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Statewide pause on foreclosures, evictions set to expire Friday

The lone exception is if someone receives federal loans or lives in federally-assisted housing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Evictions and foreclosures will start happening again in South Carolina. A pause on removing people from their homes ordered by the South Carolina Supreme Court is set to expire Friday. With thousands of people already losing their jobs due to the coronavirus, Sue Berkowitz with the SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center says she’s worried more people could…

Task force meets to discuss SC Schools: ‘accelerateED’

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The ‘accelerateED’ task force continued its efforts on Thursday to find a way to safely re-open schools. The online meeting focused on concerns parents have raised about when and how the reopening procedure will take place. Specifically, results of an on-line survey of parents, conducted by the group. Categories: Local News, State Tags: Superintendent of Education

Road rage suspect seen on dash cam using pipe to damage victim’s windows

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Authorities hope to identify a man seen on camera during a road rage incident in Richland County this week. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says it happened May 13th, around 1:40 p.m., on Garners Ferry Road near Lower Richland High School. Road rage incident caught on camera 5/13. (RCSD) In the video you see a black…

DHEC: Nine additional deaths, 172 new cases of Coronavirus in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Thursday, announced 172 new cases of the coronavirus and nine additional deaths. DHEC say this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,189 and those who have died to 371. Health officials say five of those deaths occurred in elderly…

DHEC partners with Kroger Health for COVID-19 test site at State Fairgrounds

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Environmental control continues to add more mobile testing sites for Coronavirus. DHEC According to health officials, DHEC is working with key community partners to provide COVID-19 testing across the state as part of the agency’s expansive statewide testing strategy. According to DHEC, they have partnered with Kroger Health to host seven days…

Some green spaces in Columbia closed because of the pandemic will reopen

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Some places to get outside in Columbia that have been closed because of the pandemic will reopen. The city announced several greenways and trails will open from sunrise to sunset, effective immediately. These will be places to get out and go for a walk as parks and their facilities will remain closed. Social distancing guidelines will…