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Kroger to begin requiring customers to wear masks

(CNN) – Kroger is the latest retailer to require customers to wear a mask while shopping there. The retail company made the announcement Wednesday. The National Retail Federation is now pushing for companies to mandate masks. Initially, many stores were worried about upsetting customers by asking them to wear masks or didn’t want to put their employees in the position…

Well-known Orangeburg repairman murdered while helping with refrigerator

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – A man well-known around the Orangeburg community was murdered Tuesday while helping someone inspect a refrigerator. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, the unnamed victim had gone with an acquaintance to a home on Irvin Street late Tuesday night to possibly help repair the appliance. Witnesses inside the home told investigators the victim had a…

Gov. McMaster pushes for schools to offer in-class instruction for S.C. students this fall

This comes despite rising case numbers of COVID-19 in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) is calling on school districts to allow students to come back to their classrooms this fall. He told reporters that he instructed Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman to reject any reopening plans unless they give parents the choice to have their kids learn in the classroom or virtually. A handful of school…

Arrest made in deadly afternoon shooting at Columbia apartment complex

Courtesy:ASGDC COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Columbia Police arrested a suspect in a deadly afternoon shooting at an apartment complex Tuesday. Leona Toatley, 19, was arrested and will face a murder charge in the domestic shooting death of a male acquaintance. Police responded to the Gable Oaks Apartments on Colleton Street. Police say they plan to release more information Wednesday. Categories:…

SC travelers could face fines for not complying to NY quarantine rules

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Travelers from certain states landing at New York airports starting Tuesday could face a $2,000 fine for failing to fill out a form that state officials will use to track travelers and ensure they’re following quarantine restrictions. New York — hard-hit by the pandemic in March and April — is trying to get more travelers to…

Person of interest sought in relative’s death

Courtesy: OCSO Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies with the Orangeburg Co. Sheriff’s Office are seeking a person of interest in a suspicious death. Investigators say on Sunday Chad Williams, 26, notified authorities after discovering a family member unconscious inside the man’s home on Lazy Way Rd. According to deputies Williams told investigators he broke into the residence after failing to make contact…