NFL team owners voted Tuesday to expand the playoffs by one team in each conference for next season.
A prominent state lawmaker has been sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney for South Carolina, according to federal officials.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The filing period for South Carolina’s 2020 primaries and November general election closed Monday, although the coronavirus outbreak has left in flux how exactly the elections will be carried out. Perhaps the most highly anticipated election contest coming up in South Carolina for 2020 is U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s pursuit of a fourth term in office….
By Alexandra Olson and Curt Anderson NEW YORK (AP) – A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries. A group called the Gig Workers Collective is calling for a nationwide walk-out…
The International Boxing Hall of Fame has canceled its Hall of Fame weekend in June because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year’s games on July 23, 2021 due to COVID-19.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As the coronavirus has caused massive changes to life in South Carolina, one thing is proceeding as scheduled — the deadline for political candidates to be on the ballot for the 2020 primaries and November election. But as filing ends Monday, there is uncertainty whether the Democratic and Republican primaries scheduled for June 9 will happen…
(Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state prison officials say two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus in South Carolina, but no inmates have been confirmed with the illness. The employees have been in isolation for nearly two weeks. Early Sunday also brought another local stay-at-home order into effect. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin went ahead…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor is aiming to protect first responders during the new coronavirus outbreak, ordering that anyone calling 911 be asked if anyone near them is symptomatic for COVID-19. Gov. Henry McMaster required in an executive order Saturday that 911 emergency dispatchers must ask anyone requesting calls for service whether they or anyone at their location…
FILE GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man and a woman tied a woman they were living with up with Christmas lights and beat her to death in her South Carolina home. Greenville County deputies said the body of Carolyn Jackson was found in a shallow grave about 5 miles from her Honea Path home on March 24. Authorities…
