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Complimentary tickets for USofC Akron game misinterpreted

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Contrary to what you may have heard, there are no free tickets available for the general public for the University of South Carolina game with Akron tomorrow. Earlier in the week the University offered tickets to various groups in the area that were intended for their use only. that was misinterpreted and members of the public…

Inmates used prison dairy farm, bread bakery, and the State House to smuggle in contraband

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Allegations of sophisticated, highly lucrative black market in the prisons– smuggling in drugs, tobacco and cell phones. Seventeen defendants faced a judge this morning for more than 106 charges. The prosecutor said inmates used multiple methods of smuggling contraband in, and distributing it to prisons across the state– including dairy farms and bakeries on prison grounds….

Junior League Holiday Market this weekend

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s time for the holidays and an annual event has returned, full of shopping delights. Now through December 2, 2018, you can get your holiday shopping done at the Junior League of Columbia’s Holiday Market. The Junior League hosts over 150 merchants from across the country for the Holiday Market, from clothes to Christmas decor. The market…

Officials: Girl, 4, dies after house fire in Orangburg

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP/WOLO) — Officials say a 4-year-old girl has succumbed to injuries she sustained in a South Carolina house fire. Orangeburg Department of Public Safety Capt. Alfred Alexander says the girl’s mother and sibling are being treated for injuries due to the fire. The County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the name of the 4-year-old girl. The Times…