Jesus statue gets new home
A statue that sat outside of one Midlands church for more than a decade is moving to a new location.
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IHOP is now IHOb; restaurant changes focus
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Last week IHOP, the International House of Pancakes, tweeted that it was changing its name to IHOb. Social media was buzzing after the cryptic announcement. Monday (6/11), the restaurant chain finally revealed the mystery the “b” stands for: burgers. The restaurant said the name change is only a temporary marketing campaign designed to remind people that…
Former Hilton Head golf course employee convicted for stealing thousands
A woman will serve four years in prison for stealing more than 10 thousand dollars from her former employer of the course of six years according to prosecutors.
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Toucan Tuesdays Begin at Riverbanks Zoo
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Riverbanks Zoo’s “Toucan Tuesdays” start this week. Riverbanks Zoo and Harvest Hope are teaming up for the summer food drive. When you bring two cans of food you can get admission for two for the price of one. There will be a kickoff party for the campaign Tuesday (6/12) from 9am until 12pm. For more information go…
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Gloria Williams Sentenced to 18 years
Jacksonville, FL. (WOLO) — The woman who admitted to taking a newborn baby from a Florida hospital 20 years ago is headed to prison. Gloria Williams was sentenced to 18 years in prison for kidnapping Kamiyah Mobley and raising her as her own here in South Carolina. Ethan Calloway reports. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News, National News, News,…
Uber wants to gauge drunkenness before picking you up
(WOLO) – Uber may soon be able to tell if you’ve had too much to drink using artificial intelligence. The ridesharing app has published a patent application to identify drunk passengers. It describes an algorithm that will weigh a variety of factors like typos, how precisely a user clicks, walking speed, and the time of day. Uber plans to use…
Riverbanks Zoo moves baby sea turtles into new exhibit
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Riverbanks Zoo is celebrating World Ocean Day by helping transition baby sea turtles into their new tank now on exhibit. The zoo is also taking time to show its guests how polluted water impacts the sea. They added non-toxic debris to some of the aquarium tanks to give guests an idea of the effects of pollution…
Food truck Friday with CPD
Dozens of people took some time out to stop by the Columbia Police Department to chat, have some good food and even better conversations with those sworn to protect and serve.
