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Cyberattack on NC SBI network under investigation
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyberattack on a vendor-managed system from May. On May 13, an NC SBI agency network received an email with details about how their network had been hacked. The email came weeks after the SBI got some warnings that their agency network had been compromised.
Utility worker, volunteer firefighter, electrocuted on the job while fixing broken AC unit
ANDERSON, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - Officials in South Carolina say an employee died while working at a water facility earlier this week. According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Tristan Garrett Stone was working at the Anderson Regional Joint Water System on Thursday when he was electrocuted. Stone...
Global IT outage has widespread impacts on city and state agencies in the Triangle
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — City and state agencies are working to get up and running after experiencing a range of interruptions with their services due to the global IT outage. The NCDMV said all of its driver licenses offices are back open after being impacted by the outage. Most plate agencies, which are privately run and managed by the DMV will remain closed until Monday. A spokesperson said the DMV will try to contact people who had appointments this morning to reschedule.
Jasper Co. school board retains legal firm amid superintendent investigation
Jasper Co. School Board held a virtual meeting on Thursday afternoon — marking the second unexpected board meeting this week — and voted to continue legal services with the law firm Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd. This comes two days after the board voted to remove the superintendent on paid leave.
Arrest made after Oconee County man inappropriately touches minor, deputies say
OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. — The Oconee County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on four charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. An investigator notified deputies earlier this week on Tuesday, July 16, that a man identified as 41-year-old Kevin Bradley Turner of Seneca, South Carolina, would turn himself in concerning a crime that he committed.
Troubled waters: How many of Georgia’s lakes, rivers and creeks are polluted?
The State of Georgia has hundreds of miles of rivers and streams, and hundreds of thousands of acres of lakes and reservoirs for recreation.However, before you dive in to the state’s lakes, rivers, streams or reservoirs, you may want to know what you’re swimming in.
Tech Outage: What hospitals in Southeast Georgia, the South Carolina Lowcountry have been affected?
SAVANNAH, Ga. — WJCL is reaching out to hospitals in our area to see if they have been impacted by Friday's global tech outage. Beaufort Memorial Hospital: Systems have experienced some issues. Clinical teams have implemented standard protocols to ensure patient care continues and IT teams have been working around the clock to bring computer systems back up. Patient care has not been impacted.
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