SC education leader wants more summer school money
SC’s top education official wanted $115 million for summer school programs to get some of the state’s most vulnerable students back on track.
Author: Associated Press
SC schools to have both in-person and virtual graduations
Many schools in South Carolina are planning to have both in-person and virtual graduations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Governor McMaster signs bill banning shackling of pregnant inmates
Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill banning jails and prisons from using leg, waist and ankle restraints on pregnant women and women in labor.
FBI says Texas naval base shooting is ‘terrorism-related’
The FBI says a shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is “terrorism-related.”
Hamlin scores 2nd win of season at rain-shortened Darlington
Denny Hamlin won NASCAR’s first Wednesday race since 1984 when rain stopped the event with 20 laps remaining at Darlington Raceway.
Clemson plans in-person classes; SC to reopen attractions
Clemson University plans to hold in-person classes in the fall but synchronize them with online instruction so if a student is infected with COVID-19 — or a second wave of infections closes campus — learning won’t be disrupted.
Body found on beach identified as former WWE star
The Los Angeles Police Department says a body found on Venice Beach days is that of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard
The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Los Angeles’ Venice Beach, after he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police said.
Annie Glenn, widow of Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100
Annie Glenn, wife of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and an advocate for those with speech disorders, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19
Annie Glenn, wife of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn who overcame a childhood stutter to become an advocate for others with speech disorders, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. She was 100.
Questions remain as SC virus committee winds down work
AccelerateSC, a group that Gov. McMaster created to help South Carolina grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, is winding down its work.
Kentucky fires cheerleading staff after hazing investigation
Kentucky has fired its cheerleading coaches after an internal investigation determined they failed to oversee off-campus events that included hazing, alcohol use and public nudity by the championship squad.
