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DHEC reports 12,726 new cases and 8 new COVID 19 deaths

DHEC is reporting 12,726 new cases and 8 new deaths August 7-August 13
Crysty Vaughan,

Image: Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State Health officials have released the latest Coronavirus cases numbers for South Carolina.  According to DHEC, the weekly COVID-19 numbers are for August 7-August 13. DHEC is reporting 12,726 new cases and 8 new deaths. Health officials say there was a percent positive of 21.3%. For a look at…

Lexington Pd Mallard Lakes Investigation
Lexington, Local News

Update: Lexington Police investigate shooting that left one dead, one injured in neighborhood

Lexington Police say they are investigating a shooting in the Mallard Lakes Neighborhood
Crysty Vaughan,

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)–Lexington Police and the Coroner’s office say they are investigating a shooting in the Mallard Lakes Neighborhood. Officers say they were called to the home for an unwanted guest and home invasion around 5am. Officers say when they arrived, they found one man dead and another injured from a shooting. A woman and several children were also in…
Local News, Orangeburg

Pet Supplies Plus set to open new distribution center in Orangeburg County

Governor's office: The company’s $53 million investment will create 275 new jobs and is expected to begin operations in 2023
Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A pet retail company is set to open a new distribution center in Orangeburg County. According to the Governor’s office, Pet Supplies Plus plans to establish a new distribution center in Orangeburg County. The company’s $53 million investment will create 275 new jobs, say officials. According to the Governor’s office, the new, state-of-the-art distribution center will be…
Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News

Troopers remind drivers of School Bus Safety in SC as students head back to class

 The South Carolina Highway Patrol will be out in full force, looking for drivers breaking the law
Crysty Vaughan, Miya Payton,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – More students in the Midlands are headed back to class this week which means drivers will be sharing the roads with school busses.   The South Carolina Highway Patrol will be out in full force, looking for drivers breaking the law. Trooper David Jones says not only will Troopers be following buses but they will be riding…
National News, News, Politics

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

ABC News,

Susan Walsh/AP, FILE Washington, D.C. (ABC News)–First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to her office. Jill Biden tested negative on Monday during her routine testing, and then developed “cold-like symptoms” Monday night, according to her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander. “She tested negative again on a rapid antigen test, but a PCR test came back positive,” Alexander said…

Beach Umbrella
Local News

Husband of SC woman impaled by Beach Umbrella speaks out

Myrtle Beach woman fatally struck last week when wind sent an umbrella flying on the beach in Garden City
ABC News,

ABC NEWS-A Myrtle Beach woman was fatally struck last week when wind sent an umbrella flying on the beach in Garden City. Now her husband is speaking out. ABC’s Victor Oquendo has more. Categories: Local News