Local activists gather at Statehouse, call for action on Capitol insurrection anniversary
Local activists gathered at the Statehouse Thursday to mark the one year anniversary of the January 6 attack at the Capitol.
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Officials still working to get power back for some in Virginia
Power officials in Virginia say nearly 1,000 employees are working through widespread damage, estimating a majority of residents will get their power on by the end of the weekend into next week.
Winter weather causes multi-car pileup in Western Kentucky
Winter weather wreaks havoc from coast to coast, impacting nearly 100 million people and causing a multi-car pileup in western Kentucky Thursday.
US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find jobs
The nation’s unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.9%, a pandemic low, even as employers added a modest 199,000 jobs, evidence that they are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans still reluctant to return to the workforce.
Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M
The justices on the conservative-oriented court are hearing arguments Friday about whether to allow the administration to enforce a vaccine-or-testing requirement that applies to large employers and a separate vaccine mandate for most health care workers.
DHEC: 12,996 new cases of COVID-19, six additional virus related deaths in SC
DHEC reports 12,996 new cases of COVID-19 and six additional virus related deaths in the Palmetto State.
Men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery killing face life sentences
Three white men convicted of murder in the deadly chase and shooting of Ahmaud Arbery are due back in court for sentencing. A Georgia jury in November found father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, guilty of murder and other crimes in the February 2020 killing of the 25-year-old Black man.
FDA shortens timing of Moderna booster to 5 months
U.S. regulators are shortening the time that people who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster – to five months rather than six.
Brothers wanted for a fatal shooting at Miller Arms apartment in Sumter
Sumter police are searching for two brothers accused of a fatal shooting at Miller Arms apartment Monday.
Police arrest woman for murder of man she reported missing
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Police have arrested a woman for the murder of a man she had reported missing. Taylor Wardlaw (CPD) Columbia Police announced the arrest of Taylor Wardlaw, 29, for the shooting death of Terrell Sims. Wardlaw faces charges of murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime. On January 3, CPD announced they were looking…
