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CDC says expect to deal with the coronavirus for years

(CNN) –15 people in the United States have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield says asymptomatic transmission is possible. That means people who are not showing any symptoms can pass the virus onto others. Redfield also says, many of the people who contract the disease never exhibit symptoms beyond a slight sore…

How to discuss tragic events with your children

(Courtesy: Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands) Free flu shots for 2019 season. Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Explaining a tragic event like the recent death of 6 year old Faye Swetlik to a child can be a difficult thing to navigate. According to Dr. Robin Welsh with Prisma Health Children’s Hospital, there are a few things that can make it a…

24 Year old SC murder case is solved but suspected killer will never go to jail

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Thanks to modern investigative technology and some collaboration with other agencies, North Myrtle Beach police resolved a homicide cold case from 1996, according to NMBPD officials. On June 2, 1996, Shawn Marie Neal, 23, was found deceased in a condominium in the 3000 block of South Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach. North Myrtle…

Pence during SC visit addresses murder of Faye Swetlik: “Hug your kids today”

CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) – During his trip to South Carolina, Vice President Mike Pence addressed the murder of Faye Swetlik. The six-year-old’s body was found Thursday in her Cayce neighborhood after three days of searching. Circumstances surrounding her death have not been released. Though, a male’s body was also found near Faye’s. Pence said he guaranteed Governor McMaster that the…

Cayce Police treating case as homicide: Six year old Faye Swetlik found dead

Police in Cayce say the body of six year old Faye Swetlick was found Thursday in her Churchill Heights neighborhood

CAYCE, SC (WOLO)– Police in Cayce say the body of six year old Faye Swetlick was found Thursday in her Churchill Heights neighborhood. Police also say they found the body of a man in the Churchill Heights subdivision. ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott is live outside the heights subdivision with what investigators revealed. Authorities did not reveal if Faye and the…

Community mourns: Flowers line neighborhood where Faye Swetlik’s body was found

Flowers have been placed at the entrance of Churchill Heights in memory and honor of Faye

CAYCE, SC (WOLO)– The news of the death of six year old Faye Swetlik is reaching community members. They say nobody wanted this outcome for the sweet young girl. Our Maria Szatkowski spoke with neighbors and community members. Flowers have been placed at the entrance of Churchill Heights in memory and honor of Faye. Community members tell ABC Columbia News…