South Carolina lawmakers return Tuesday for COVID-19 matters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Legislature returns again Tuesday to assure the state can keep running during the coronavirus and with a long list of requests for laws to…
Politics
Trump seems to reverse plan to disband coronavirus task force
(CNN, ABC NEWS) - As President Donald Trump pushes for a quick economic revival and paints a rosy picture of the administration's response, the public is…
Predicted SC COVID-19 deaths rise as more reopening debated
Health officials say predicted coronavirus deaths in South Carolina are rising as more reopening measures are being debated.
FEMA funds 'Crisis Counseling' program to help communities cope
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants to make sure resident in South Carolina have access to counseling made possible by federal funding. During the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials say they are seeing more people who…
South Carolina parks fill up as virus death toll climbs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) --- Several state parks in South Carolina quickly reached capacity Sunday on the first weekend they were open after a lengthy closure because of the coronavirus. The state parks department said on its Facebook page that Jones…
Trump is "sticking up for" Biden who has denied sexual assault allegation
(ABC NEWS) - Former Vice President Joe Biden is strongly denying an allegation of sexual assault. The claim comes from a former female staffer…
Man accused of stealing stimulus checks arrested
(CNN)-- A New York man has been accused of stealing nine Coronavirus stimulus checks. Feng Chen, 31, of Brooklyn was arrested and charged with stealing mail. New York police officers found Chen had credit cards, checks and nine stimulus payments…
Sen. Scott praises McMaster’s ‘slow progress’ to reopen SC
U.S. Senator Tim Scott is praising South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
South Carolina House and Senate to return on May 12
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) --The South Carolina Legislature plans to return in less than two weeks as lawmakers face a deadline to pass key bills before they are required to adjourn. House Speaker Jay Lucas and Senate President Harvey Peeler released…
SC governor faces different pressure to reopen state
Some SC House lawmakers are calling to return to the State House to end Governor McMaster's emergency orders over the coronavirus.
Promising news in fight against COVID-19 as Remdesivir has shown to be an effective treatment
(CNN) - There's some recent good news about a possible treatment for coronavirus. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the drug Remdesivir has…
President Trump's order keeping meat packing plants open worries unions
President Donald Trump took executive action to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases.
Trump administration says it's expanding COVID-19 testing availability to help reopen business
(ABC NEWS) - The Trump administration says it's expanding the availability of testing to help states meet guidelines needed to reopen businesses across the country. This comes as…
Trump administration works on availability of COVID-19 tests
(ABC News) -- The Trump administration says it's rapidly expanding the availability of testing, which they say will help states meet guidelines needed to reopen businesses across the country. However, some state…
Party-goers criticized after packed house party goes viral
(WLS/ABC) ---- Chicago police said they have confirmed the location where a viral video reportedly showing a large house party on Chicago's West Side was filmed. The video, showing party-goers barely able to move, has gone viral with over…
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