AIKEN, South Carolina, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (EM)'s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) this month marked the first direct transfer of decontaminated waste from the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) to the Saltstone Production Facility (SPF), an important new step in optimizing waste processing. Savannah River Mission Completion (SR  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment against Angel Cooper Vause, 56, of Georgetown, for making false statements to federal investigators. According to the indictment, in May 2022, Vause is alleged to have lied to investigators with the FBI during the investigation into the 2009 disappearance and murder of Brittanee Drexel. Vause was  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Shannon Layne Myers, 51, of Lancaster, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a wide range of federal gun and drug charges, including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, four counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine or heroin, three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, two c  more