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Columbia City Council Race: Duvall, Middleton prepare for Tuesday’s run-off election

Duvall only came away with 44% of the vote, while Middleton secured 36% two weeks ago
Tim Scott,

Sara Middleton (left) and Howard Duvall are going head-to-head in a runoff election for an At-Large seat in the Columbia City Council. The run-off will take place on Tuesday, November 19. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Election Day may have been nearly two weeks ago, but two candidates are still chasing the final at-large spot on the Columbia City Council. Local attorney…
Local News, Sports, USC Gamecocks

Gamecock Saturday Night on ABC Columbia

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)— College football is here and ABC Columbia is your place to follow all the action. Gamecock Saturday Night, ABC Columbia‘s college football show, airs tonight after College Football on ABC. Mike Gillespie and Cameron Gaskins will update you on all the action from college football‘s Saturday match ups. We’ll have the latest from the South Carolina Texas…
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Drivers should expect new traffic patterns 1-20 eastbound: SC DOT begins lane widening

Tim Scott,

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) —Starting this weekend, drivers will expect to see some different traffic patterns driving eastbound on I-20. As part of a larger project that will widen the lanes along I-20, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) says this new configuration, which gives construction workers space to build two permanent eastbound lanes, will last for a year….
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10 year old boy killed in deadly Lancaster shooting

ABC Columbia Staff,

(ABC Columbia/FILE) Lancaster Co.,SC (WOLO)—- Public Information Officer Doug Barfield with the Lancaster Sheriff’s Department tells ABC Columbia News that a 10 year old boy that was shot just before 4PM Friday has died. According to the Sheriff’s Department, they were called to a mobile home park along coastal Way which is just off of Memorial park Road in Lancaster….
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Friday night on ABC Prime

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s a night of comedy and crime tonight on ABC Columbia Primetime. Get your Friday night started with a few laughs beginning with ‘American Housewife’ at 8PM. The fun keeps going immediately after with a new episode of  ‘Fresh Of the Boat’ at 8:30PM. Stick around because at 9PM, ABC’s 20/20 has takes a closer look…
Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News

Tis the Season: Salvation Army Angel Trees are now up in the Midlands

Salvation Army Angel Trees now up in area locations for you to help make a child's Christmas wish come true
Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–You have a chance to help ABC Columbia make a child’s Christmas wish come true. Friday, the Salvation Army Angel Trees officially went up in area locations. On the Angel Trees, you’ll find the names of area children in need and some items they are hoping to get for Christmas. ABC Columbia is a proud partner of the…
Calhoun, Local News, News

Fmr. Tri-County Electric Coop board chair indicted

Associated Press,

Calhoun Co., S.C. (AP)– The chairman of a Midlands electric cooperative was indicted Friday after prosecutors say he received $23,000 in free electricity and hundreds of thousands of dollars in free utility work. According to 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced Heath Hill on five charges including misconduct in office and ethics violations. Hill was on the Tri county electric…