South Carolina now in the thick of federal government shutdown. Here’s what Day One looks like.

The federal government shutdown over Congress’ funding impasse is now in effect. There are 25,000 federal workers in South ...

South Carolina braces for impacts as possible federal shutdown looms

A federal shutdown could send home over 24,000 nonessential workers in South Carolina. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina could ...

What a federal government shutdown would immediately mean in South Carolina

South Carolina’s 25,000 federal workers are watching the White House and Congress to see if there will be a government ...
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18-year-old from Fayetteville dies during training at Fort Jackson

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- An 18-year-old from Fayetteville, who was training to be a US soldier, died while training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday. The U.S. Army confirmed ...
Task & Purpose

‘Shark attacks’ may be coming back to Army Basic Training

Nearly five years ago, the Army moved away from the practice of several drill sergeants surrounding trainees and yelling at them to establish dominance at the start of basic training — a practice ...
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NY Army Guard officer is there as his former Iraqi interpreter finishes U.S. Army basic training

FORT JACKSON, South Carolina --In 2008, when New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Napier was a lieutenant running an ad hoc route clearance platoon north of Baghdad, he developed a bond with ...