DHEC reports 607 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths in the Palmetto State.
According to Prisma Health, the mass vaccination site at Gamecock Park will be closed Saturday due to severe weather. Prisma says those with appointments scheduled for this day at Gamecock Park can come back any day next week and their appointment will be honored.
NASA and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched at the Kennedy Space Center Friday morning in Florida. The “Endeavor Team” of four astronauts will have a six month operational crew mission to the International Space Station.
In Horry County, multiple families are home again after being forced to evacuate. They left Wednesday as a precaution when a large brush fire erupted.
Friday morning, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and other city leaders revealed the future of the Babcock Center. Officials say they are in the midst of a revitalization effort and hope to have the building converted into high end apartments.
U.S. authorities are weighing whether to resume the Johnson & Johnson vaccine more than a week after a pause was issued out of an abundance of caution. A government advisory panel is discussing a possible link between J&J’s shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. New guidance is expected later in the day.
The CDC investigates a woman’s death after she got a rare blood clot within two weeks of getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The biggest winemaker in the United States wants to open an East Coast bottling and distribution center in South Carolina, investing $400 million and hiring up to 500 people. But it isn’t the taxpayer money and other typical incentives being offered to E & J Gallo Winery uncorking a struggle over the plan before South Carolina…
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress next week.
The Motion Picture Academy is best known for giving out Oscars, and it will open a new museum with a section devoted to the Academy Awards.
