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Wanted man arrested after 2020 deadly shooting

Lindsey Goodwin,

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…

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West Columbia Riverwalk Park closed due to flooding

Lindsey Goodwin,

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

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Local News, State

644 new cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths Sunday in SC

Lindsey Goodwin,

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

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Local News, State

Senate passes bill to ticket slow left lane drivers

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA (AP): The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill to fine people who don’t get over from the left lane of a three-lane highway when overtaken by traffic. The version passed by the Senate fines drivers $25 but does not add any points to their license when they clog the left lane. The House passed its own version of…

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752 cases of COVID-19, 11 more deaths Saturday

Lindsey Goodwin,

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

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SC announces plans to expand COVID vaccines Wednesday before doses go to waste

Health officials say they had to get more people vaccinated or waste doses
ABC Columbia Staff,

Myrtle Beach, SC (WPDE) The COVID vaccine in South Carolina is opening to nearly everyone. Starting next week South Carolinians 16 and older will be eligible to get the shot. Friday afternoon Governor Henry McMaster announced appointments will be available starting next Wednesday, the 31st. As Nick Papantonis reports for us tonight-based on all the available appointments in the state–…

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SC’s unemployed will once again have to prove they are looking for work

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Unemployed South Carolinians will have to prove they are looking for work if they want to keep receiving jobless benefits starting next month. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce had suspended the twice-weekly mandatory work searches due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the agency says the requirement will go back into effect April 18…