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South Carolina State Museum set to reopen June 2

South Carolina State Museum will reopen Tuesday, June 2. Museum Members will get early access on Saturday, May 30
Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to explore South Carolina history. The South Carolina State Museum has announced it will reopen on Tuesday, June 2. Museum Members will get early access on Saturday, May 30. According to Museum officials, they will have new hours and reduced admission. The museum announced new hours, Tuesday through Friday the museum will be open from…
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Deputies investigate shooting at restaurant

Rob Dew,

Photo: Rich Wandover Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Richland Co. deputies are investigating a shooting that took place at a Two Notch Rd. restaurant Tuesday morning. Investigators say they responded to Hooters on Two Notch around 11:40am Tuesday morning to find a man shot in the upper body. Deputies say he was rushed to the hospital. According to investigators a car was…

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Accelerate ED meets, discusses Summer Camps and Students in Classrooms

Claire Richardson,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The state’s top educator wants to get students back on track with some form of summer school. Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman discussed that and more Tuesday during the ‘accelerate ED’ meeting. Officials discussed funding for summer school programs and how much it would cost to provide these programs for each district. Spearman says she does plan to…

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Prisma Health adds six community testing sites this week for Coronavirus

Crysty Vaughan,

Prisma Health SignageABC Columbia video COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– There are more chances for you to get tested for the Coronavirus.  Prisma Health announced six more COVID-19 community testing sites for this week.  Prisma Health officials say the community testing is done in partnership with DHEC.   PER PRISMA HEALTH Testing at this week’s sites will be provided 10 a.m. –…

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Spartanburg solider dies while in Afghanistan

U.S. Department of Defense says the 25 year old soldier died in a non combat related incident
ABC Columbia Staff,

Spartanburg, SC (WOLO) — A South Carolina soldier has died in Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense says 25 year old Lieutenant Trevarius Bowman of Spartanburg died May 19th at Bagram Air Force Base in a non-combat related incident. A department spokesperson says the incident is under investigation, but did not release more specific details. Categories: Local News, State

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Fort Jackson National Cemetery honors veterans on Memorial Day, despite pandemic

On Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. But this year's Memorial Day looks a little different because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maria Szatkowski,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. But this year’s Memorial Day looks a little different because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “From my perspective, it’s just the right thing to do as an American,” said Gene Linxwiler, Director of Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Although some aspects of…
Local News, News, Richland

Police: ShotSpotter technology leads to murder arrest

Rob Dew,

Courtesy: CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Columbia police say they responded to Fern Ave. shortly after 9pm Saturday following a ShotSpotter Alert. ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection system that conveys the location of an incident using microphones calibrated to locate those frequencies. Investigators say Delrico Edmonds, 29,  shot and killed Jamie Wooden, 38 following an earlier dispute. Police say Edmonds was…

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DHEC announces new cases, deaths

Rob Dew,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–DHEC Monday announced 90 new cases of COVID 19 and five additional deaths. The new cases bring the total of positive tests in the state to 10,178. In addition 440 people have now died as a result of the coronavirus in South Carolina. According to the agency, as of May 24, a total of 171,034 total tests have…