Author: Associated Press

Judge stops $75M state payment to SC private law firms

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A judge has temporarily blocked private attorneys from receiving $75 million from South Carolina for helping the state negotiate a settlement with the federal government over nuclear material left at the Savannah River Site. The ruling Wednesday is in effect for two days. A judge promises by Friday she will rule if the payments can be…

Loaded weapon found at SC high school; investigation ongoing

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina high school and middle school were placed on lockdown Wednesday after a loaded gun was found in a student’s backpack. The City of Simpsonville, in a news release, said the school resource officer at Hillcrest High was told at about 9:15 a.m. that a student had alcohol. When the student was confronted, he…

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll passes 1 million

(AP) – The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, comes nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. The virus has also spread untold misery. One…

SC police find guns in car surrounded by protesters

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Police in South Carolina spotted a truck surrounded by protesters over the weekend and discovered two men inside with loaded handguns, a rifle, a wooden club, knives and a stun gun, among other weapons. Charleston police say officers intervened when they saw a group of protesters leave the main crowd and surround a truck in a…