Ray Rivera

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said as of Thursday a total of 2,034,077 doses have been given statewide with 1,289,672 South Carolina residents having received at least one dose of vaccine.

State government officials said they are still recommending that masks be required in restaurants but it will no longer be a requirement at the state level.

According to the Highway Patrol, the collision happened on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. on Sniders Highway near Folks Road and involved a 1999 Honda VT-750 motorcycle.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 1,554 new cases of COVID-19 and 32 deaths in the state. Tuesday’s report also included 49 new probable cases and four new probable deaths.

What do you do when your COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru line is backed up? You seek out the professionals.

Troopers are asking for the public’s help to locate a car which was involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Colleton County.

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.

Authorities identified the man as 50-year-old Don Melcoock who was found near St. Helena Sound.

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.

Republican Nancy Mace has won the U.S. House 1st Congressional District race beating incumbent Rep. Joe Cunningham.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has been re-elected defeating Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison in South Carolina’s most expensive Senate contest.

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.

A judge denied bond Tuesday night for the Bonneau man accused of stabbing the town’s police chief in the face with an ice pick.

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.

At 7:30 p.m., officers with the Walterboro Police Department responded to 601 Greenpond Hwy. at the Walterboro Village Apartments for a shooting.

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.”

On Monday night, authorities announced that Rhiannon Smith and Hannah Carter were safely located.

State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman has instituted a face mask requirement for students and staff on state owned school buses.

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.