Bus driver hailed a hero after rescuing wandering toddler
(CNN) - A Virginia bus driver is being hailed as a hero. Authorities say the driver was on his normal bus route when he spotted a toddler alone on a busy street…
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2 infants found dead inside car outside of local daycare center
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of two infants officials say were alone inside a vehicle. According to deputies they responded to the Sunshine House Early Learning Academy along Wilson Boulevard around…
Dept. of Education releases report cards for the state's schools
The South Carolina Department of Education released report cards for the state, it's districts and schools that reflect the 2020-2021 school year.
DHEC: Young people and the unvaccinated drive up COVID-19 infections
Officials with DHEC says the chief factor driving the state's coronavirus case numbers are the unvaccinated and young people. Officials say ages 11-20 are now the most likely to test positive, followed by children from newborn to age 10.
DHEC: 5,152 new cases of COVID-19, 86 new deaths in SC
DHEC reports 5,152 new cases of COVID-19 and 86 new deaths in South Carolina.
President Biden stands by decision to end 20 year war
(CNN) --- President Joe Biden is speaking out, firmly defending his decision to withdraw U.S. Troops from Afghanistan. The president spoke Tuesday announcing an official end to the 20 year…
DHEC says you may experience COVID test result delays
Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---With the recent increase of thousands of daily COVID -19 tests, the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says they're aware of the longer wait times at testing sites,…
Police chief: Ida hit Louisiana town harder than Katrina did
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - Ida caused mass devastation on Grand Isle, a Louisiana town on a narrow barrier island that bore the full power of the Category 4 storm Sunday. About half of the properties in Grand Isle were…
S. Carolina Supreme Court mulls school mask mandate lawsuits
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two challenges to a state rule limiting the ability of school districts to require masks for students and educators.
DHEC: 4,343 new cases of COVID-19, 37 new deaths in SC
DHEC reports 4,343 new cases of COVID-19 and 37 new deaths in the state.
As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain
Many Americans and Afghans still remain in Afghanistan after the United States military left the country on Monday.
Employers should be ready to make more adjustments
(CNN) -- The Delta variant is forcing companies, both big and small to delay their return to office plans. many of the tech industry's biggest companies that debated shutting down offices at…
Many Americans remain after US military leaves Kabul
UNDATED (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken says fewer than 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan who want to leave and the U.S. will continue to try to get them out. Blinken says the number of Americans left may be…
SC Red Cross sends volunteers to the Gulf Coast to assist with Hurricane Ida relief
Disaster workers from South Carolina are on the Gulf Coast helping with Hurricane Ida relief.
ACLU seeks halt to South Carolina ban on school mask decrees
Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities want an immediate halt to a South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks, as students across the state begin a new school year amid a renewed rise in coronavirus cases.
AG Wilson joins group seeking to prevent the Biden administration from enforcing unlawful interpretations of new antidiscrimination laws
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he is joining a group of 19 other states in a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee seeking to prevent the Biden administration from enforcing unlawful interpretations of federal antidiscrimination laws regarding transgender athletes competing in women's sports.
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.
DHEC: 4,205 new cases of COVID-19, one additional death in SC
DHEC reports 4,205 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death in South Carolina.
S. Carolina Supreme Court prepares to hear 2 mask lawsuits
South Carolina’s highest court will hear two challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students and teachers this week. The state Supreme Court has set aside two hours to hear the cases Tuesday.
After delays, SC requests federal relief for small towns
Small towns in South Carolina waiting on $435 million in pandemic relief aid are now one step closer to getting ahold of those funds. The state Department of Administration requested South Carolina’s share of coronavirus recovery money from the federal government Friday as directed by Gov. Henry McMaster, the agency said in a news release.
