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Celebración de la Herencia Hispana celebrates Latin culture Sunday

Columbia, SC ( WOLO) — Image: SC State Museum The South Carolina State Museum is ready for a fiesta and you are invited. The Celebración de la Herencia Hispana, which means a Hispanic Hertiage celebration. Organizers say it’s one way to celebrate Hispanic heritage without having to leave downtown. It takes place this Sunday September 15th, 2019 from Noon-5pm at…

Bill that would ban offshore drilling passes US House

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The House approved legislation Wednesday that would permanently bar drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extend a moratorium on drilling off Florida’s west coast. Coastal lawmakers from both parties said the bills would protect U.S. coasts from drilling that can pollute crucial waters — and lead to disasters such as the 2010 BP spill…

The ‘Zone’ gets a new moniker

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Zone as it was formally known at Williams-Brice now has a new name. today the university announced it will now be known as the founders zone thanks to a partnership between the university and founders federal credit union. The Zone is located on  11 thousand square foot indoor space at the South end zone of…

Winners of this year’s free UofSC wedding announced

Image: University of South Carolina Columbia,SC (WOLO) — The 40th Love Story Wedding held each year by the Unversity of South Carolina’s wedding planning class announces this years winners. UofSC says Jillian Owens and Brian Morris have shared some of the most memorial moments of their relationship have happened on the campus of the University of South Carolina, its only…

Cosmetics recalled after FDA finds asbestos in test samples

Image :FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is urging consumers to stop using certain Beauty Plus Global cosmetics. Beauty Plus Global voluntarily recalled some of the products for the make up line that tested positive for asbestos. The products recalled include bronzer, shimmer bronzer, a beauty palette and matte blush. The FDA says the finding was part of…