LOCAL: Can you help ID 2 men in Christmas shooting? A2 Netflix named Entertainer of the Year by AP SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018 75 CENTS B5 Trump signals no end to shutdown over border wall BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE threatens to carry over into you have to have protection,” and JULIET LINDERMAN January. he said. The Associated Press Trump vowed to hold the The shutdown started Sat- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS line, telling reporters as he urday when funding lapsed Jimmy Taylor of the Department of Public Works collects trash at the WASHINGTON — A shut- flew to Iraq that he’ll do for nine Cabinet-level depart- National Mall in Washington on Wednesday. According to the Nation- down affecting parts of the “whatever it takes” to get ments and dozens of agen- al Park Service, several partner organizations will assist with trash federal government appeared funding for border security. cies. Roughly 420,000 workers collection while National Park Service staff are furloughed because of no closer to resolution He declined to say what were deemed essential and the partial government shutdown. Wednesday, with President amount of wall funding he are working unpaid, while an Donald Trump and congres- would accept in a deal to end additional 380,000 have been ocrats — and staff talks con- swift breakthrough. sional Democrats locked in a the shutdown, stressing the furloughed. tinued on Capitol Hill — ne- Rep. Mark Meadows of hardening standoff about need for border security. While the White House was gotiations dragged Wednes- border wall funding that “You have to have a wall, talking to congressional Dem- day, dimming hopes for a SEE SHUTDOWN, PAGE A6 Christmas Day Quiet day for Sumter’s resident swans fire victim was visiting friend BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
[email protected] The Christmas Day house fire in Pine- wood that claimed the life of a Florida native has been ruled accidental, though investigators have not pinpointed the exact cause, according to county fire offi- cials.