Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a centrist who often rankled his party by refusing to go along with President Joe Biden’s (D) signature stimulus legislation, announced Thursday he would not seek a third full term in the U.S. Senate.
A former West Virginia governor, Manchin was elected to the Senate in 2010 in a special election. He won his first general election in 2021. Manchin chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Manchin faces a challenge from West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) who was once a Democrat.
A 66-year-old Arkansas man who allegedly drove his car through an outer gate at Duke Power’s Oconee nuclear plant in South Carolina and tried to run over security staff was arrested and charged with attempted murder, local law enforcement said over the weekend.
Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt, of Lockesburg, Ark., was arrested Saturday evening, at an abandoned home, in Pickens County, S.C., by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Department, according to a news release, from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department. Whisenhunt was then turned over to the Oconee County, S.C., Sheriff’s Department and taken back to Oconee County, where he was jailed, according to the release.
Whisenhunt was booked on one count each of attempted murder, malicious injury to personal property, and unlawful entry into an enclosed place, according to the release. The suspect is accused of driving a silver 2002 Toyota Camry, towards a Duke Energy security guard, while on the outer grounds of the nuclear station on Friday evening. The Camry was subsequently recovered at the home in Pickens County.
The U.S. Forest Service killed roughly 1,200 wild hogs on the grounds of the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina during fiscal 2023, many of which were eaten by vultures, the site’s Citizens Advisory Board heard Monday.
During his presentation to the Savannah River Site advisory board, forest manager DeVela Clark, also outlined steps the Forest Service takes to curb wildfires, but it was wildlife, specifically feral hogs, which drew the most attention from board members.
Forest Service staff and contractors “removed” over 1,200 feral hogs during the 12-month period, Clark said. “That is kind of down from previous years.” Asked what he meant by removal of the feral hogs, Clark replied “we euthanize them.”
