RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Tropical Depression Fred has weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia as it dumps heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains. It’s on a path that could cause flash floods into upstate New York. Thousands were without power in the Florida Panhandle, where it came ashore as a tropical storm on Monday afternoon….
(Courtesy: UofSC/Twitter) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Within hours of the South Carolina’s Supreme Court’s opinion that UofSC’s mask mandate did not violate a state proviso which prevents schools from mandating masks, University President Dr. Harris Pastides re-instated a previously issued mask requirement for all on-campus buildings. Dr. Pastides initially instituted the requirement in July but withdrew it after Attorney General Alan Wilson…
“I think it’s very clear that if we are not called back in, this is going to land in courts for them to make a decision,” said Rep. Russell Ott from St. Matthews. “All we’re simply saying is that’s not necessary.”
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Richland County deputies are still investigating a murder case that has gone 25 years cold. Tuesday marks the 25 year anniversary since Jack Robinson was killed at the Rosewood Boat Landing.
The Liberty Group is looking to hire for three positions through a hiring event with SC Works Columbia on Thursday.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for a missing woman who was last seen by her family last month.
South Carolina State University is delaying fall classes by several days to give students more time to get vaccinated as COVID cases spike across the state. Classes scheduled to start Wednesday for the fall semester will be pushed to next Monday.
The Gaston Police Department says officers arrested two men after they found 20 grams of crack cocaine during a traffic stop.
Sumter County deputies say they arrested a man accused of driving a truck into the front of a business on Broad Street.
