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Police standoff at Columbia hotel ends with arrest

Feb 15, 2021 10:15 PM EST

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Late Monday night Columbia Police ended a standoff with a man barricaded inside a hotel room for around nine hours. CPD negotiators were on scene at the InTown Suites in the Harbison area. Managers of the hotel called 9-1-1 for police help around noon when the man refused to leave his room. CPD says the suspect,…

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin to deliver final State of the City address Tuesday

Feb 15, 2021 6:16 PM EST

Mike Olson,

Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin will deliver his final State of the City address Tuesday. The virtual address will take place Tuesday night at 6 p.m.

More than one-thousand veterans vaccinated at Colonial Life Arena Monday

Feb 15, 2021 6:12 PM EST

Lindsey Goodwin,

Colonial Life Arena transformed Monday to host and vaccinate more than one-thousand local veterans, thanks to a partnership between the Columbia VA Health Care System and the University of South Carolina.

Columbia City Council to discuss increasing fines for repeat mask offenders

Feb 15, 2021 6:08 PM EST

Mike Olson,

Repeat mask offenders in Columbia could face fines of up to $500. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Columbia City Council members will consider an amendment to the city’s mask mandate that would include increasing fines for those not wearing masks in public.

You can help a former Midlands law enforcement officer in his battle against ALS

Feb 15, 2021 5:43 PM EST

Mike Olson,

Tacauma Lettsome, a former law enforcement officer in the Midlands, was diagnosed with ALS in March last year, and his family is asking for your help. They’re hoping for donations on their GoFundMe page to help cover the cost of his medical bills while he was in the hospital since the end of December.

Newberry Coroner identifies victim from fatal collision on Seibert Road Friday

Feb 15, 2021 5:06 PM EST

Mike Olson,

The Newberry County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal collision on Friday.

Gamecock Park vaccination site to re-open Tuesday after being temporarily closed for rain

Feb 15, 2021 4:41 PM EST

Mike Olson,

Officials with Prisma Health say they will re-open the COVID-19 vaccination site located at Gamecock Park near Williams-Brice Stadium on Tuesday. This comes after the site was temporarily closed, with appointments moved to Prisma Health Baptist Hospital on Monday due to rain.

CPD on scene at InTowne Suites where a man refuses to leave his room

Feb 15, 2021 2:47 PM EST

Mike Olson,

The Columbia Police Department says they are on the scene with negotiators at InTowne Suites on Columbiana Drive, where a man refuses to leave his hotel room.

Camden HS student dies after vehicle crash on White Pond Road

Feb 15, 2021 1:46 PM EST

Mike Olson,

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person was killed in an early morning accident in Kershaw County Monday.

Richland One elementary students to begin four days of in-person learning per week

Feb 15, 2021 12:20 PM EST

Mike Olson,

Richland School District One says starting Tuesday, elementary school students will have four days of in-person learning. Parents of hybrid students that want their children to continue with e-learning will have that option.

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Police standoff at Columbia hotel ends with arrest

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin to deliver final State of the City address Tuesday

More than one-thousand veterans vaccinated at Colonial Life Arena Monday

Columbia City Council to discuss increasing fines for repeat mask offenders

You can help a former Midlands law enforcement officer in his battle against ALS

Newberry Coroner identifies victim from fatal collision on Seibert Road Friday

Gamecock Park vaccination site to re-open Tuesday after being temporarily closed for rain

CPD on scene at InTowne Suites where a man refuses to leave his room

Camden HS student dies after vehicle crash on White Pond Road

Richland One elementary students to begin four days of in-person learning per week

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