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Comet Bus Route Making Some Changes

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Comet buses are going in a new direction. The Bus Line is changing routes and schedules. Officials say this is in an effort to reduce the number of hours worked and to stay within its fiscal budget. The changes will affect the Northwest, Northeast and Southeast areas. Officials say because they had to reduce the number of service by…

Good Morning Curtis Live at the Hampton Prestion Mansion

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Curtis Wilson, Co-anchor of Good Morning Columbia , is live Thursday morning at the Hampton Prestion Mansion with Historic Columbia. Curtis is live in the field with his ‘Good Morning Curtis’ segments. Thursday, you can find Curtis with an inside look at the new Renovations and features, including the updated gardens.       Join us each weekday…

Suspect accused of stealing camera deputies say catches him robbing store

Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — Orangeburg County Deputies say a suspect was caught on camera, authorities say that’s exactly what he decided to take. The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect is caught on surveillance rummaging through the Lakeside Landscaping Company late Tuesday night. Authorities say at one point he looks directly in the camera before he decides to steal…

Irmo High School’s new program has students buzzing

Irmo, S.C. (WOLO) – There is a new program at Irmo High that has students buzzing. A new class at Irmo High school allows students to see why bees are important to us and why they are important for our food. Peter Lauzon, a Science teacher at Irmo High, wanted to expose students to something unique by allowing them to…

Woman arrested for attempting to smuggle marijuana and cocaine to inmates

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Corrections officers at Lieber Correctional Institution in Dorchester County say they arrested a woman who tried to give cocaine and marijuana to an inmate. Sarah Elizabeth Fuller, 37, was taken into custody on Saturday at the prison. Investigators say during a visitation with an inmate, Fuller passed a cylinder shape object wrapped in black electrical tape to…

Fifth suspect in Sumter murder shouts obscenities at judge during first appearance

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) – Anthony Dustin Dill, 32, who has been charged as an Accessory after the Fact of Murder in the killing of Jerry Lamar Johnson of Sumter, shouted obscenities at Magistrate Judge Larry Blanding during his First Appearance hearing in the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center on Wednesday and was escorted out of the courtroom. Dill could be…

New USC Initiatives Hope to Aid the Teacher Shortage, Bring Minorities Into Classrooms

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  Thousands of teaching jobs are opening up this year and South Carolina has no one to fill them. The Teacher and Employee Retention Program, or TERI Program,  ends this year, and many teachers will be walking away. However, the state does not have enough certified teachers to fill all the classrooms. A study shows nearly 6,500 teachers did…