1:36 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The White House says President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit with families of the victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower.

Graham’s earmark: $12M for highway to South Carolina beaches

By Meg Kinnard

Jun 29, 2021 10:50 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’s requesting $12 million for right-of-way acquisition towards the construction and eventual completion of I-73.

‘Excruciating:’ Florida collapse search stretches to Day 6

Jun 29, 2021 6:41 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Danny makes South Carolina coastal landfall

Jun 28, 2021 9:41 PM EDT

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO, AP) – Tropical Storm Danny has made landfall along the South Carolina coast and is threatening to dump rain around parts of the Southeast as it moves inland. Click here for ABC Columbia’s Interactive Radar The National Hurricane Center said the storm packed top sustained winds of 40 mph when it came ashore Monday evening north of…

SC lawyer suspended for 6-months for Facebook posts

Jun 28, 2021 9:36 PM EDT

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s highest court has suspended the law license of an attorney for six months for Facebook posts the justices said used foul language and could incite racial conflict. The state Supreme Court also ordered lawyer David Paul Traywick to take a diversity class and have an anger management assessment with a licensed therapist before he…

Initial deal struck to end South Carolina prison riot suits

By Meg Kinnard

Jun 28, 2021 6:24 PM EDT

Associated Press,

South Carolina prison officials say they’ve reached the initial approval phase of a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of lawsuits the Department of Corrections is facing following a deadly prison riot that killed seven inmates in 2018.

Despite warning, town deemed condo building in ‘good shape’

By Curt Anderson

Jun 28, 2021 3:48 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Despite an engineer’s warning of major structural problems, a town building official told board members their Florida high-rise condominium was in “very good shape” almost three years before it collapsed, according to minutes of that meeting released Monday.

Author: Associated Press

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

By Robert Burns

Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court

By Maryclaire Dale

S.C. lawmakers override 10 of Governor McMaster’s 15 vetoes

The decision was made Tuesday during a special session

Biden to visit Florida building collapse on Thursday

Graham’s earmark: $12M for highway to South Carolina beaches

By Meg Kinnard

‘Excruciating:’ Florida collapse search stretches to Day 6

Tropical Storm Danny makes South Carolina coastal landfall

SC lawyer suspended for 6-months for Facebook posts

Initial deal struck to end South Carolina prison riot suits

By Meg Kinnard

Despite warning, town deemed condo building in ‘good shape’

By Curt Anderson

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