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Citadel cadets, students to return to campus in August

Charleston, S.C. (WOLO)– The Citadel is joining a list of South Carolina colleges and universities planning returns to in-person instruction in the fall. Tuesday Citadel President Gen. Glenn M. Walters USMC (ret.) announced that the military college is planning to reopen campus in August to begin the 2020-2021 academic year. Gen. Walters added that there is a need for flexibility…

DHEC: Nine additional deaths and 147 new cases of Coronavirus in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, on Tuesday, announced 147 new cases of the coronavirus and 9 additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 7,927 and those who have died to 355. Health officials say eight of those deaths occurred in elderly…

Man dies following police chase

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The Lexington Co. Coroner’s Office says a man died while trying to evade law enforcement. Coroner Margaret Fisher says Quinton Nunn, 26, of Blythewood attempted to avoid a traffic stop by the SC Highway Patrol which lead to a brief pursuit. Fisher says Nunn lost control of his vehicle and ran off the road on 12th St….

DHEC adding more Coronavirus testings sites across SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State Health officials continue to work to reach more South Carolinians with access to coronavirus testing. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced additional, free, COVID-19 testing sites. DHEC says there are 14 mobile testing clinics scheduled across the state, with more planned in the coming days. Health officials say the screening and specimen…

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s Calif. water plan

A court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pump more water to the agricultural Central Valley, which critics say would threaten endangered species and salmon runs

A federal court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pump more water to the agricultural Central Valley, which critics said would threaten endangered species and salmon runs.

A.G. Alan Wilson demands answers on coronavirus origin

South Carolina's Attorney General joins more than a dozen other A.G's to get answers to where coronavirus came from

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — State Attorney General Alan Wilson wants Washington to get to the bottom of the origins of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Wilson along with 17 other Attorney General’s penned a letter to Congress asking for an investigation into China’s role in the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Wilson alleges that the Chinese government and the World Health Organization intentionally mislead…

Coronavirus government response: Americans returning to work can get tested: Trump

(ABC NEWS) – The White House is now implementing changes to its workplace after the coronavirus makes its way inside the West Wing. As travelers return to the skies, airlines are working to update social distancing guidelines to keep passengers safe and healthy. Watch the video above for the full report. Categories: National News, News, Politics