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Missing General Hospital? Here’s how you can see it!

Rob Dew,

Courtesy: ABC Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  New episodes of General Hospital will be made available on the ABC App, ABC.com, and Hulu without sign-in restrictions beginning at 8:00 PM ET during the impeachment trial. Also, ABC Columbia will air each episode overnight at 3:00am during the duration of the trial. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Entertainment News, News
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SC Proposed ban on holding Cell phones while driving could be dead at State House

Ban on holding cellphones while driving likely dead in SC
Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A bill that would require anyone using a cellphone while driving in South Carolina to not hold the phone in their hands appears to be dead for the year. The Senate Transportation Committee decided Wednesday to not vote on the bill. The bill would require anyone making a cellphone call to use a Bluetooth device or…
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Four companies recall more than 165K baby incline sleepers over suffocation risk

CNN,

Image:CPSC (CNN)The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission along with four different companies have recalled more than 165,000 infant incline sleepers due to risk of suffocation. The companies impacted by the recall include; Summer Infant, Graco, Delta Enterprises Corp, and Evenflo, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). “Infant fatalities have been reported with other manufacturers’ inclined sleep products, after…
Local News, State

DHEC discusses findings as they watch for coronavirus in SC

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Wednesday representatives from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) met with lawmakers to discuss the coronavirus. Officials say there have been no confirmed cases in South Carolina. They say several people were tested but all if their results came back negative. DHEC officials say at this time it does not appear the disease is…
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Columbia Mayor responds to state’s lawsuit over city gun ordinances: “We won’t stop, Mr. Attorney General”

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Columbia’s Mayor pulled no punches Wednesday night as the city faces a lawsuit in the State supreme Court for its gun ordinances passed last year. Mayor Steve Benjamin gave his State of the City address and didn’t back away from the city’s stance on gun laws, addressing the Attorney General directly. Watch the video above for…