WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: COLUMBIA, S.C. At the request of the state of South Carolina, FEMA's Transitional Sheltering Assistance program has been extended to Jan. 11, 2025, for Helene survivors who continue to need temporary shelter. This allows households additional time to identify other housing solution or make repairs to their home. This will continue providing free hotel and motel more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Monesha Tatayana Lapri Gary, 24, of Clinton, and Rebecca Melanie Perry, 30, of Columbia, have pleaded guilty to human trafficking conspiracy in federal court in Columbia. According to evidence presented in court, from at least December 2022 through August 2023, Gary and Perry worked together with co-defendants Antonio Marquis Nicholson and Terrell Counts to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: A South Carolina man was sentenced to prison yesterday after previously being found guilty of four misdemeanors committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Derek C more PR