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ABC Columbia has live coverage of American Idol auditions in Columbia today

ABC Columbia Staff, Crysty Vaughan, ABC Team,

American Idol judges with host Ryan Seacrest (ABC) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The search for the next Superstar is on! It’s that time of the year where singers across the country start warming up their vocal cords to try out for one of the longest running television singing competitions. This week, in Columbia, you could start your journey to becoming…
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Beto O’Rourke to visit Benedict College on Tuesday

Alexis Frazier,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke will visit Benedict College on Tuesday. This marks his fifth trip to the Palmetto State and his first trip back since the mass shooting in El Paso. The event will be held at the Henry Pinder Fine Arts Humanities Center located at 1600 Harden Street. The event starts at 3:00p.m. O’Rourke…
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Kamala Harris takes part in South Carolina black pride events

ABC Team,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Kamala Harris spent a couple of days in South Carolina amid her presidential run. On Friday, Harris attended black pride events in the Columbia area. She participated in a happy hour at Gold Den with actress and activist Erika Alexander on Friday. On Saturday, she was tabling at the Black Pride Cultural Arts and Wellness Festival….
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SC plans ribbon cutting ceremony at Volvo’s I-26 interchange

Associated Press,

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina is planning a celebration to open a new interchange on Interstate 26 for Volvo Cars plant in Berkeley County. Gov. Henry McMaster is joining state commerce and transportation officials as well as local leaders for a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning at the new interchange about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Charleston. The…
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1 killed, 1 hurt in shooting near Coastal Carolina University

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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say one man was killed and a second person injured in a shooting at a gas station near a South Carolina university. The Horry County Coroner’s Office said 24-year-old Jamarr White died at the hospital shortly after the shooting around 2 a.m. Saturday at a Circle K in Conway near Coastal Carolina University. Authorities did…
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2-alarm fire damages condominiums

Rob Dew,

Courtesy:CFD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia fire crews responded to a fire on Bush River Rd. at 7:30 Sunday morning. Firefighters say several apartments were damaged in one building, no injuries were reported. A spokesperson for the department says crews responded to a kitchen fire in the same building Saturday.   Today’s fire is believed to be a rekindling of that fire but…
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Suspect identified in Columbia officer-involved shooting

Alexis Frazier,

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police have identified the suspect in an early morning officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened shortly before 3:00 a.m. in the Food Lion parking lot on Broad River Road. An officer attempted a traffic stop on a Dodge SUV. An additional CPD officer who was in the area, along with a Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputy provided back…
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Emergency drill planned at V.C. Summer nuclear plant

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Emergency officials in South Carolina are joining Dominion Energy for an exercise to test their plans in case there is an emergency at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant in Fairfield County. The training practice will take place Tuesday morning and the State Emergency Management Division will activate part of its emergency center for the drill. Emergency…