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Hot weather continues with highs near 100 through Wednesday

Hot weather continues with highs near 100 through Wednesday

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Tuesday and Wednesday are forecast to be the hottest days yet this year. A Heat Advisory will be in effect 1-8 pm Tuesday for the entire Midlands. Highs will be in the upper 90s and low 100s while the peak heat index should...

Threat of flash flooding hits the Midwest amid a dangerous heat warning

Threat of flash flooding hits the Midwest amid a dangerous heat warning

The threat of flash flooding on Sunday afternoon was focused over parts of the Midwest, where flood watches have been posted from Missouri to West Virginia, including the cities of Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Rounds of heavy rain and...

Upstate city among 10 most popular to relocate to in 2025: See others

Upstate city among 10 most popular to relocate to in 2025: See others

South Carolina remains the most popular state to move to in 2025, holding its top spot from 2024. Three South Carolina cities—Myrtle Beach, Greenville, and Charleston—rank among the top 10 most popular moving destinations. The Palmetto State is...

Exclusive: Ro Khanna on Democrats' Path to Victory in Pro-Trump Districts

Exclusive: Ro Khanna on Democrats' Path to Victory in Pro-Trump Districts

Ahead of his visit to Republican stronghold South Carolina, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna spoke with Newsweek on the battle plan for Democrats to compete in pro-Trump districts in next year's midterms. Khanna, a California Democrat, is heading to...

SCDOT to conduct temporary closure, detour of Black Tom Road

SCDOT to conduct temporary closure, detour of Black Tom Road

The South Carolina Department of Transportation has closed and detoured part of Black Tom Road in Berkeley County for road work until August. This closure is dependent on the weather. Any updates to the closure will be displayed on the message...

Madelyn Cline Reveals the Last-Minute Changes to ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’

Madelyn Cline Reveals the Last-Minute Changes to ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’

[This story contains major spoilers for 2025’s I Know What You Did Last Summer.] It’s been an especially busy summer for Madelyn Cline. She’s not only in the middle of filming the final season of her hit Netflix series, Outer Banks, but she’s also...

Flash Floods and Dangerous Heat Threaten Central and Southeastern US

Flash Floods and Dangerous Heat Threaten Central and Southeastern US

July has brought extreme heat and sudden, deadly downpours across large parts of the United States, with more severe weather expected in the Central Plains, Midwest, and Southeast in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service...

Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Beaufort County

Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Beaufort County

Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a raccoon has tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was found near West Cedar Road and...

The U.S. Built Wealth Off Enslaved Women and Girls: Michele Goodwin on the History of Reproductive Injustice

The U.S. Built Wealth Off Enslaved Women and Girls: Michele Goodwin on the History of Reproductive Injustice

Amanda Zurawski, Dr. Ingrid Skop, Prof. Michele Goodwin, Dr. Monique Wubbenhorst and Dr. Nisha Verma are sworn in to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “The Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs America,” on April 26, 2023....

Perseid Meteor Shower: SC’s Guide to Witnessing August’s Celestial Show

Perseid Meteor Shower: SC’s Guide to Witnessing August’s Celestial Show

One of the most anticipated celestial events of the year, the Perseid meteor shower, is once again shooting across our skies. This annual display offers a chance for South Carolinians to witness “shooting stars” streak across the night, though...

Goodwill opens Clean Tech Accelerator training lab in Greenville

Goodwill opens Clean Tech Accelerator training lab in Greenville

Job seekers in Greenville now have a new avenue to pursue high-paying careers in the clean energy sector thanks to Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina’s Clean Tech Accelerator training lab. The training hub is part of a national...

SCDOT to conduct temporary continuous right lane closure on I-20 Eastbound over Wateree River

SCDOT to conduct temporary continuous right lane closure on I-20 Eastbound over Wateree River

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina Department of Transportation says there will be a continuous right lane closure on I-20 Eastbound over the Wateree River in Kershaw County. The right lane closure will be between mile markers 95 and 97...

Nationwide grant program available for small businesses

Nationwide grant program available for small businesses

Locally owned small businesses who could use financial assistance to help cover improvement projects to bolster economic vitality have the opportunity to apply for a nationwide grant program. Main Street El Dorado and the Downtown Business...

Michigan State Police sends its newest K-9 units to their assignments

Michigan State Police sends its newest K-9 units to their assignments

By Paula Wethington Paula Wethington Web Producer Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the...

Spur-of-the-moment lottery ticket purchase lands Upstate man big money

Spur-of-the-moment lottery ticket purchase lands Upstate man big money

Spur-of-the-moment lottery ticket purchase lands South Carolina man big money WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. THAT’S RIGHT. WE START WITH OUR APPENDIX A STORY YOU’LL SEE...

Mosquito-borne virus that can make people ill detected in Washtenaw County

Mosquito-borne virus that can make people ill detected in Washtenaw County

By Paula Wethington Paula Wethington Web Producer Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the...

I’ve seen how the neo-Nazi movement is escalating. You should worry

I’ve seen how the neo-Nazi movement is escalating. You should worry

The hours crawled as my family and I spent Saturday afternoon in a third-floor room at the Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Greensboro. It was February 2024, and these forced weekend getaways were becoming routine for us. We were only about three...

Business Notes for July 20, 2025 

Business Notes for July 20, 2025 

The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach has named three new employees who will help widen the organization’s educational mission. Jenna Hoogstra is the museum’s new director of education. She has 15 years of educational experience,...

Comptroller says opioid money wasted

Comptroller says opioid money wasted

Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss takes issue with the State Comptroller’s report saying the township spent $632,000 in opioid settlement funds by holding two “Opioid Awareness” concerts without consulting health experts, public safety officials, or...

Cynthia Basinet — Finding Her Voice

Cynthia Basinet — Finding Her Voice

Circa 2007 As a child, Cynthia Basinet found that her thoughts were often scattered. As she grew older, she learned to focus and go deeper within. From that still place inside, she began to seek her own counsel and listen to her own voice. What...

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