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Skip the Sparklers on the 4th say Fireworks Safety experts

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–If you plan on lighting up fireworks on the 4th, experts remind you to be safe. Prisma Health Children’s Hospital is offering some safety tips for families to keep their kids safe. Leave fireworks to the experts and plan on attending a public display. Skip the sparklers, kids arms aren’t long enough to hold them far away enough…

Dominion: Equipment failure prompts power outages

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for Dominion Energy tells ABC Columbia News an equipment failure  resulted in more than 2,000 customers being without power Wednesday morning Officials say it happened around 6:30am. At last check, according to Dominion’s outage map, there were 85 customers still without power. Categories: Local News, News, Richland

LCSD: 3 ‘gang members’ suspected in Bel Air Drive home burglary arrested

  (Photo:Lexington Sheriff’s Department) LEXINGTON CO., SC (WOLO) –Three men from Columbia are behind bars charged with Failing to Stop for Blue Lights and are now suspected in the burglary of a home in the Oak Grove community. The trio was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a search in the Oak Grove area. George Adams, Orlando Jennings and Sinclair McDonald have…