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Father, Daughter killed in deadly New Year’s Day hunting accident

(CNN/WCBD) Winnsboro, SC— A 30 year old man and his nine year old daughter were fatally shot in a hunting accident in South Carolina on New Year’s day. Authorities say  while their hunting group was ‘driving deer’, which is a way of getting the animals to move into a certain area as hunters prepare to shoot them, the father and…

U-Haul to implement policy allowing employers to decline to hire smokers

(CNN) — iI you’re a smoker mark U-Haul off the list of potential employers. The company says it will stop hiring people who use nicotine in 21 states. Those states allow an employer to decline to hire someone based on their nicotine use. U-Haul will implement the policy February first. The policy won’t apply to current employees. People seeking U-Haul…

Foundation seeks $6.6 million to repair Vietnam-era helicopter following collision

Troopers say the helicopter was damaged after a drunk driver slammed the chopper in December

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Three weeks ago, troopers say drunk driver crashed into a former Army helicopter near Columbia International Airport that saw action in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. The Celebrate Freedom Foundation, the West Columbia-based organization that owns the chopper, wants to put it back in the air, but needs millions of dollars to put that…

Local Living: ‘Parrot Heads’ and Harlem Globetrotters in the Midlands

Crysty Vaughan takes a look at some of the event happenings in Local Living

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The ‘Parrot Heads’ are coming to Colonial Life Arena. Here’s Crysty Vaughan with a look at Local Living.  Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will hit the stage in Columbia this year. The concert will take place at Colonial Life Arena on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 8pm. It’s part of Jimmy Buffett’s Slack Tide Tour…

Here’s where to recycle your Christmas Tree: Grinding of the Greens

Keep The Midlands Beautiful is once again holding the Grinding of the Greens

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Now that the holidays are over , when you get rid of that Christmas tree, why not turn it into mulch? Keep The Midlands Beautiful is once again holding the Grinding of the Greens. The event runs until January 9, 2020. After that, you can pick up free mulch on January 11 at the State Farmers Market…

Gas prices could be lowest in February, according to Gas Buddy

Gas Buddy predictions for 2020

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–As we head into the new year one travel group says gas prices will be lower in 2020. Gas Buddy is forecasting gas prices this year will be two cents lower than last year, at $2.60 a gallon for a yearly average. Gas Buddy predicts prices will be lowest in February and rise to a peak in May,…

Keeping your resolution for a healthier 2020

As we begin a new year and a new decade, many people have resolutions or goals that they'd like to achieve. 

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — As we begin a new year and a new decade, many people have resolutions or goals that they’d like to achieve. For a lot of people, they want to eat healthier or get in shape; but often these resolutions are abandoned after January. Those changes people make at the start of the year may be too…