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Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shooting

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – The suspect accused of opening fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket was a 21-year-old man who purchased an assault weapon less than a week earlier. That was the word from authorities on Tuesday, a day after the attack that killed 10 people, including a police officer. This undated photo provided by the Boulder Police Department shows…

SC senator proposes bill to make everyone a militia member

The bill aims to make sure no federal law can ever seize guns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – State Sen. Tom Corbin has introduced a bill that would make everyone over 17 who can legally own a gun a member of a militia. South Carolina’s constitution allows the governor to call up an “unorganized militia.” Supporters of the bill say if everyone is a member of a militia, then they all fall under the…

Part of I-20 shut down more than an hour after body found on Interstate

The Sheriff's Department says that as of 9:33pm I-20 EB between exits 51 and 55 reopened, traffic should resume normaly shortly

Image: Lexington Co. Sheriff’s Dept. (Capt. Adam Myrick) Lexington, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says they are in the early stages of a death investigation. According to authorities, Tuesday evening the body of a man was discovered on Interstate 20 in the east bound lane between mile marker 51 and 55. #Broll@wis10 @WLTX @wachfox @abc_columbia @WJBF @WRDW_WAGT…

$5,000 reward being offered for information leading to cockfighting arrests and convictions in SC

Two organizations are offering $5,000 rewards for information leading to cockfighting arrests and convictions in South Carolina. According to a spokeseperson for the organizations, Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation announced the reward following a raid in Spartanburg County earlier in the month, where authorities arrested three men.

Hundreds of frontline hospitality workers vaccinated at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Hundreds of frontline hospitality workers received their first COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. “I’ve never been so glad to be as old as I am,” laughs Columbia resident, Jackie Ellen, after receiving her Pfizer vaccine at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.  For Ellen, the opening of phase 1-B meant she could finally get her vaccination. For others like Ashley Anderson…