US remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions
Americans are commemorating the 19th anniversary of 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions.
A planned scrimmage at Tennessee last weekend turned into a scaled-down practice when the Volunteers were without about 35 players due to COVID-19.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)–Officials said three inmates at a South Carolina prison have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the death toll at the facility up to five. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said 61-year-old Terry Lee Alewine, 73-year-old Paul Earl Jeter, and 78-year-old Sam Harold Smith suffered from coronavirus-related deaths this week at Broad River Correctional Institution. Officials…
Americans are commemorating the 19th anniversary of 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions.
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) – Authorities in North Carolina say a sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot by a break-in suspect, and that the suspect was then killed when other deputies returned fire. News outlets report 35-year-old Henderson County Deputy Ryan Hendrix died Thursday afternoon, hours after being shot when he and other deputies responded to a call about a vehicle break-in….
Firefighters watch the Bear Fire approach in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) GRIDLEY, Calif. (AP) – Authorities now say at least 10 people have died in a massive Northern California wildfire and 16 people remain…
Jadeveon Clowney says his choice to join the Tennessee Titans came down to the chance to reunite with coach Mike Vrabel.
Columbia, SC (Associated Press) — A raise for teachers and a hazard pay bonus for many state employees who could not work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are in the spending plan that’s headed to the South Carolina Senate floor next week. The Senate will consider $40 million dollars to provide small raises to teachers whose pay was frozen…
Courtesy: Richland 2 Columbia, S.C. (AP)–A South Carolina third grade teacher who was last in her classroom less than two weeks ago has died from COVID-19. Officials with Richland School District 2 say 28-year-old Demi Bannister was diagnosed with the virus on Friday and died Monday. Bannister was a third grade teacher starting her fifth year of teaching at Windsor…
LSU has decided to allow fans to occupy up to 25% of 102,000-seat Tiger Stadium for its home football opener against Mississippi State on Sept. 26.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is not sure he has ever been this eager to start a season for the top-ranked Tigers after months of uncertainty due to the global pandemic.