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Unemployment claims continue to drop, still high

May 28, 2020 10:35 AM EDT

Rob Dew,

Columbia, SC (WOLO)–The number of people filing for unemployment in south carolina continues its downward trend as more businesses open their doors. Thursday the Department of Employment and Workforce announced last week 24,950 people filed initial claims for unemployment benefits. that’s a drop of more than 4,000 from the previous week. In the last ten weeks according to the department,…

Listen to Dolly Parton’s new quarantine-inspired song promising brighter days

May 28, 2020 10:33 AM EDT

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Dolly Parton is doing her part to spread hope and comfort to those struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump, downplaying deaths, once claimed US would never see 100,000 milestone

Trump suggested throughout April the country wouldn't reach 100,000 deaths.

May 28, 2020 10:23 AM EDT

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In just under four months, more than 100,000 Americans are now reported to have died from the novel coronavirus, a grim milestone President Donald Trump once suggested the country would never see.

American Red Cross issues urgent need for Blood

May 28, 2020 10:21 AM EDT

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Red Cross is asking you to roll up your sleeve to help save a life. Today the American Red Cross announced it has an urgent need for blood donations. Red Cross officials say the donations are needed to prevent a blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatments temporarily paused due to COVID-19….

Three people are arrested in Sumter County drug bust

May 28, 2020 6:35 AM EDT

Blair Alzuro,

In two days, Sumter County deputies say they have seized more than $160,000 dollars in cash and thousands of grams of drugs.

Fatal shooting victim on Longcreek Drive identified

May 28, 2020 4:41 AM EDT

Kenneil Mitchell,

Richland County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal shooting on Longcreek Drive Tuesday night.

Minneapolis mayor calls for charges against white officer in death of George Floyd

May 27, 2020 11:55 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

(ABC NEWS) – The mayor of Minneapolis called on prosecutors Wednesday to file criminal charges against a white police officer seen in a viral video pressing his knee into the neck of an African American man who is repeatedly heard in the footage saying “I can’t breathe” before he died. Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference that he…

Fauci: we could have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year

May 27, 2020 11:42 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

(ABC NEWS) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN on Wednesday morning that he thinks “we have a good chance — if all the things fall in the right place — that we might have a vaccine that would be deployable by the end of the year.” The World Health Organization…

Hundreds of child care centers across South Carolina starting to reopen

54% of all child care facilities in South Carolina are open

May 27, 2020 11:21 PM EDT

Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –As the state slowly starts to reopen, more child care centers across the state are starting to open back up to children. The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) says about 1,300 facilities (54% of all child care centers in the state) are open again. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit South Carolina, nearly 1,300 child…

RCSD arrest man accused in deadly Weiss Drive shooting

RCSD says a man claiming he was robbed at gunpoint ends up charged with murder

May 27, 2020 9:07 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Image:Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Richland Co. SC (WOLO) —- The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that has left one man dead, and another behind bars. Authorities say 26 year old Telvin Quintavis Jackson has been charged with murder after deputies say he shot 24 year old Khamori D. Scott during what authorities say was an ongoing…

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Unemployment claims continue to drop, still high

Listen to Dolly Parton’s new quarantine-inspired song promising brighter days

Trump, downplaying deaths, once claimed US would never see 100,000 milestone

Trump suggested throughout April the country wouldn't reach 100,000 deaths.

American Red Cross issues urgent need for Blood

Three people are arrested in Sumter County drug bust

Fatal shooting victim on Longcreek Drive identified

Minneapolis mayor calls for charges against white officer in death of George Floyd

Fauci: we could have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year

Hundreds of child care centers across South Carolina starting to reopen

54% of all child care facilities in South Carolina are open

RCSD arrest man accused in deadly Weiss Drive shooting

RCSD says a man claiming he was robbed at gunpoint ends up charged with murder

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