Category: World News

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) — Homeowners in the Town of James Island are slated to receive lower premiums for flood insurance starting this fall. Officials said Thursday that the town’s designation in FEMA’s Community Rating System — a voluntary incentive program — was bumped up to Class 5 as a result of ongoing efforts to […]

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – At least one person is seeking medical care after being exposed to a rabid fox in a Williamsburg County community. The South Carolina Department of Health said the fox was found near Gowdys Lane and Spring Road in Lake City. It was submitted to the state health agency’s laboratory for […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina prison inmates led a crime ring responsible for obtaining $5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment benefits, according to federal authorities. Twenty-nine of 31 people indicted in the five-year-long investigation have pleaded guilty, South Carolina’s Acting U.S. Attorney Brook B. Andrews’ office said on Thursday. Fourteen of the 29 have […]