On Wednesday, protesters gathering to object to the Electoral College certification stormed the U.S. Capitol building. Several lawmakers from South Carolina tweeted out their reactions to the events.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state’s latest coronavirus numbers as of Tuesday.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says a second arrest has been made in connection with a fatal shooting that took place on Broad River Road last month.
The first vaccines have been administered at Shaw Air Force Base. Medical personnel on the base were the first to get the shots.
The Electoral College certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is set for Wednesday afternoon. The certification of a U.S. presidential election is normally a quiet event, but things will likely look different this year.
Supporters of President Trump are gathering in front of the State House in Columbia. This comes just hours before the Electoral College is set to be certified, confirming Joe Biden as the president-elect.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of a man who is accused of stealing a vehicle that had the owner’s dogs inside.
The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office says 63-year-old Charles Dennis Hargett has been arrested for kidnapping an 11-year-old girl.
For the past 24 years, Leon Lott has been the Sheriff of Richland County and Tuesday, he was sworn in for four more. This will be Sheriff Lott’s seventh term.
A COVID-19 test might give people a false sense of their status, as the Food and Drug Administration says some test results can return false negatives.
