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Turkey Cooking Safety Tips from Columbia Fire

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Columbia Fire Department wants to keep you safe this Thanksgiving with some helpful guidelines to follow.  Fire officials say while you’re cooking your turkey, you should continue checking on it to avoid burning it. If you plan to fry your turkey, make sure to do it outside on a level surface at least 10 feet away…

Happy Thanksgiving from ABC Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Happy Thanksgiving! From all of us at ABC Columbia to you and your family, we wish you an enjoyable and happy Thanksgiving! Be safe and enjoy your holiday! We will have our normal newscasts at 5pm, 6pm and 11pm on Thanksgiving Day – Live from Main and Gervais! Categories: Local News Tags: Thanksgiving

Former executive faces prison time in SC nuclear debacle

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The executive who spent billions of dollars on two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a single watt of power is almost certain to spend time in prison. FILE – Kevin Marsh, former CEO of SCANA Corp. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) Former SCANA Corp. CEO Kevin Marsh signed a deal late Tuesday agreeing to plead…

Deputy recovering after stolen car crashes into parked cruiser on I-20

CAMDEN, S.C. (WOLO, AP) – Authorities say a Kershaw County deputy parked at an exit ramp has been injured after a stolen car being chased by state troopers crashed into his cruiser. Kershaw County Sheriff Lee Boan said troopers had decided to stop chasing the stolen car on Interstate 20 moments before Wednesday’s crash as the car was going more…