Consumer News: Home sales slow in August, how much Americans are expected to spend on Halloween and more
Consumer News: Home sales slow in August, how much Americans are expected to spend on Halloween and more.
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US sets the stage for COVID booster shots for millions
By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe
The advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the extra doses for people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and people who are 50 to 64 with underlying medical conditions. It also said boosters can be offered to people 18 to 49 with underlying conditions.
The Home Depot expanding operations throughout the state, 23 jobs coming to Lexington County
According to the Office of the Governor, Home Depot is expanding its supply chain operations throughout the state.
CVS looking to fill 400 positions statewide at event Friday
If you’re on the job hunt, CVS is holding a one-day hiring event to fill 400 full time and part time positions statewide.
Flags on the State House to fly at half staff in tribute to fallen Lt. John Stewart of Lake City PD
Friday, flags atop the State House and state buildings will fly at half staff to pay tribute to Lieutenant John Stewart of the Lake City Police Department.
CDC advisers try to work out the details on booster shots
By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe
With booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine now authorized in the U.S., government advisers reconvened on Thursday to tackle the most contentious question yet: Exactly who should roll up their sleeves right away?
S. Carolina senators hear testimony on COVID-19 treatments
By Michelle Liu
As South Carolina continues to grapple with thousands of new coronavirus cases that have burdened hospitals and disrupted schools, the panel of lawmakers that oversees medical issues is gathering testimony from people who want greater access to unproven alternative COVID-19 treatments not currently recommended by public health officials.
SCDEW: Unemployment insurance claims down in SC
Unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina are dropping.
A Day of Remembering Victims of Homicide Planned for Saturday
Tyler Ryan speaks with Brian Setree with the Eagle Cold Case and Missing Person Institute about the Day of Remembrance
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) — “True crime” is, without a doubt, the number one reality television genre, only followed by paranormal, and while it makes for great entertainment for armchair detectives, the pain, questions, and lack of peace are a reality for everyone these cases touch. A 2013 Rand Corporation study reports that there are over 200,000 homicide cases that have…
Columbia PD on scene as man barricades himself in building on Duncan Street
The Columbia Police Department says officers are on the 3800 block of Duncan Street, where a man in a mental crisis barricaded himself in a building.
