U.K. becomes first country to approve Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for use
The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for widespread use.
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Documents from Operation Warp Speed show coronavirus vaccine could be delivered in December, pending FDA approval
According to documents from Operation Warp Speed, the first shipments of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine could be delivered as early as December 15.
Lexington School District One passes one-time employee payment package
Tuesday night, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees passed a one-time employee payment package.
AP: Clemson to require weekly testing of students for COVID-19
Clemson University officials will soon require all students to be tested weekly for COVID-19.
SLED: Former detention center officer charged with misconduct
According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, a former detention center officer with the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with sexual misconduct with an inmate.
Prisma offers free COVID testing Friday, Saturday
tests will be held at the Columbia Place Mall
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — You can get free COVID-19 testing from Prisma Health this Friday December 4 and again on Saturday December 5th. Tests will take place at the Columbia Place mall on Two Notch Road from 10 a.m until 2 p.m. In order to enter the line, you’ll need to drive to the closed Sears store automotive entrance. No…
Two men struck by car on Elmwood Avenue
Columbia Police say the two men were hit while crossing the road 'unlawfully'
Columbia, SC (WOLO) –The Columbia Police continue to investigate an accident that left two men, ages 24 and 29 injured. Authorities say two men crossed the street ‘unlawfully’ in the 1400 block of Elmwood Avenue when they were hit by a Hyundai Sonata. A spokesperson for the Columbia Police Department tell us the driver of the Hyundai stayed at the…
Suspect arrested after being shot in self-defense by armed victim
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested a Cayce man who was shot in self-defense after investigators said he fired first in a Saturday night shooting. Christopher Costello (LCSD) Christopher James Costello, 22, faces two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “After taking statements from…
“We want our voices to be heard”: Staff shortage leads to three Midlands high schools closing Tuesday
Teachers at Irmo, Dutch Fork, and Chapin High Schools opted to use personal days to call for a return to hybrid education
IRMO, S.C. (WOLO) — Three Midlands high schools had to close Tuesday due to a severe staffing shortage. Several teachers at Irmo, Chapin, and Dutch Fork High Schools opted not to come in Tuesday after the district’s school board opted not to put high schoolers back on a hybrid learning model. During an emergency meeting Monday, Lexington Richland 5 Superintendent Dr….
One person killed in vehicle collision on Two Notch Road
Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say one person was killed in an accident Monday night on Two Notch Road.
