WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Four States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2.9 Billion * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Carolina's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning on September 25, 2024, and continuing. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Ag  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Lontre Jason Wise, 52, of Columbia was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute both crack cocaine and marijuana. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that the Columbia Police Department Organized Crime and Narcotics Unit received an anonymous complaint about the sale of illegal na  more