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SC for Ed holds ‘Stand Up and Step Out’ event

On Wednesday, educators across the state took a personal day to contact local legislators and ask for support in raising teacher pay.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Wednesday, educators across the state took a personal day to contact local legislators and ask for support in raising teacher pay. The public education advocacy group, SC for Ed, staged the ‘Stand Up and Step Out’  walkout. “The goal for us is to educate the community and to educate our legislature about what it is…

DHEC offering free HIV/STD testing, free webinars as part of first-ever PrEP Awareness Week

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is organizing its inaugural PrEP awareness week which takes place September 28-October 3. The goal of this week is to inform the public about  pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill that can help reduce HIV infection in a person exposed to the virus, and inform the people about…

Deputies looking for two teens accused of shooting at a car

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Deputies are looking for two teens who are suspected of shooting at a car in traffic near a bowling alley. Officials say the incident occurred near the Royal Z bowling alley on Two Notch Road after midnight on Saturday. Investigators say the teens were arguing with the victims inside the bowling alley before going outside…