Inmates at the Broad River Correctional Institution heard some wise words from a special guest Thursday. Former college football quarterback and best selling author Damon West talked about his experience recovering from drug addiction and re-entering society.
The American Academy of Pediatrics says kids who are not vaccinated need to keep wearing masks in public, particularly when social distancing is not possible.
Health leaders are working to make the vaccine more accessible to communities this weekend. Saturday, Lexington Medical Center will administer the Pfizer vaccine at two parks in Cayce.
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The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says the Fort Jackson trainee who hijacked a school bus tried to escape from jail and the hospital.
Attorney General Alan Wilson and 19 other attorneys general sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Education asking that the Biden administration not give grants to schools who include the 1619 Project and other critical race theory in their history curriculum.
The Prisma Health Breast Center in Sumter is now using a new biopsy system that is both more efficient for staff and less invasive for patients. The Brevara Breast Biopsy System is used for 3D stereotactic breast biopsies, and is considered a breakthough in screening.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has announced a cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. A statement issued late Thursday said his Security Cabinet unilaterally approved an Egyptian-mediated proposal.
The House has narrowly approved $1.9 billion to fortify the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Democrats pushed past opposition from Republicans to provide emergency funding to harden the complex with retractable fencing, a quick-response force and police training.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has yet again found himself among a small group of Republicans voting with Democrats. On Wednesday, Rice was among 35 Republicans who voted to create a commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
