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Lindsey Wasson/AP/APThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December, much of the country is now seeing a jump in cases. The agency estimates there have been 3,100 deaths already, including at least eight children -
Nam Y. Huh/AP/APFewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low despite a weakening labor market. U.S. applications for jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 27 fell by 16,000 to 199,000 from the previous week’s 215,000, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
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The South Carolina Department of Public Health is reporting 20 more measles cases since last Friday. Three people also have been hospitalized because of complications from the virus. -
As of Tuesday, Prisma Health will not allow children under the age of 16 to visit hospitalized patients in South Carolina because of increased cases of flu and other respiratory illnesses. -
Winthrop University in Rock Hill has been leading the E-sports charge among colleges for about seven years. And a local pro squad is trying to increase representation in the sport. Turns out being a good person is better than being a top player. -
The South Carolina Department of Public Health is urging all South Carolinians to make sure their vaccinations are up to date as measles cases the Upstate rise and to minimize the risk of other vaccine-preventable diseases. -
South Carolina is among 22 states where individuals have been sickened by salmonella after eating raw oysters, according to the Centers for Disease Control. -
A strong cold front will bring an abrupt end to the warm Christmas weather across South Carolina, sending temperatures 10-15 degrees below average during the last week of 2025. -
Rising rent and barriers to accessibility in Columbia housing takes its toll on seniors as SNAP benefits also rollback. With limited availability for senior living, many elderly on fixed incomes have trouble balancing spending income on food, health resources, and homes. -
Upon graduating at age 17 in June of 1967, Michael Richardson pondered his future and longed for a career. In December of that year, he decided to enlist in the U.S. Army, where his training began in January 1968 at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was there that Richardson had his first experience working in snowy conditions. -
South Carolina experienced a volatile year of weather marked by rare January snowstorms, destructive spring wildfires and the landfall of a tropical storm. -
Lexington County voters in S.C. House District 88 elected Republican John Lastinger to replace former state Rep. RJ May in the lower chamber, and former GOP Sen. Lee Bright returns to the Senate.
