Carowinds to remain closed for the rest of 2020 due to the pandemic
Carowinds amusement park will remain closed for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus. That means no Scarowinds this year.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces amendment to change pandemic unemployment assistance
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham introduced an amendment to change unemployment assistance amid the pandemic on Tuesday.
SC business leaders call for protections from virus liability
By Meg Kinnard
Many members of South Carolina’s business community are calling on the state’s federal lawmakers for protections from virus liability.
One killed in fatal crash on Belleville Road in Orangeburg
South Carolina Highway Patrol officials say one person was killed in a fatal crash on Tuesday on Belleville Road.
Saliva testing in South Carolina? Medical experts promote idea at Senate hearing
Saliva testing is already being used in Major League Baseball as well as several states
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — There could be a new type of COVID-19 test coming to South Carolina. Senators in the Reopen S.C. Tracing and Testing Subcommittee heard testimony from medical professionals Tuesday afternoon talking about the benefits of saliva-based testing. Saliva-based testing has been used in Major League Baseball, and is now being used in several states, including Oklahoma, Arizona, and…
Brothers arrested, accused of attempted murder, armed robbery
Authorities say the incident took place at an Orangeburg convenience store in broad daylight
Image: OCSO (left: Ira Fanning/Right: James Driggers) Orangeburg,SC (WOLO) —- Two suspects have been arrested after Orangeburg authorities say the two were involved in an armed robbery last month where the clerk of the store was shot. Officials say 28 year old James Driggers and his half brother, 19 year old Ira Fanning have been charged with armed robbery and…
Analyzing SC social media after Hurricane Isaias
Artificial intelligence-powered software at the University of South Carolina's Social Media Insights Lab analyzed how people have been responding to both.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Following Hurricane Isaias, South Carolinians are now dealing with both hurricane season and the COVID-19 pandemic. Artificial intelligence-powered software at the University of South Carolina’s Social Media Insights Lab analyzed how people have been responding to both. It’s not something many people are used to; hurricane season during a pandemic. “One thing that we did see,…
Army parachute team lands at LMC
West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– There was quite a show over Lexington Medical Center Tuesday afternoon. The US Army Black Daggers, a special operations command parachute team, landed on the campus of the medical center in West Columbia. The Black Daggers jump from an airplane at an altitude of up to 8,000 feet and free fall for about two minutes at…
DHEC: 1,168 new cases and 52 additional Coronavirus deaths in SC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Tuesday, reported 1,168 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 52 additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 93,604 and confirmed deaths to 1,774 statewide. Health officials say the total number of individual test results reported Monday was 6,389 and the percent positive…
CPD: Bottles contained water, antacid
Courtesy: CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO, AP)– A suspicious substance that police say protesters threw at them during demonstrations in may turned out to be water and antacid Police Department Spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said the FBI confirmed the contents of the water bottles. Prior to the test, protestors said the mixture was water and baking soda used to lessen the effects…
