No. 22 Coastal Carolina, McCall blow out The Citadel 52-14
Grayson McCall learned a lot of things from Coastal Carolina’s breakthrough season last year. He’s ready to carry them into this fall.
Author: Associated Press
Death toll tops 40 after Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast
By Bobby Caina Calvan, David Porter and Jennifer Peltz
A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars.
Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb
By Jessica Gresko
President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state and directed federal agencies to do what they can to “insulate women and providers” from the impact.
SC gov: Jumpstart I-26 widening with $360M in virus money
By Michelle Liu
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster urged state lawmakers Thursday to use $360 million in federal pandemic relief funds to jumpstart the widening of Interstate 26 between Charleston and Columbia.
SLED arrests town’s ex-clerk for embezzling more than $200K
A former clerk for a South Carolina town has been arrested for embezzlement after allegedly buying personal items worth more than $200,000 with the town’s credit card, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said Wednesday.
No. 22 Coastal Carolina opens season against The Citadel
The Citadel faithful doesn’t care much for Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell. That dislike figures to grow after Chadwell’s 22nd-ranked Chanticleers face their in-state FCS rival on Thursday night.
1 student killed in shooting at North Carolina high school
By Tom Foreman Jr.
One student was killed in a shooting at a North Carolina high school Wednesday and authorities were looking for the suspect, officials said.
Texas 6-weeks abortion ban takes effect, with high court mum
By Jessica Gresko, Paul J. Weber and Mark Sherman
A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect Wednesday, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May, prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks and before most women know they’re pregnant.
1 student injured in shooting at North Carolina high school
By Tom Foreman Jr.
One student was injured in a shooting at a North Carolina high school Wednesday and authorities were looking for the suspect, officials said. Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem was on lockdown after the shooting but all other students were safe, according to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Christina Howell.
Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death
By Colleen Slevin
Three suburban Denver police officers and two paramedics were indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago, Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday. The 23-year-old’s death gained widespread attention during last year’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
