AP: Man beaten to death with hammer at SC homeless shelter
Authorities say a man at a homeless shelter in South Carolina has been beaten to death with a hammer by a fellow resident.
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AP: South Carolina electors cast all 9 votes for President Trump
South Carolina's nine presidential electors have officially voted for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
DHEC: 2,364 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 11 new deaths in SC
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state's latest coronavirus data as of Sunday.
AG Wilson joins coalition urging Congress to pass laws protecting federal judges and their families
In a statement released Monday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that he joined a bipartisan coalition made up of 51 Attorney's General encouraging Congress to pass laws aimed at protecting the safety of federal judges and their families.
AP: SC opens 3rd governor's school, this one focused on farming
A school in rural South Carolina that has spent recent years trying to get at-risk teens back on the right track has a new purpose.
South Carolina presidential electors to meet at State House
South Carolina’s nine electors are set to meet Monday to cast their ballots for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
A look at how the first doses of the Coronavirus Vaccine could be distributed in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --As the first round of vaccines are shipped across the United States Sunday, state and local health officials are preparing for the arrival and the distribution. The FDA says South Carolina could receive as many as 300,000…
First of the vaccines on the way to states, per ABC News
ABC NEWS-- On Sunday, the first vaccines in the U.S. left the Pfizer facility and are on their way to all 50 states. According to ABC News, two main trucks left Sunday morning and an additional truck is set to…
DHEC: 3,047 new cases and 12 new Coronavirus deaths in SC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, on Saturday, reported 3,047 new cases of Coronavirus and 12 additional deaths. Health officials say there were 13, 234 new individual test results reported statewide, and the Percent…
USGS Confirms Midlands earthquake
Columbia S.C. (WOLO)--Per SCEMD the USGS has confirmed a 2.4 magnitude earthquake occurred Friday night in the Midlands at 8:47pm. In addition the SC Office of Regulatory Staff confirms the loud boom heard/felt in the Midlands Friday night was…
Jury comes to verdict in NAACP lawsuit over 'Black' Myrtle Beach bike week
(ABC News) Myrtle Beach --- A federal jury's verdict in the N.A.A.C.P's lawsuit against the city of Myrtle Beach regarding the traffic loop at 'black bike week' is considered a victory…
FDA gives final approval for emergency COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has given the final go-ahead to the nation's first COVID-19 vaccine, launching emergency vaccinations in a bid to end the pandemic. Shots will begin in a few days after Friday's decision by the Food and…
Supreme Court rejects Republican push to overturn Biden victory
HOUSTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation's highest court.…
Lawmakers calling on Gov. McMaster to put a 90-day statewide mask mandate into law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- With South Carolina eclipsing 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time Friday, lawmakers are calling on Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) to enforce a statewide…
AP: Jury: Black bikers' race was a factor, but city won't pay
A federal jury says Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was motivated by race when it created a traffic plan for a motorcycle festival known as Black Bike Week. But the jurors said the city probably would have imposed the plan anyway, so it owes no damages and won't have to change.
DHEC: 3,137 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 42 additional deaths in SC
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the latest coronavirus numbers.
AP: Trump loses Wisconsin lawsuit in latest legal defeat
President Donald Trump has lost a Wisconsin lawsuit seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots and overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state.
Congress stuck as McConnell torpedoes emerging COVID-19 deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers all but collapsed Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won't support a key compromise.…
US carries out rare execution during presidential transition
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - The Trump administration has carried out its ninth execution of the year and the first during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years. Federal prison officials in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Thursday executed a Texas…
Prisma Health among healthcare providers preparing to distribute COVID-19 vaccine upon FDA approval
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determines if they will give the green light to Pfizer and BioNTech to mass produce their COVID-19 vaccine, states like South Carolina…
