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Columbia Mayor issues ‘State of Emergency’ for schools in city limits

Mayor Benjamin announced Wednesday that the State of Emergency mask mandate will cover 40 schools
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Columbia, SC (WOLO)—  The Mayor of Columbia has declared a state of emergency — and he’s primarily focused on masks in schools. This as case numbers of COVID and the more contagious delta variant continues to rise and vaccinations remain low. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin says it’s time to make masking up mandatory….again. The mayor says this is one fight…

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Richland deputies search for financial I.D. fraud suspect

The Sheriff's Department released an image of the suspect using the stolen card at an ATM
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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Richland County deputies need you to keep an eye out for a woman they say is wanted for financial I.D. fraud. The Sheriff’s Department says she withdrew 2-thousand dollars from a Navy Federal Credit Union bank account using a stolen I.D. on July 7th, 2021. According to deputies, she attempted to make a second withdrawal the…

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Illegal shipment of 10th century artifacts seized on their way to SC

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WOLO) – A shipment of 13 ancient artifacts bound for South Carolina were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Kentucky. It included one skull and 12 “adzes,” which are tools for chopping. (Image courtesy CBP) According to the CBP, the shipment was arriving from Mexico and was heading to a home in Sumter. An expert…