Former SCDC captain pleads guilty to $279k bribery conspiracy
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Christine Mary Livingston, 47, of Gaston, has pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud conspiracy for her role in a bribery scheme in a South Carolina prison. An investigation revealed that Livingston was a 16-year veteran of the South...
SCDPH offers free STD/HIV testing to promote awareness among Black communities
(WPDE) — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) will be offering free STD/HIV testing on Thursday in recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day highlights progress in HIV prevention and care among Black and African...
S.C. State Fair opens applications for 2025 college scholarships
SOUTH CAROLINA (WJBF) – The South Carolina State Fair is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its 2025 Ride for Your Life Scholarship program, which supports high school seniors across South Carolina. Each year, this initiative allocates $500,000 in college...
PowerSchool notifies school districts, provide resources to those impacted by cybersecurity breach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Grand Strand and Pee Dee School districts will soon be notified if an international-level security breach impacts them. RELATED COVERAGE | South Carolina Department of Education evaluating scope, possible impacts of PowerSchool data breach. A...
Former Prison Captain Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme
Christine Mary Livingston, 47, of Gaston, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud conspiracy for accepting bribes to smuggle contraband into a South Carolina prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina announced today.
50 seniors to win $10K scholarships from South Carolina State Fair this year
LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina State Fair has announced that they are opening up applications for the 28 annual Ride of Your Life Scholarship program. According to a statement from the State Fair, this initiative allocates $500,000 in college scholarships to high...
The US’s largest solar cell factory is now online in South Carolina
ES Foundry will become the largest producer of crystalline silicon solar cells in the US with the launch of its new factory in South Carolina. The factory is expected to reach a shipment capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) by Q3 2025, positioning ES Foundry to become a cornerstone of...
Pizza Hut buys 18 stores from bankrupt EYM
Pizza Hut has purchased 18 stores from franchisee EYM Pizza in Georgia, Illinois and Wisconsin at a bankruptcy auction for EYM Pizza’s 77 stores in operation as of January 2025, court records show. Five other bidders acquired the remainder of EYM’s stores in those states and in...
State education budget aims to increase teacher salaries, school safety
State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver said the budget request includes three categories: student success, teacher support and school safety.
CAIR welcomes charges against Sean Johnson, reiterates support for state hate crime law
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a statement Monday welcoming charges against Sean Michael-Emmrich Johnson in the wake of a video going viral Friday allegedly showing the Huger man impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...