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COVID vaccine available for those 70 and older

Wednesday those 70 years and older can begin signing up for vaccinations

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Tuesday the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) provided more details about how those over 70 can receive the COVID vaccine. The agency says those who qualify can schedule appointments beginning Wednesday January 13th. DHEC says they will have a map available on its Website showing where the vaccine will be available. If you do…

SC Legislative Session begins: Live Update from the State House

ABC Columbia's Lindsey Goodwin has a live update on the first session of the year

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Tuesday, South Carolina Legislators kicked off the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session. ABC Columbia’s Lindsey Goodwin has an update on some issues at the top of the agenda this year. Lawmakers say there is some new ground to cover for legislators this year, regarding COVID-19 and addressing recent violence across the country, so South Carolinians…

AP: Complaint filed against SC AG over election challenge

Columbia, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina’s top prosecutor is facing a disciplinary complaint, accused of supporting a “false and frivolous” lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The filing by a Columbia attorney accuses Attorney General Alan Wilson and 16 other Republican attorneys general of helping fan the flames of insurrection that engulfed the U.S. Capitol last week. The Post…

Victims found following Camden house fire identified

FILE Camden, S.C. (WOLO)– Kershaw Co. Coroner David West says two people whose bodies were found following a house fire in Camden were murdered. West says Steven and Nancy Hales both died due to homicide. The specific method of homicide was not released. West says the couple had been married 36 years and moved to Camden in 2005. According to…