WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: SAVANNAH, GA. - So far in the 2024 federal fiscal year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have intercepted 18 stolen vehicles valued at approximately $1.1 million dollars during outbound enforcement operations and inspection of shipping containers in Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, destined for countries such as Ghana, Libya, Jorda  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, April 25 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: Every year, increasingly erratic and unpredictable climate forces are threatening Marine Corps installations and capabilities. Typhoon Mawar made this clear less than a year ago when it struck Guam - scattering debris on runways and shuttering access to essential services across the island - or more recently in California when stormwater washed out roads at San Onofre Beach near Marine Corps Base  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: Every year, increasingly erratic and unpredictable climate forces are threatening Marine Corps installations and capabilities. Typhoon Mawar made this clear less than a year ago when it struck Guam - scattering debris on runways and shuttering access to essential services across the island - or more recently in California when stormwater washed out roads at San Onofre Beach near Marine Corps Base (MCB) Pendleton.   more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, April 25 -- The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority issued the following news: The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) has issued $31.4 million in Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds to construct and equip the new Global Academy of South Carolina in Spartanburg. The tax-exempt bonds will be used to finance the conversion of a 120,000-square-foot former sports academy into a public charter school. Global Outreach Charter Academy  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 25 -- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has temporarily closed parts of Deveaux Bank Seabird Sanctuary to protect coastal birds during the nesting season. This closure occurs annually and is based on bird activity and suitable nesting habitat at the site. Thousands of brown pelicans have already begun nesting on the island, which sits at the mouth of the North Ed  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 5,170 More Borrowers in South Carolina, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 52,960 people in South Carolina under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled,   more