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Donald Trump Campaigns in the Midlands After Dropping Out of Debate

Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Lexington on Wednesday, one day after announcing he will not participate in the GOP debate Thursday night.
ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Presidential hopeful Donald Trump dropped out of Thursday night’s GOP debate, just days before the Iowa caucuses. Trump took took aim at hosting network Fox News and news anchor Megyn Kelly. “I think she’s a third rate reporter, I think she is frankly not good at what she does and I think they could do…
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82 Year Old Woman Neglected for 6 Months

Two relatives of an 82-year-old woman who authorities say died after she sat in the same chair for six months
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA _ (AP)_Two relatives of an 82-year-old woman who authorities say died after she sat in the same chair for six months have been charged with neglect, according to warrants obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The documents show that David Scott Howell, 43, and Carole Beam Howell, 74, were arrested on Jan. 21 and charged with abuse or neglect…
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USC Students Plan Free Wedding

ABC Columbia Staff

     COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina’s,  HRTM 362 hospitality management class is looking to give one lucky couple the wedding of their dreams. They are looking for an engaged couple to plan a free wedding for. To qualify, you must be affiliated to USC, be willing to turn all decision making to the class, and have…
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Gov. Nikki Haley’s Response to Nuclear Fuel Deadline Failure

ABC Columbia Staff

  COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  Gov. Nikki Haley on Tuesday moved forward with her threat to sue the U.S. Department of Energy for the agency’s failure to meet a Jan. 1 nuclear fuel deadline, asking South Carolina’s top prosecutor to pursue litigation and collection of $1 million daily fine. “The federal government has, once again, failed to keep its promise to the…
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WATCH: Columbia’s Mayor Sees Opportunity After Disaster

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin delivered his 2016 State of the City address Tuesday night
Grace Joyal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin delivered his 2016 State of the City address Tuesday night. The mayor, inspired by his daughter’s love for math, started by breaking all his successes, in five-and-a-half years in office, down by numbers. Benjamin says in that time, he’s cut the city’s unemployment rate from 9.5 percent to 4.9 percent. Benjamin says…
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SC Unemployment Rate Stayed at 5.5 Percent During December

South Carolina's unemployment rate stayed right where it was last month to end 2015
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s unemployment rate stayed right where it was last month to end 2015. The state Department of Employment and Workforce said Tuesday that South Carolina’s jobless rate was 5.5 percent in December, the same as November. While unemployment was unchanged, the number of people working in the state went up by more than 10,000 in…