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Chappelle Memorial AME hosts community drive thru Thanksgiving

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A Midlands Church hosting a Thanksgiving outreach event on Thursday. Thanksgiving outreach Chappelle Memorial AME Church handed out free meals during their Thanksgiving Community outreach. The dinners were pre-packaged and ready to pick-up outside the Church on Pine Street, under tents. Church organizers say this year was even more meaningful because there are more people in need…

Interstate Lane closures restricted during holiday travel says SC DOT

SOUTH CAROLINA (WOLO) – If you are hitting the road during the Thanksgiving holidays, the South Carolina Department of Transportation has an update on lane closures, making the ride a little less congested. SC DOT says they are prohibiting lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work. According to officials, these restrictions will be in place from noon Wednesday…

Turkey Cooking Safety Tips from Columbia Fire

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Columbia Fire Department wants to keep you safe this Thanksgiving with some helpful guidelines to follow.  Fire officials say while you’re cooking your turkey, you should continue checking on it to avoid burning it. If you plan to fry your turkey, make sure to do it outside on a level surface at least 10 feet away…

Happy Thanksgiving from ABC Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Happy Thanksgiving! From all of us at ABC Columbia to you and your family, we wish you an enjoyable and happy Thanksgiving! Be safe and enjoy your holiday! We will have our normal newscasts at 5pm, 6pm and 11pm on Thanksgiving Day – Live from Main and Gervais! Categories: Local News Tags: Thanksgiving

Former executive faces prison time in SC nuclear debacle

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The executive who spent billions of dollars on two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a single watt of power is almost certain to spend time in prison. FILE – Kevin Marsh, former CEO of SCANA Corp. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) Former SCANA Corp. CEO Kevin Marsh signed a deal late Tuesday agreeing to plead…

Jobless claims show number of Americans out of work on the rise

Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for a second straight week to more than 770,000

(CNN) New jobless numbers point to more and more Americans out of work as coronavirus cases continue to rise. According to the latest statistics, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for a second straight week to 778,000. experts say it’s due to the continued burden on the economy from the coronavirus and a recent surge in cases….