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Prisma Health offers online medical help free to residents impacted during Hurricane Dorian

(image: Prisma Health) Columbia,SC (WOLO) — Prisma Health willing to waive fees for online care from Prisma Health’s SmartExam during Hurricane Dorian. As the entire state of South Carolina prepares for Hurricane Dorian, Prisma Health wants to do its part to make sure the community has access to care from anywhere in South Carolina. Beginning today,  the health service is…

What we can expect as Hurricane Dorian nears the SC coast

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Governor Henry McMaster has now ordered lane reversal to begin at 2 p.m. as SCDOT crews and law enforcement had already begun ceasing operation and returning to normal traffic flow. The decision was made due to the volume of traffic coming out of Charleston. Governor McMaster will hold a media briefing with state emergency response officials…

SC Attorney General warns of price gouging as Hurricane Dorian approaches

  Columbia, SC (WOLO) — As evacuees make their way into South Carolina, everyone should be on the look out for hiked prices. Tuesday South Carolina’s Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that price gouging laws are in effect,  and have been since Governor Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency here in South Carolina. Price gouging laws prohibit businesses from…

Red Cross gearing up for potential Dorian relief efforts

Leaders say they are waiting to see the full impact of the storm, but they anticipate opening more shelters

As Dorian moves its way up the coast, officials with the American Red Cross South Carolina Region are carefully following its path to see how they can help those affected by the storm.