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Governor Henry McMaster to visit U.S. southern border Friday

Friday, Governor Henry McMaster is visiting South Carolina National Guard soldiers serving on the southern border in Texas. During the governor’s visit, he’s expected to receive in-person briefings from senior military leadership in charge of federal efforts to secure the southern border.

A new restaurant opens in Columbia in hopes of attracting ‘Greedy Rascals’

A new eatery is serving up some unique dishes in the Capital city

Columbia,SC (WOLO) —- A local restaurant is now open in Columbia. The owner Brandon Johnson says opening up in the middle of a pandemic left him facing plenty adversity. Still, he wasn’t going to let that stop him from serving up some unique dishes to bring full bellies and smiles to the people of Columbia.   Categories: Digital Exclusives and…

Health officials ask people not to wait on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The manufacturer is dealing with factory issues which could lead to less doses being delivered

Myrtle Beach, SC (WPDE) —- State Health officials say if you are waiting to get the Johnson & Johnson one shot COVID-19 vaccine, don’t wait, get vaccinated now. Deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be just 10 percent of what they were last week as the manufacturer deals with factory issues. Nick Papantonis reports from our sister station…

Some Facebook, Instagram users report outages with sites Thursday

According to 'Downdetector' thousands of users were unable to get onto the social media sites

Image: Facebook, Instagram logos Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It appears all is right with the world again, after thousands of Facebook and Instagram users say they scrambled to find out if they were the only ones having numerous problems accessing the social media sites. The company Downtracker, which is an online tracker that records website outages, says roughly 131,000 people…

Man accused of taking 30k to do construction on Chapin home

Authorities continue to investigate and are looking to see if there are additional victims

Image: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Lexington Co.,SC (WOLO) —- The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department arrests a man accused of Obtaining Goods Under False Pretenses. According to an arrest warrant, 29 year old James Brandon Jordan offered to do some construction work on a Chapin home. Deputies say not only was Jordan not licensed to do the work, but signed a…