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Holiday Safety Tips to Keep in Mind

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given everyone some guidelines.   Place your tree away from sources of heat such as fireplaces, candles, and space heaters. Use only non-flammable decorations. Use only lighting evaluated by a nationally recognized laboratory such as Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL). Inspect lights for frayed wire or other defects before use. Do not leave…

Cyber Monday Deals

ABC NEWS– Cyber Monday marks the on-line sales equal or greater to in-store sales on Black Friday. Retailers like WalMart and Target are offering big discounts on electronics and other items. Eva Pilgrim reports.   Categories: Local News, National News, News Tags: Cyber Monday

Deputies Search for Missing Man with Dementia

Donnie Richardson NEWBERRY , SC (WOLO)– Newberry County Sheriff’s  Deputies are asking for your help in locating a missing dementia patient last seen Saturday night just after 10pm Deputies say Donnie Richardson was last seen walking down Lake Street toward Main Street in the Silverstreet community of Newberry County 10pm Saturday when he left his home after his family went to…

Slager Trial Set to Resume this Week

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The defense in the trial of a former South Carolina police officer accused of murdering an unarmed black man is building its case that Michael Slager was a good officer who used force appropriately during his five years as a patrolman. The defense continues its case Wednesday. Slager is charged in the April 2015 shooting death…

(4) Clemson Rolls Over Carolina, 56-7

South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley throws a pass while defended by Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro) CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson knew when the fourth-ranked Tigers’ work was done against South Carolina — and shared that with the huge,…

Gamecocks Upset (18) Syracuse for Second-Straight Top 25 Win

South Carolina forward Maik Kotsar (21) drives to the basket against Syracuse guard John Gillon (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) NEW YORK (AP) — Sindarius Thornwell scored 16 points and South Carolina never trailed in its 64-50 victory over No. 18 Syracuse on Saturday…

SC Man Struck and Killed in NC

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) – Authorities say a South Carolina man riding a bicycle in the middle of a four-lane highway has been struck and killed in Gaston County. Troopers told media outlets that 47-year-old Johney Westberry of Lancaster, South Carolina, was thrown from his bicycle on U.S. Highway 321 and pronounced dead at the scene just north of the South…