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Deadlines Approach for Disaster Unemployment Assistance

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Deadlines to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) are nearing for 21 of the 24 counties that have been declared eligible for individual assistance by FEMA. Those 21 counties have deadlines next week. They are Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter and Williamsburg….
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Calhoun County Coroner Charged In Gun-Pointing Incident

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – State agents say they have arrested the Calhoun County coroner after he used his badge and gun to intimidate boaters racing on the Congaree River last year. The State Law Enforcement Division said 61-year-old Donnie Porth isn’t licensed to carry a concealed weapon and the county has no policy about the coroner carrying a gun. Agents…
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Severe Storms Move Through Midlands

Rob Dew

Columbia, S.C. (AP)–Strong, rapidly developing thunderstorms have left tens of thousands of people without power in Columbia. The storms began developing around 1:30 p.m. Friday, bringing wind gusts of up to 60 mph, hail and frequent lightning to Richland and Lexington counties. South Carolina Electric & Gas had about 35,000 power outages reported at the peak of the storms Friday…
Calhoun, Local News

Mother of Hit-and-Run Victim: Driver Has No Place To Hide

ABC Columbia Staff

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) – It’s going on three weeks since a 14-year-old Bluffton girl was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 26 in Calhoun County. The driver has not been arrested but The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports the victim’s mother says that driver has no place to hide. Heidi Hanson says she’s pleading with everyone to keep…
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Hit-and-Run Leaves Truck Driver Dead in Calhoun County

ABC Columbia Staff

GASTON, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a hit-and-run that left a truck driver dead in Calhoun County. Local media outlets report it happened around midnight Monday on a road about 4 miles east of Gaston. The patrol says the driver was standing beside his 18-wheeler when he was struck and killed by a motorist who…