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Carolina Crossroads construction project, including work on “Malfunction Junction”, set to begin in summer 2021

The five-phase project, which will cost around $1.6 billion, should be complete by 2029
Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A part of I-26 popularly known as “Malfunction Junction” is set to receive a major face-lift in the summer of 2021. The South Carolina Department of Transportation recently got the green light from the Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction on the Carolina Crossroads project in 2021. Over the last few years, the South Carolina…

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National News, News

Update: Two Louisville officers shot during Breonna Taylor protests

Associated Press,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Police say two Louisville, Kentucky, police officers have been shot and wounded during protests over a lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s death. Police move after a Louisville Police officer was shot, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally…

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Lexington, Local News

Lexington Police search for duo accused of stealing from Lowe’s

Lexington Police continue looking for women suspected of stealing home appliances from store
ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: Lexington Police Department Lexington,SC (WOLO) — Lexington Police are looking for two women caught on surveillance video stealing from the Lowe’s Home Improvement store. From the images released by Lexington police you can see the two woman each entering the store, and in additional pictures where the two women load a shopping cart with two vacuum cleaners authorities say…

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SC for Ed holds ‘Stand Up and Step Out’ event

On Wednesday, educators across the state took a personal day to contact local legislators and ask for support in raising teacher pay.
Maria Szatkowski,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Wednesday, educators across the state took a personal day to contact local legislators and ask for support in raising teacher pay. The public education advocacy group, SC for Ed, staged the ‘Stand Up and Step Out’  walkout. “The goal for us is to educate the community and to educate our legislature about what it is…
Local News, State

DHEC offering free HIV/STD testing, free webinars as part of first-ever PrEP Awareness Week

Mike Olson,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is organizing its inaugural PrEP awareness week which takes place September 28-October 3. The goal of this week is to inform the public about  pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill that can help reduce HIV infection in a person exposed to the virus, and inform the people about…