Boeing has agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion in connection to a conspiracy to defraud the FAA related to the evaluation of the company’s 737 MAX airplane, according to officials with the United States Department of Justice.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported a total of 2,470 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday, the highest single-day total reported in the state since the pandemic began in mid-March.
The initial supply of vaccines to South Carolina will be limited at the beginning, but as the manufacturing of the vaccine increases, the state is expected to receive repeated shipments on a regular basis.
On Tuesday, McMaster signed the executive order for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to implement the program which consists of 220,000 Abbott BinaxNOW tests.
Richard Ramsey said he encountered about eight of the marine hydrozoans, known for their painful stings, along a one mile stretch of Kiawah’s beach on Wednesday.
Gov. Henry McMaster was one of several people targeted by a group suspected of planning to kidnap the Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to The Detroit News.
Investigators have arrested a Lowcountry couple after threatening letters and a letter containing an irritant substance were sent to public officials including a judge and a sheriff.
Authorities arrested Kimario Jerrod Simmons on Wednesday afternoon. He was taken into custody by NCPD officers and the U.S. Marshal’s Office Task Force.
The program would provide scholarships or one-time grants to help families subsidize tuition for the state’s participating private, parochial or independent schools in the state.
The program will provide an additional $300 in benefits on top of a claimant’s weekly benefit amount. Officials with the state’s Department of Employment and Workforce made the announcement late Tuesday afternoon.
South Carolina is waiting for federal approval after submitting its grant application for FEMA’s Lost Wages Assistance program. If the application is approved, the program would provide an additional $300 in benefits on top of a claimant’s weekly benefit amount.
“We have no intention of issuing an emergency evacuation order,” he said during a press conference this afternoon. “It looks like it will not be necessary.”
A report released by Charleston investigators states that the suspects are 15 and 16 years old. Both are charged with murder and attempted armed robbery.
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced they are extending the No Sail Order for cruise ships through September 30, 2020.
The presser is expected to start at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the statehouse. McMaster will be joined by Senate President Harvey Peeler, House Speaker Jay Lucas, and others.
The announcement was made by state park officials on Monday afternoon and requires visitors over the age of 2 years old to wear a mask in any state park facility staffed by employees or where the general public may congregate.
Gov. Henry McMaster has directed the Department of Health and Environmental Control to postpone the release of guidelines for allowing limited visitation at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
The governor said issuing a mandate for people in South Carolina to wear a mask and not be able to enforce it gives a false sense of security for those who believe that everybody is following the rules.
Cunningham said he doesn’t want another shutdown, as he wants businesses to stay open, schools to reopen, and people to stay safe, but wants to get COVID-19 cases under control and slow the spread.
After more than 17 hours, workers have brought down the statue of former United States Vice President and South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun in downtown Charleston.
The program, called “Palmetto Priority,” is a commitment made by restaurants to provide a safe place for staff and customers to demonstrate real precautions that they are taking to prevent the spread of the virus.
A Unity March is planned for this Sunday in observance of the fifth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME tragedy. The event is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 21.
This follows after South Carolina saw an increase of positive cases in the past few days. The latest numbers announced Wednesday afternoon by Dr. Linda Bell with DHEC showed 528 new cases of COVID-19 and 7 more deaths in South Carolina.
