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Nursing Licenses
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Recent nursing graduates can receive temporary licenses to help overworked hospitals

DHEC and LLR announced the plan to help with staffing issues at health care centers
Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Some new faces are heading to local hospitals to help out with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the state’s Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (SC LLR) are giving recent nursing graduates temporary licenses to help understaffed hospitals. Several hospitals across the state are exceeding capacity…

Ups Guns Tw
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5 UPS employees arrested for stealing guns from incoming packages

ABC Columbia Staff,

LEXINGTON, S.C. – A gun theft ring at a midlands UPS hub was busted last week by Lexington County deputies. The guns were stolen from incoming packages at the shipping company’s hub in West Columbia. Tre’von Williams, 19 (LCSD) Kenyon Peters, 18 (LCSD) Dishon Kinney, 18 (LCSD) Byron Burke, 19, Jalen Green, 19, Dishon Kinney, 18, Kenyon Peters, 18, and…
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Deputies arrest suspect in sex trafficking investigation

Rob Dew,

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Investigators with the Richland Co. Sheriff’s Dept. say Daniel Thomas, 19, is charged with sex trafficking, two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Deputies say on Monday they responded to a home on Seton Hall Dr. after being notified that a missing child was there. Following…
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Dorchester County will be site of new Walmart Distribution Center in SC

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Walmart is building a new warehouse in South Carolina. The addition is expected to bring 1,000 jobs to the state. According to a news release from the Governor’s office, the $220 million facility will be built in Dorchester County near Ridgeville. According to officials, when complete, the new storage and cross-dock facility will span nearly three million…

ABC Columbia News Update (Second Row), Local News

DHEC reports high number of Coronavirus deaths at 56, 1,870 new cases in SC

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, on Tuesday, announced a high number of deaths at 56 and 1,870 new confirmed cases of coronavirus. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 73,101 and confirmed deaths to 1,203. Health officials say the total number of individual test results reported to DHEC on…

Lex Med
ABC Columbia News Update (Second Row), Lexington, Local News

DHEC hosts 80 COVID-19 test sites, Lexington Medical Center hosts free test site Saturday

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are looking to get tested for Coronavirus, there are several mobile testing sites across the Midlands and the state this week. Right now there are 83 mobile testing events scheduled through August 15, 2020. Lexington Medical Center and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced they are working together to provide the free testing.  Testing…

Colleton Shooting
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Columbia Police investigating fatal shooting

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia Police are investigating a deadly shooting. Investigators say just before Midnight Monday, a 23 year old man was shot and killed at Gable Oaks Apartments off Colleton Street. Columbia Police say details are limited at this time. This is the second fatal shooting at the apartment complex in a week. #ColumbiaPDSC investigates a fatal shooting at 901…

State Comparison
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South Carolina among 22 states without some sort of face-mask ordinance

Other states who have not passed an ordinance include Florida, Georgia, Tennessee
Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) says he will not force South Carolinians to wear masks, but other Governors are choosing to go a different route. Some are enforcing a statewide mask mandate, while others are even blocking their own cities from implementing similar policies. In several press conferences starting in June, Gov. McMaster has doubled down on his…

Dhec Sun
ABC Columbia News Update (Second Row), Local News

DHEC: 1,445 new Coronavirus cases and 9 new deaths in SC

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Monday, 1,445 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 9 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 71,213 and confirmed deaths to 1,147. According to health officials, the total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Sunday statewide was 8,186…

Gas Prices Rising
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Gas prices on the rise this week

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are headed to get gas this week, you’ll notice prices are on the rise. According to AAA, prices jumped ten cents over last month. Drivers in the Midlands are now paying an average of $1.92 a gallon. Still, gas prices in Columbia are nearly sixty cents a gallon cheaper than the same time last year….