April 7th, 1867
Trump to Hold Center Stage at Republican National Convention
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – The U.S. Republican National Convention got underway Monday, with party stalwarts set to renominate President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House and the chief executive himself unleashing attacks on Democratic opponent Joe Biden for four straight nights. Last week, Democrats, wary of gathering in large numbers […]
Coast Guard, Port Partners Conducting Rescue Operation for Four Aboard Disabled, On Fire Vessel in St. Simons Sound
Click on images to download a high-resolution version. CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and port partners are searching for four crewmembers aboard a disabled cargo vessel with a fire on board Sunday morning in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia. Currently, 20 people have been safely removed and four people remain unaccounted for on the M/V GOLDEN RAY, a […]
Four Cited for Illegal Dip-Netting, Snagging 88 Sockeye from Cottonwood Creek
Troopers donated 88 Sockeye (Red) Salmon to charity after a seizure in Cottonwood Creek on Monday, it was revealed on the trooper dispatch. After receiving a complaint of illegal fishing in Cottonwood Creek in Wasilla this week, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, with the assistance of AST, opened an investigation into the complaint. The investigation would determine that […]
Sister of Charleston Church Murderer Arrested on Marijuana/Weapons Charges
The 18-year-old sister of convicted church killer Dylann Roof was arrested at her South Carolina High School on marijuana and weapons charges on Wednesday. Morgan Roof was arrested by a school resource officer after he was alerted by teachers and other students of “suspicious activity” on the part of Roof. The Richland Sheriff’s Department reported […]
Discovery of Widespread Platinum May Help Solve Clovis People Mystery
No one knows for certain why the Clovis people and iconic beasts — mastodon, mammoth and saber-toothed tiger — living some 12,800 years ago suddenly disappeared. However, a discovery of widespread platinum at archaeological sites across the U.S. by three University of South Carolina archaeologists has provided an important clue in solving this enduring mystery. The research […]
Charleston Church Shooter Tells Jury He’s Psychologically Fine
WASHINGTON — Dylann Roof, convicted of killing nine people in a Charleston, South Carolina church, told jurors there is nothing wrong with him psychologically and he has no regrets about what he did. The white supremacist chose to act as his own attorney during the sentencing phase of his trial, he said Wednesday, because he wanted […]
Trump Picks Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump tapped South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Wednesday to be the country’s ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman he has named to his Cabinet. The 44-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants is serving her second term as governor of the mid-Atlantic state, but has no foreign policy experience. She is Trump’s […]
South Carolina Faces Epic Flooding
South Carolina’s Governor Nikki Haley is pleading with residents of the U.S. Atlantic coastal state to stay home because she says more rain is on the way in the worst rainstorm in the state’s history. Haley said Sunday as much as 61 centimeters of rain has fallen in some parts of the state, making it […]