Party shooting injures two
The State reports that two teens were hospitalized with nonlife-threatening gunshot wounds following an incident at a party Sunday. The shooting took place outside a home in the 200 block of Foxhound Road. Richland County deputies responded to reports of shots fired at around 12:30 a.m. Deputies are still looking for multiple suspects.
— Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
Major winter storm slams East Coast
Winter storm Jonas dropped record levels of snow and ice across the East Coast leaving 14 dead and major metropolitan areas paralyzed, CNN reports. Thousands of flights were canceled across the US, and public transportation was shut down in cities such as Washington, DC, and New York City. Officials throughout the region are now concerned with flooding and ice as the snow melts and refreezes.
— Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattles Alaska
ABC News reports that there were no reported injuries in south-central Alaska following an earthquake that registered at 7.1 in magnitude early Sunday morning. The epicenter was approximately 160 miles southwest of Anchorage. Damage to gas lines from the earthquake did force evacuations of some homes in the area, and multiple aftershocks have been recorded.
— Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor