ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in South Carolina - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 30,100 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in South Carolina in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: COLUMBIA, S.C. A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will open in Greenwood County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. Greenwood County United Way of the Lakelands929 Phoenix St.Greenwood, SC 29646 Open Dec. 10-14, Dec. 16-20, 8 a.m. 7 p.m. Closed Dec. 15. Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled to open  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Stacey Bentley, 53, of Blacksburg, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Evidence presented to the court showed that Bentley was part of a drug trafficking conspiracy when she was caught attempting to pick up a package of three kilograms of methamphetamine from a U.S.   more