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Watch: Council Considers Repairs to Columbia Canal

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia City Council has approved nearly Five Million dollars to go to multiple groups to help repair the Columbia Canal. The money will go towards providing the basis to get permits for the repairs. The canal’s embankment was damaged during October’s flooding. Columbia City Councilman Howard Duvall spoke to ABC Columbia News about the project. Categories: Local News,…

Watch: Univ. South Carolina Collecting Donations for Louisiana Flood Aid

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina is helping lead efforts to collect donations to send to Flood Victims in Louisiana. You can help, and do your part, by dropping off needed items. The dates/times are as follows: Thursday:            Bi-Lo (4464 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205) Rice Athletics Center/Carolina Soccer Center (Heyward & Marion…

Watch: Agencies Unite, Combat Overlay Infant Deaths

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO) — Whether it’s bonding with your baby or soothing them to sleep, officials say sharing a bed with an infant isn’t safe under any circumstance. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts explains, “A small infant like that cannot get out from underneath a parent, a sibling, a small pet or a large pet and they end up…