Author: Associated Press

30 South Carolina Republicans back AG Barr’s election probe

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Several dozen South Carolina Republican lawmakers are voicing support for Attorney General Bill Barr’s green light to federal prosecutors. Barr authorized U.S. attorneys to pursue any “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the presidential election is certified. There has been no evidence of widespread fraud. In a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated…

Charleston airport temporarily evacuated Wednesday over suspicious package

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The Charleston International Airport reopened after a suspicious package found on the property was deemed not explosive. Airport officials and the Transportation Security Administration said all passengers and employees were evacuated from the terminal around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. Charleston Airport Evacuated (Jeff K Burdge @jkburdge via Twitter) The evacuation occurred after TSA agents identified a…

Police looking for road rage shooting suspect in the upstate

FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a driver accused of firing a gunshot into a woman’s car during a road rage incident in South Carolina. The Fort Mill Police Department said in a statement that officers were called to Interstate 77 on Monday morning about the encounter. The victim, a North Carolina…