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SCE&G Warns Customers Against Phone Scam

Local Business Owner Contacted Multiple Times by Scammers
ABC Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- South Carolina Electric and Gas is warning customers about phone scams directed at residences and small business. Restaurant owner George Xanthakos says his restaurant in Cayce has been targeted by scammers acting as SCE&G on multiple occasions. Xanthakos acted quickly by contacting SCE&G, an action the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) recommends all customers do…
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RCSD Investigating Shots Fired Into Home

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Deputies are investigating a case of shots fired into a home. According to investigators, around 10:30pm Tuesday night, multiple rounds were fired at a home in the 200 block of Lincolnshire North Drive. No one was injured, but deputies say there was significant damage to the home. If you have any information you are asked…

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SC Woman Accused of Kidnapping Pleads Not Guilty

ABC Columbia Staff

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A South Carolina woman accused of taking a baby from a Jacksonville, Florida, hospital and raising the child as her own has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and interference of custody. The Florida Times-Union reports 51-year-old Gloria Bolden Williams was in court Thursday morning. She’s been in jail since her Jan. 13 arrest and…
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If you can take the heat, Historic Columbia promises all you can eat

Historic Columbia and the Palladium Society are celebrating 19 years of chili, competition, live music, and antacid
Tyler Ryan

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–For the 19th time, Historic Columbia and the Palladium Society are throwing a little party with a lot of chili.  This year’s fundraiser is planned for Saturday at the Music Farm on Senate Street in downtown Columbia, and feature over 20 chili teams all sharing their version of the seasonal favorite.  The event will also feature an open…
Local News, News, Richland

Midlands Couple Affected by Travel Ban

Alexis Frazier

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- A Midlands couple is still struggling with getting their relatives to America after Trump’s executive order was placed on a temporary hold. Vahid Tavaf and Minoo Atabi have been living in Columbia for two years and are expecting their first child. “We are ordinary people and we had a dream to come to the United States,” Tavaf…
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City of Columbia Warns Residents About Water Maintenance Impersonator

Alexis Frazier

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The City of Columbia is asking residents to be on alert for someone impersonating  a City of Columbia Water Maintenance employee. The City of Columbia has received questions concerning whether city staff goes door to door requesting to test customer’s water. City staff would only do this if requested by the customer. The City does collect samples…