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Gas prices on the rise in the Midlands

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– You may have seen gas prices inch downward over the new year, but prices at the pump are once again rising. According to Gas Buddy, prices in the midlands are now 6.2 cents higher than last week. Drivers in Columbia are paying an average of $1.96 a gallon. The national average is $2.24, according to GasBuddy. Here is…
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You can see the Oscars in February on ABC Columbia

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) (ABC NEWS)– We are gearing up for the Oscars right here on ABC Columbia. The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and ABC carried the exciting moment live. Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross presented the nominations from Los Angeles on behalf of the “Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Aciences.” The nominees for best picture are:…
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Bernie Sanders to visit with students at Benedict College

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Tuesday, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Columbia to meet with students at Benedict College. Sanders will visit the college for an event called “A conversation with students.” Sanders will speak Tuesday afternoon at the David H. Swinton Center on the college campus, according to school officials, seating is limited. Sanders was in town Monday to…
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Hundreds honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at MLK park

Alexis Frazier,

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Today people in the Midlands paused to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hundreds of people came out to MLK park to celebrate his life and legacy. “This serves as an inspiration to ordinary people like you and me to recognize that we all have something to contribute, and if we do, we can make the world better for…