COLUMBIA (WOLO): Another 632 South Carolinians have tested positive for the coronavirus Saturday, according to DHEC, and 13 more have died. Since the pandemic began more than a year ago in March 2020, 467,016 South Carolinians have tested positive for the virus. 8,105 South Carolinians have died. DHEC also reports a 3.5% positivity rate. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19,…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Doctors say some women may be thinking twice about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, after rumors circulating online claim it could cause infertility. But doctors also say the vaccine is not designed to harm our bodies. Local Reproductive Endocrinologist, Dr. Heather Cook, with Coastal Fertility Specialists in Lexington County says she receives questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine…
Residents of a newly developed neighborhood in Lexington county are upset and discouraged with their developer after flooding issues began wreaking havoc on their yards and homes.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): A Gaston man accused of shooting a man to death at a party last year is in custody after almost nine months on the run. According to arrest warrants from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, s20-year-old Keyshaun Alfred Muller is charged with murder, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): As of Sunday morning, officials with the West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, say the park is temporarily closed due to flooding. The park is located at 109 Alexander Road, and 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia. Categories: Local News Tags: Riverwalk Park
COLUMBIA (WOLO): South Carolina reports another 644 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, and 11 more confirmed deaths. This brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 463,643 and 8,053 total deaths. DHEC reports a 3.4% positivity rate among the most recent tests taken throughout the state. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, SC DHEC
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, DHEC announced 752 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 11 more deaths. South Carolina has now recorded a total of 462,954 cases of the virus since the pandemic began. 8,042 South Carolinians have died. DHEC also reports a 4.8% positivity rate of the most recent tests taken. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, SC DHEC
COLUMBIA (WOLO): A side effect from the COVID-19 vaccine is swollen lymph nodes, which can mirror the signs of breast cancer on a routine screening. Director of Breast Imaging at Prisma Health, Dr. Douglas Bull, says it’s no reason for concern. “That’s really an understandable phenomenon; it probably happens in a lot of vaccines because it’s a normal body response…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Hundreds of frontline hospitality workers received their first COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. “I’ve never been so glad to be as old as I am,” laughs Columbia resident, Jackie Ellen, after receiving her Pfizer vaccine at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. For Ellen, the opening of phase 1-B meant she could finally get her vaccination. For others like Ashley Anderson…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Residents in Columbia’s Earlewood community went without running water for 36 hours last week after a pipe burst in the neighborhood. This sparked reason for more residents to speak out about their on-going water issues with the city. “I was getting really brown water intermittently, and it would mess with my appliances, the water dispenser on my refrigerator,…
