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City of West Columbia Issues Boil Water Advisory

Sep 14, 2017 4:49 PM EDT

WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of West Columbia has issued a boil water advisory due to a water line break. City officials say customers in these areas should boil their water for one minute before cooking or drinking. Woodsen Circle Bay Blossom Lane Dogwood Lane City officials say, once the water line is repaired and water service is restored, water…

LCSD: Drugs, cash seized following high-speed car chase

Sep 14, 2017 2:37 PM EDT

Kimberlei Davis

Lexington County deputies arrested a 19-year-old Lexington man who they say was in possession of marijuana and a large amount of cash when he was taken into custody after a high-speed chase early Thursday morning.

Clemson Student Creates Fake Media Badge To Get Into Football Game

Sep 14, 2017 1:51 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff

Clemson, SC (AP)– A Clemson University student was denied a ticket to the football game against Auburn, but that didn’t stop the undergrad from getting into the game. According to The Anderson Independent Mail, the student created a fake ESPN badge on photoshop. Anderson Independent reports there is now a petition going around due to student dissatisfied with ticket distribution….

Man Killed in Thursday Morning Accident

Sep 14, 2017 11:32 AM EDT

Rob Dew

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The Columbia Police Department says weather may have contributed to a fatal accident Thursday morning. Investigators say around 5am a man was driving on Screaming Eagle Road not far from I-20 when he lost control and over-corrected causing his car to overturn. Police say he was wearing a seat belt. Categories: Local News, News, Richland

Woman Shot Inside Richland County Home

Sep 14, 2017 10:35 AM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for the gunman suspected of firing rounds into a home hitting a women inside.

“Jubilee” to Celebrate Black Culture This Weekend

Sep 14, 2017 10:21 AM EDT

Grace Joyal

Historic Columbia presents the 39th annual Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture this weekend at the Mann-Simons Site downtown.

Put down that razor – for a GREAT cause

How whiskers will provide a ride for a road racer and honor a fallen brother

Sep 14, 2017 9:46 AM EDT

Tyler Ryan

LEXINGTON SC (WOLO)–The men’s fitness organization F3 is asking you to put down the razor – at least for a couple months – as part of a fundraiser to purchase a Hoyt Racing Chair. The chair is designed to carry a passenger while running, and will be part of a fleet of chairs keep in the “Speed for Need” trailer,…

Florida Evacuee Gives Birth in Sumter During Irma

Sep 13, 2017 11:40 PM EDT

Alexis Frazier

SUMTER, SC (WOLO)- A couple who left Fort Myers Florida looking to escape hurricane Irma, ended up giving birth as the storm pushed through the Midlands. Just after midnight Friday morning, Stefanie and Preston Kight of Fort Myers, Florida, with their 13-month-old son, Keller, and two dogs began, what they thought would be a nine-hour trip to Sumter to escape Hurricane Irma’s landfall….