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One dead after motorcycle accident on Lawton Blvd and Hwy 170
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WTOC) - One man is now dead following a motorcycle accident Tuesday morning on Lawton Blvd and 170. Beaufort County Coroner’s office identified the deceased man as 23-year-old Noah Smith, from Hardeeville, South Carolina. Smith’s official cause of death has not yet been released. According to...
Thousands are calling on USC to call off a political roast event targeting VP Harris
University of South Carolina Campus in Columbia (WACH). Columbia, S.C. (WACH) — An uproar among thousands of people is growing due to a controversial student-sponsored political event soon to take place. They're making their voices heard through anonline petitioncalling on University of South Carolina Officials to cancel an event called 'The Roast Of 2024 Presidential Nominee and Vice President Cumala Harris' hosted by Uncensored America.
Crash with injuries reported in Beaufort
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Above video: Your Tuesday headlines. One person is injured following a crash Tuesday morning in Beaufort. According to the Burton Fire District, crews responded to a crash just after 7 a.m. at the intersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and Goethe Hill Road. The BFD says traffic...
Top NCAA women swimmers tell Georgia lawmakers allowing trans athletes in their events is unfair
Correction: This story was updated 10:20 a.m. Aug. 28 to say Cait Smith’s job title is director of LGBTQI+ Policy at the Center for American Progress. How to keep transgender women out of sports competitions is once again the topic of discussion under Georgia’s Gold Dome as state senators convened a meeting of a new […]
Georgia's prisons not suited for today's violent inmates
(The Center Square) — While Georgia's prison system has been often criticized, the head of the state's prison system told lawmakers that the state's aging prison infrastructure is no longer suited for modern inmates. "Our aging infrastructure is one of our biggest challenges," Tyrone Oliver, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections, said during a Senate study committee meeting last week. "Our newest prison is ... 34 years old. That's our biggest challenge. The prisons that we have today are not built and designed to...
Apartment complex inches closer to reality in Richland County
Richland County council members voted to move forward with 'Project Flare' Tuesday night. The project is the I-77 Corridor Regional Industrial Park, jointly developed with Fairfield County, to include certain property located in Richland County. It's one step closer to reality. This after a nearly unanimous vote of 10-1. "It's...
'Living with water!': Charleston unveils new water plan for flooding & sea level rise
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — “Learning to live with water” is a phrase Charleston Mayor William Cogswell has used frequently since taking office. The city unveiled a new integrated water plan Tuesday night to help address flooding and sea level rise. While the city’s plan is new, officials...
Berkeley Animal Center to offer half off adoption fees during Clear the Shelters
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – News 2 is working to find forever homes for all local dogs and cats during our annual Clear the Shelters initiative. Berkeley Animal Center is one of the many shelters we are partnering with to make sure all animals are adopted by the month’s end. The shelter has an array […]
Interfor to cut down Georgia, South Carolina lumber plants
Lumber products maker Interfor announced plans last week to indefinitely reduce sawmill operations at its facilities in Meldrim, Georgia, and Summerville, South Carolina. The curtailment will lay off approximately 180 employees: 93 in Meldrim and 88 in Summerville, according to the states’ Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act posts.
Superintendent Witherspoon says the board will no longer consider construction funding agenda item
The Richland County School District One Board scraped a controversial agenda item that outlined a request from district officials for the board approve funding so they could complete a halted construction project under scrutiny from the S.C. Department of Education.
Advocates raise concerns about trend in region's homeless population
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Homeless advocates are raising concerns about a trend they see developing in the capital city. People who help the region's homeless have seen more folks out on the street and say that many of them are new faces. "This needs to change," said Wendell Wilson. Local...
Oceanside Collegiate Academy football coach resigns; Interim Head Coach appointed
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Oceanside Collegiate Academy (OCA) Principal Christina Brown announced today that Chad Wilkes, head coach of the Landsharks football team, has resigned from his position. Wilkes, who became the Landsharks’ head coach in January 2022, led the team to two consecutive SCHSL AA championship games in 2022 and 2023, ultimately securing […]
Volunteers needed to create kid-friendly surgical caps for Columbia hospital
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Calling all crafters, church groups, and sewing circles! Prisma Health Children's Hospital is seeking volunteers to create kid-friendly surgical caps for pint-sized patients awaiting surgery or treatments at the Columbia hospital. The Sew CAPtivating surgical cap program, launched about 14 years ago, provides every child scheduled...
Hilton Head community calling for action following flooding during Tropical Storm Debby
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A follow-up to a story we brought you a few weeks ago while covering Tropical Storm Debby. A Hilton Head Island community is working to get back to normal following serious flooding issues they say have been going on for years. And now, they’re...
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