Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months.
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City of Columbia to perform damage assessments throughout the city
The City of Columbia said in conjunction with Richland County, South Carolina Emergency Management Division and FEMA there will be a crews performing damage assessments throughout the city.
Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact
The massive port workers’ strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Gulf coast is highlighting a fear held by many workers: Eventually, we will be replaced by machines.
Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season
The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
Highway Patrol investigating two fatal collisions on I-77 Wednesday
SC Highway Patrol is investigating two separate fatal collisions that both happened on I-77 Wednesday night.
Richland Co. to offer collection boxes for hurricane Helene victims
Collection boxes will be stationed around different locations around Columbia (Richland County).
Residents recover in Saluda County despite majority without power
More than half of Dominion Energy customers in Saluda County are still without power as of Wednesday afternoon.
Local Living: SC State Museum’s college night, SC State Fair, community chili cook off
Local Living: Events to check out in the Midlands this Fall.
Chapin family rescued via helicopter after being stranded in NC by Hurricane Helene
“It was absolutely amazing, and just incredible. But then it was also hard too, because we knew somebody was coming to get us, and it was just sad to think of all we were leaving behind, and two it was just a vacation for us, but these people lost everything,” says Wanda Hein.
2 arrests made in fatal shooting of Keenan High School student
Columbia Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook has announced that two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Keenan High School student during the Summer.
