Author: Associated Press

Some still waiting on $600 dollar stimulus payment despite IRS Friday deadline

What should you do if you are still waiting on your stimulus relief package

(ABC News) —Friday was the last day for the IRS to issue the $600 stimulus payments approved by Congress and signed off by President Donald Trump last month. As the deadline approached, many people were still asking, “Where’s my money?” Paige Smith, of Alabama, was asking that same question earlier in the month when her stimulus money didn’t arrive as…

Governor asks SC hospitals to cut down on elective procedures

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster asked hospitals to cut down on elective procedures Friday because of staffing shortages stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The governor said virus testing operations and increased public demand for vaccinations, plus a growing number of COVID-19 patients were all contributing factors to the shortage. Vaccine sites have been swamped since Wednesday,…