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U.S. Senator Tim Scott and Senator Ernst Host SC’s Women Veterans Event

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– U.S. Senator Tim Scott is hosting a South Carolina Women Veterans Event, along with Senator Joni Ernst on Saturday. It will take place at First Baptist Church of Columbia. According to organizers, the event is free and open to public, but an RSVP was necessary  www.scott.senate.gov/veteransrsvp. In a release, Senator Tim Scott said “I am so excited to welcome…
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73-year-old school crossing guard killed in hit-and-run

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a 73-year-old crossing guard has died eight days after being hit by a car while directing traffic outside a South Carolina elementary school. Investigators say they still haven’t found the car or the driver who hit Emma Taylor on Tuesday of last week outside a Spartanburg County elementary school. Coroner Rusty Clevenger said Taylor…
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SCANA CEO admits he’s choosing not to look at the Bechtel Report during PSC Hearing

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  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– SCANA’s CEO Jimmy Addison sat in front of the Public Service Commission for day two of questioning. The PSC’s multi-week investigation is to determine what rates should be set to for SCE&G’s 7-thousand customers. Commissioners were getting frustrated with a lack of real answers Addison was able to provide. A big part of the problem is…
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Two arrested after dogs found neglected, emaciated, some eating bark and dirt to survive

ABC Columbia Staff,

**** WARNING: Some of the images in this article may be disturbing.**** (Photo: CPD )Animal Cruelty Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Columbia police Department say they have arrested two men for two separate cases of animal cruelty. According to authorities the 41 year old Joseph Harris is accused of not properly taking care of two of his pit-bulls that were…
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SCANA Rate hearing Live update

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Friday there was more testimony from SCANA CEO Jimmy Addison. The testimony is part of a hearing at the South Carolina Public Service Commission over whether SCE&G can set rates in the wake of the VC Summer Nuclear fall out project. ABC Columbia’s Angela Rogers is at the hearing and brings this live update. Among the questions…
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Senator Lindsey Graham tells ABC Columbia ‘I am not in the mix’ for Candidate for Attorney General

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s name has been floating as a possible candidate for the Attorney General position, after Jeff Sessions resignation but Graham tells ABC Columbia that he’s not considering taking the position. “To the people of South Carolina, I am honored to be your senator, I am going nowhere,” Graham said. ” I’m not in the mix, I’ve never…