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6 people arrested on drug charges out of Lexington

Jul 16, 2019 4:39 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington county Sheriff’s Department has arrested a total of six people in connection to drug charges after tracking two people deputies say were already “wanted subjects” in Lexington. Lexington deputies say they went to the responded to the 100 block of Browning Court Friday after receiving tips about a woman wanted for a parole violation…

SC Tax Free Weekend set for August

Jul 16, 2019 2:24 PM EDT

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Mark your calendars. The south Carolina Department of Revenue has released the dates for the Tax Free weekend. The sales tax holiday will run Friday, August 2 through Sunday, August 4, 2019. Some of the tax free items are perfect for back to school shopping. They include paper, notebooks, pens, pencils, and book bags , all without paying…

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Richland Co. communities

West Nile virus is confirmed in two places in Richland Co., after mosquitoes tested positive in Forest Acres and St. Andrews.

Jul 16, 2019 12:08 PM EDT

Maria Szatkowski,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — West Nile virus is confirmed in two places in Richland Co., after mosquitoes tested positive in Forest Acres and St. Andrews. Now, Richland Co. Vector Control is trying to minimize the spread of the virus. “We’re covering not just the area where the viral activity was found, but any of the surrounding area as well,” said…

Columbia Museum of Art presents: ‘Japan on Screen’

Jul 15, 2019 11:36 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

(Image Courtesy: Columbia Museum of Art/”Wild Corporation: One Step at a Time” (2018) Archival Pigment Print Courtesy of the Artist 37″x 41″) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – The Columbia Museum of Art presents Japan on Screen. This is a free outdoor Japanese film series that started today, Thursday, July 25, in celebration of the summer exhibition Mimi Kato: Ordinary Sagas. The…

Valet arrested after taking customers car home, says he didn’t have money to fix his car

Jul 15, 2019 11:20 PM EDT

Alexis Frazier,

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-A Midlands woman came home to a missing car at the airport because a valet employee took her car for a spin. “I was very upset,” Joye Johnson said. “I felt violated because he had taken something personal of mine.” Johnson and her sorority sisters trip to New Orleans was cut short by tropical storm Barry. After hours of…

Red Cross disaster trained workers deploy to Louisiana

Jul 15, 2019 10:23 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

The Palmetto SC Region of the American Red Cross has once again stepped in to help neighbors throughout the country dealing with the effects of Hurricane Barry.