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Dawn Staley and South Carolina basketball team invited to White House
South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley and her team have been invited to the White House to celebrate their 2023-2024 National Championship victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes, a spokesman from the White House announced. The invitation is set for a Tuesday, September 10th event that begins at 11:00 PM ET.
Courtesy boat checks available in South Carolina on Labor Day weekend
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — As lakes and waterways across South Carolina prepare for a busy weekend of boating, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources will be conducting courtesy boat inspections at public boat landings. SCDNR boating safety and enforcement officers will be on hand to perform quick and thorough...
Trees to the rescue: The Midlands' natural solution to flooding woes
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- Trees have far more power than just keeping us cool. They reduce air pollution and carbon dioxide, which helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance air quality. They also lessen the risk of flooding by absorbing water runoff, a frequent problem for the Midlands. Many still...
Feeling itchy? Rising greenhouse gases could be to blame
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- With every step in the woods, a poison ivy plant may be nearby. It is a natural part of our habitat in South Carolina, and experts told WACH FOX’s Clara Faith it’s becoming more and more visible as greenhouse gases continue to rise. Herrick...
Bennettsville community holds meeting to discuss recent dam breach
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WPDE) — Over in the Pee Dee Community, members gathered at the Bennettsville Community Center to discuss the recent events involving the Lake Paul Wallace Dam. In late July, the Dam breached for the second time this year, raising many concerns among residents over the strength and...
‘Absolute fear’: Phone scammers hard at work impersonating Horry County deputies, sheriff says
HORRY COUNTY S.C. (WBTW) — Scammers have been hard at work impersonating Horry County sheriff’s deputies in recent weeks, authorities said. Several people have called the sheriff’s office claiming to have been scammed by people posting as deputies. Sheriff Phillip Thompson said his office received 25 calls about the scam on Monday alone. One person […]
400-mile Palmetto Trail gets a boost in state aid to connect, maintain the pieces
COLUMBIA — Kyle Austin has been hiking the Palmetto Trail for about 20 years. Austin, 38, started hiking it when he was a student at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. When he returned home to Sumter, where he teaches high school science, he kept hiking the cross-state trail that’s still a work in […]
Xerxes holds grand opening in Blythewood
BLYTHEWOOD – Xerxes, a maker of fiberglass underground storage tanks, held a grand opening for its newest facility Tuesday morning in Blythewood. This is the business’s first location in Richland County. According to a press release from Richland County in May of 2023, Xerxes manufactures fiberglass-reinforced plastic underground...
Elite national prospect to visit South Carolina basketball program this weekend
South Carolina basketball will be getting a visit from one of the top young recruits in the nation this weekend as elite national prospect Martay Barnes will be on campus on Saturday, according to a report from Recruits Zone. He will be joined on his visit by several prospects including class of 2025 Gamecock commitment Eli Ellis, a 4-star guard and his younger brother, Isaac Ellis, a guard who currently is unranked in the class of 2026.
Cavaliers make history with win over Spring Valley
Last season, Will Wilson and his Richland Northeast Cavaliers ended a 12-year losing streak to the Spring Valley Vikings beating them 49-27. Then this last Friday, August 23, Wilson and the Cavaliers made history again beating the Vikings on the campus of Richland Northeast for the very first time. “It’s...
South Carolina DNR conducting courtesy boat inspections for Labor Day weekend
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will have free boat inspections in Horry, Darlington, and Marion counties for Labor Day weekend. In an effort to keep waterways safe this weekend, SCDNR will have three days of free boat inspections at public boat landings around the state. It will […]
Video shows possible meteor streaking across sky in South Carolina
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — People in southeast South Carolina took to social media on Friday morning, saying they saw a ball of bright light streaking through the sky. Some think it may have been a meteor. Chris Bonzagni, a Travelers Rest, South Carolina resident, said his doorbell camera captured...
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