Lexington Medical Center, Prisma Health suspend COVID-19 vaccine requirement for employees
Two Midlands hospital systems announced they’ll no longer require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
News
DHEC: 1,381 new cases of COVID-19, three new deaths in SC
DHEC reports 1,381 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths in South Carolina.
Charging decision due for parents in Oxford High shooting
The office of a Michigan prosecutor says she will announce a charging decision Friday involving the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School.
Parkland, Florida student arrested in school shooting threat
A South Florida teenager is accused of making a school shooting threat against Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The school in Parkland, Florida has been a focus of national debate and activism over gun violence since a former student killed 17 people there on Valentine’s Day in 2018.
US employers added a sluggish 210,000 jobs in November
America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding a still-solid 210,000 jobs, the fewest in nearly a year.
Wrecks on I-26 EB & WB, traffic at standstill
Traffic at a standstill on I-26 WB at mile marker 121 AND I-26 EB exit 97. Drivers should take an alternate route if possible.
SC nurse created fake COVID vaccine cards, indictment says
An employee of a South Carolina skilled nursing and rehabilitation center has pleaded not guilty after she was indicted on federal charges of creating false COVID-19 vaccination cards.
S.C. Covid-19 cases spike after Thanksgiving holiday
Just a week after the holiday DHEC reports daily cases are again above one thousand
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Just one week after the close gathering Thanksgiving holiday COVID-19 cases are once again spiking here in South Carolina. For the first time since mid October daily cases are now rising above one thousand. The Department of health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reporting out of the most recent 17- thousand tests, just under 11 hundred came back…
Columbia business owners welcome more customers in doors despite nationwide supply issues
“This year is definitely better than last year. There are a lot of people out and everybody is more in the holiday spirit,” said Revente owner Heather Burns.
Motorcyclist thrown from bike, killed in Richland County crash
Authorities say the deadly accident took place at the intersection of Sandfield and Branham Roads
Richland Co. , SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident that took place in Richland County just before 7pm Thursday night. According to Trooper David Jones with SCHP, at around 6:45pm a person who has not yet been identified was driving a 2014 Harley Davidson headed east on Sandfield Road. Trooper Jones says when…
