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Gamecocks give some holiday cheer before their last game of the season

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – While the Gamecocks still have one football game left this season, they aren’t letting that stop them from getting into the spirit of the season. On Wednesday afternoon, members of the football team took time to meet with patients at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. The folks at the hospital say visits like this help take the…

Multiple agencies on ‘Sexstortion’ Case: Inmates using illegal cell phones to scam military members

U.S. military members around the world scammed by inmates behind bars here in South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)–  U.S. military members around the world scammed by inmates behind bars here in South Carolina. Multiple agencies came together to announce this bizarre scheme and how they broke it down. Contraband cell phones have caused the Department of Corrections director Brian Sterling headaches before, but now, authorities say inmates are using those cell phones to get on popular dating…