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1 dead in Dillon County wreck

by Alexx Altman-Devilbiss

DILLON COUNTY (WPDE) — One person is dead in a car crash in Dillon County. It was reported at 6:40 a.m. according to Dillon County Master Trooper Brian Lee. Lee said a 2012 Nissan Maxima ran off the ride side of the roadway and overcorrected causing the car to overturn and hit a utility pole. The passenger was not wearing a…

CPD updates Bailey St. shooting incident

CPD Crime Scene Graphic Courtesy Columbia Police Twitter(CPD) – Columbia Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a 3-year-old boy critically injured yesterday Authorities say the incident took place at approximately 5 p.m. at The Colony Apartments on Bailey Street. Investigators with the Special Victims Unit believe that the boy was able gain access to a gun and discharged…

The Bachelor ‘Women Tell All’ tackle online bullying

ABC — coming up next week The Bachelor Finale, who will Pilot Pete choose? See it right here on ABC Columbia. But first, we’re going behind the scenes with an exclusive look at “The Women Tell All” where the show revealed some of the messages the contestants have been getting calling attention to cyber bullying. Here’s ABC’s Abbie Boudreau. Categories:…

The power of digital campaigning in the 2020 race

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — As Donovan Harris from our sister station WPDE found out, there wasn’t a shortage of cell phones in hands at Coastal Carolina University, and some political candidates are using this to their advantage. The Bernie Sanders campaign sent a text to voters asking them to donate ahead of the Nevada primary. Some CCU students said…

Fears over the Coronavirus leads to an economic fallout

The Dow closed down more than a 1000 points as fears over the coronavirus begin to effect busimness

ABC News — A big Dow plunging all day long at the end of treating more than a thousand points or over three and a half percent down. Wall Street sell off over worries that the Coronavirus will disrupt the global economy even more there now that there is some fear creeping into the markets as the number of people…