COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ California climate activist Tom Steyer is suspending his presidential campaign. Steyer was set to announce Saturday night in Columbia, South Carolina, that he was dropping out of the White House race. After spending nearly $24 million on television advertising in the state, he finished behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)– Former Vice President Joe Biden is thanking South Carolina voters after his victory in the state’s Democratic presidential primary. Biden tweeted Saturday night shortly after the polls closed: “Thank you, South Carolina!” He says, “To all those who have been knocked down, counted out, and left behind _ this is your campaign.” Biden’s South Carolina watch party…
UNDATED (AP) – Officials in Washington state say a man has died of COVID-19, the first such death in the United States. The new virus is a member of the coronavirus family and is a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past. Most COVID-19 infections result in mild symptoms, including coughing and…
Columbia, SC (AP) —Two of SCANA’s former top executives, and SCE&G now known as Dominion Energy have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission of defrauding investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission accuses SCANA Corp., its subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G), along with the utility’s former CEO, Kevin Marsh and Executive Vice President Stephen Byrne of defrauding…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A bill to consolidate how business licenses are issued in South Carolina into one place instead of about 240 cities and counties has unanimously passed the House. The proposal sets up a website where businesses can fill out one application and pay for licenses. The 231 cities and towns and nine counties in South Carolina with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Federal officials say two former executives at a South Carolina utility lied repeatedly to regulators and investors about the progress of construction of two nuclear reactors taking more than a billion dollars out of the pockets of investors and ratepayers. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued SCANA Corp., its subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas along…
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued SCANA Corp., its subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas along with two utility execs.
The Gamecocks (28-1, 15-0 Southeastern Conference) matched the program record for consecutive victories. The 2015-16 team also won 22 in a row.
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in a lucrative, years long scheme that sold her self-published children’s books to nonprofits and foundations to promote her political career and fund her run for mayor.
A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case.
