COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Sunday 2,924 new cases of Coronavirus and 44 additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the number of confirmed cases statewide to 234,392 and confirmed deaths to 4,387. Health officials say there were 13,749 new individual test results reported statewide and the Percent positive was 21.3%. DHEC encourages…
ABC NEWS– On Sunday, the first vaccines in the U.S. left the Pfizer facility and are on their way to all 50 states. According to ABC News, two main trucks left Sunday morning and an additional truck is set to come in later to pick up boxes and take them for distribution across the states. ABC Columbia video image This…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Tis the season for bell ringing! The familiar Red Kettle’s are up at area locations in the Midlands. Each year the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign raises thousands of dollars for those in need, here in the midlands and across the world. The tradition of the Red Kettle campaign dates back to 1891. Stop by and drop…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Downtown Main Street is decorated for Christmas with cheerful yarn pieces. If you’ve been down Main Street in the past few weeks, you’ve noticed the beautiful homemade yarn accessories wrapped around trees. Now the ‘Yarnbombers’ are asking for your help. The volunteer group is asking the community to help them reach their GoFundMe goal to buy more…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, on Saturday, reported 3,047 new cases of Coronavirus and 12 additional deaths. Health officials say there were 13, 234 new individual test results reported statewide, and the Percent positive was 23.0%. DHEC says there are numerous testing sites across the State. For more information click here: Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you’re looking for a holiday light show, you can head to the South Carolina State Fairgrounds and you don’t have to get out of your car. ‘Carolina Lights’ is a drive-thru holiday light show that features more than 100 led light displays. As you drive through the fairgrounds you can see the 12 days of Christmas,…
Columbia S.C. (WOLO)–Per SCEMD the USGS has confirmed a 2.4 magnitude earthquake occurred Friday night in the Midlands at 8:47pm. In addition the SC Office of Regulatory Staff confirms the loud boom heard/felt in the Midlands Friday night was a relief valve on a natural gas line near Saluda Dam. ORS says the valve activated to prevent a rupture…
(ABC News) Myrtle Beach — A federal jury’s verdict in the N.A.A.C.P’s lawsuit against the city of Myrtle Beach regarding the traffic loop at ‘black bike week’ is considered a victory for the city. but not everyone is convinced. The jury decided that Myrtle Beach City leaders would’ve used the same traffic management plan at ‘Bikefest”regardless of race. But, they…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. has given the final go-ahead to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, launching emergency vaccinations in a bid to end the pandemic. Shots will begin in a few days after Friday’s decision by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA called the vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech safe and strongly protective. But initial…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Amazon now has open applications for it’s Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program. Amazon will reward 100 high school seniors from under-served communities with $40,0000 scholarships to study computer science, plus a guaranteed paid internship offer at any of their Amazon branches. Amazon Future Engineer is one of the only computer science programs to offer both a scholarship…
