SC legislators say keeping South Carolinians safe is top priority for 2021 legislative session
Class is back in session at the State House, as today legislators kicked off the first day of the 2021 legislative session.
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SC Legislative Session begins: Live Update from the State House
ABC Columbia's Lindsey Goodwin has a live update on the first session of the year
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Tuesday, South Carolina Legislators kicked off the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session. ABC Columbia’s Lindsey Goodwin has an update on some issues at the top of the agenda this year. Lawmakers say there is some new ground to cover for legislators this year, regarding COVID-19 and addressing recent violence across the country, so South Carolinians…
AP: Complaint filed against SC AG over election challenge
Columbia, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina’s top prosecutor is facing a disciplinary complaint, accused of supporting a “false and frivolous” lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The filing by a Columbia attorney accuses Attorney General Alan Wilson and 16 other Republican attorneys general of helping fan the flames of insurrection that engulfed the U.S. Capitol last week. The Post…
Victims found following Camden house fire identified
FILE Camden, S.C. (WOLO)– Kershaw Co. Coroner David West says two people whose bodies were found following a house fire in Camden were murdered. West says Steven and Nancy Hales both died due to homicide. The specific method of homicide was not released. West says the couple had been married 36 years and moved to Camden in 2005. According to…
SC State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell receives her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine
South Carolina State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell received her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.
AP: Officer with knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried alone
A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to George Floyd’s neck for minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused in his death.
King Day at the Dome goes virtual in 2021
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Just like other annual events in Columbia in recent times, King Day at the Dome is going virtual. According to the South Carolina branch of the NAACP this year’s event will take place on-line starting at 10am on January 18th. Featured speakers will include Congressman Jim Clyburn, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, and State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell. For…
Pfizer hoping to deliver 2 billion vaccine doses globally by the end of the year
Pfizer BioNTech says they’re hoping to deliver at least two billion vaccine doses globally by the end of the year. Monday’s number is well over the 1.3 billion doses previously mentioned.
Moderna says their vaccine should protect people for one year
The Moderna vaccine appears to give people at least a year’s worth of protection from COVID-19, according to Tal Zaks, the company’s Chief Medical Officer.
Airport security heightened following attack on the Capitol
The Transportation Security Administration is on high alert at Washington’s three airports leading up to Inauguration Day, saying there will be additional law enforcement and K9 presence.
