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Donald Trump is leading President Biden in six of the seven most competitive states in the 2024 election, propelled by broad voter dissatisfaction with the national economy and deep doubts about Biden’s capabilities and job performance, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds. The poll of the election’s main battlegrounds shows Trump holding leads of …
Palmetto State lawmakers officially became the latest to do away with permitting requirements for public gun-carry. The South Carolina Senate passed H. 3594 by a 28-18 vote on Wednesday. The measure will allow adults eligible to own a handgun to carry it in public, openly or concealed, without a permit. It now heads to the desk of …
Here’s a wild comeback: North Carolina Republican Mark Harris, who was at the center of an election fraud scandal over the 2018 midterms, has won the GOP nomination for the state’s 8th Congressional District, AP projects. Why it matters: Harris, a Baptist preacher, will be a favorite in November against Democrat Justin Dues in a safe Republican district where …
South Carolina has given the green light for condemned prisoners in the state to be executed by firing squad. Final approval came Friday after the state Department of Corrections said renovations had been completed on a new death chamber where the executions can take place in the state capital of Columbia. The electric chair is …
Donald Trump is likely to back an election denier, Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina G.O.P., to replace her. The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump she is planning to step down shortly after the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24, according to two …
Severe thunderstorms, with potential to produce high winds and a few strong tornadoes, are possible across parts of the Southeast Friday through Friday evening. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk.html 2:27am CST #SPC Day3 Outlook Enhanced Risk: Friday afternoon into Friday evening across parts of east central and southeast Alabama much of central Georgia and South Carolina into southern North …
SPC has issued a wide scale alert. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html Latest models are trending to a bad scenario. Massive rains, strong tornadoes, possible blizzard. Stay tuned for updates. 11:56pm CST #SPC Day2 Outlook Enhanced Risk: Tuesday across parts of southeastern Alabama northern Florida parts of the Carolina Piedmont and the Carolina coastal plain https://t.co/Y1WiOd8TQQ pic.twitter.com/n8hpcPgcWr — …
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. – Authorities in North Carolina said a traffic stop yielded so much fentanyl it was enough to kill nearly 27 million people, more than twice the state’s population. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said its Interstate Criminal Enforcement Team (ICE) conducted a traffic stop Sunday when they pulled over a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer on …
Two black daycare workers arrested for 'running a child fight ring' in South Carolina, encouraging kids as young as three to slap and hit each other pic.twitter.com/UQJ6qqCqWj — Henrik ⨁ 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 ᛉ ᛏ ᛟ (@Henrik_Palmgren) November 11, 2023
View post on imgur.com JENKINSVILLE, S.C. — Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at a South Carolina nuclear plant after cracks were discovered again in a backup emergency fuel line. Small cracks have been found a half-dozen times in the past 20 years in pipes that carry fuel to emergency generators …
JUST IN – Missing F-35 fighter jet found, crashed in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 18, 2023 via wtoc: WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – Joint Base Charleston confirmed Monday night that found a debris field now believed to be the site of an F-35 crash two hours northeast of the base. The …
Holding gold, silver, and/or cryptocurrency would allow the state of North Carolina to shield its assets and hedge against rapidly depreciating Federal Reserve notes. As Sound Money Defence League policy director JP Cortez noted while testifying in favor of a similar bill in Wyoming, “Proposals encouraging state gold holdings have come before the legislature since …