News Briefs for Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024
The defendants convicted in three high profile federal murder cases no longer face the death penalty. Brandon Basham, Chadrick Fulks and Brandon Council had their death penalties commuted to life in prison by President Joe Biden over the weekend. Council killed two women in a Conway bank robbery in 2017. Basham and Fulks broke out of a Kentucky Prison, raped and killed Samantha Burns, then raped and killed Allison Donavan in Horry County in 2002. Donavan’s remains were not found until 2009. Biden pardoned or commuted 37 prisoners facing execution as president elect Donald Trump vowed to speed up federal executions.
The holiday Booze It and Lose It campaign is underway through January 5. After a banner year for seatbelt usage in the state, driving while impaired citations have actually gone up slightly this fall. Highway Patrol and local law enforcement are conducting sobriety checkpoints on both major and secondary roads to cut down on impaired driving.
Governor Roy Cooper and Governor elect Josh Stein filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislation changing appointments and the composition of state and local elections boards. Senate Bill 382 was passed over Cooper’s veto, and strips much of the governor’s power over elections boards, transferring some to the state auditor.
The warming shelter is open from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. at Facts of Life Church in Whiteville. The shelter is located in the metal building off Madison Street uptown. Meals will be served.
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