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Local Living: Light up North Main, Plus, A Starry Night

Crysty Vaughan takes a look at some of the Holiday Happenings in Local Living
Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–North Main Street is getting into the holiday spirit Thursday. Light up NOMA Cookie Crawl, starts at 6pm December 5 and runs until 9pm. Area merchants are opening their doors offering special deals, a cookie crawl, and performances by area students. The Tree Lighting will take place at 7pm at the intersection of Confederate and Main Street. You…
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Local women’s bowling league celebrates member’s 90th birthday

Jo Barnes is a member of the 'Thursday Belles' bowling league, and still going strong at 90.
Maria Szatkowski,

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) — Imagine being nine decades old, and still able to bowl twice a week. Jo Barnes is a member of the ‘Thursday Belles’ bowling league, and still going strong at 90. To honor such a momentous birthday, the Belles celebrated Barnes in style. “I just enjoy just getting out and throwing that ball and seeing how many…
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Body cam footage shows deputy ‘accidentally’ shoot mother of suspected shoplifter

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Greenville, SC (ABC/WJCL) —The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage Wednesday morning from an Oct. 20 incident. The footage showed a deputy shooting the mother of a shoplifting suspect. The department said the officer accidentally shot the woman while at the home of a person suspected of shoplifting in Cliffview Court in Greer. The suspected shoplifter, 40-year-old Sean…
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Protect your holiday deliveries from porch pirates

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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The online shopping season is in full swing for the holidays. This means there are more packages being left on door steps and front porches. It’s also presents a crime of opportunity for would be thieves. Wednesday is National Package Protection Day, and the Columbia Police Department wants to help you keep your valuables safe. CPD…
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Local nurse calls for more help after Hepatitis A outbreak

Alexis Frazier,

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-A medical organization desperately needs more volunteers to help treat people through a hepatitis A outbreak. One nurse who’s already helping out, is using her experience overseas to motivate more people to lend a hand. Katrina Haynes spent a week helping train nurses at a hospital in Yap, which is an island near the Philippines, the hospital there is…
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Two teenagers arrested for bringing a stolen, loaded pistol on campus at Columbia High School

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Deputies arrested two teenagers Wednesday, for bringing a loaded weapon on campus at Columbia High School. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest Wednesday night. The students were initially reported as having skipped school earlier in the day, and that they may have a stolen weapon. Later in the day the students were searched. One…