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2nd horse stabbed and killed in northern South Carolina

Associated Press,

CAMPOBELLO, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say two horses have recently been stabbed in northern South Carolina and investigators are trying to figure out if the attacks are related. In the most recent incident, owner Ann McGinnis told the Herald-Journal her quarter horse named Trigg had been cut on the leg down to the bone and was slashed so deep on…
Local News, News, Politics, State

AP Interview: Steyer’s fortune fuels underdog 2020 campaign, candidate visits SC

by Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Associated Press,

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Tom Steyer says it’s “not possible” to buy the Democratic presidential nomination. Yet the elderly crowd gathered in the back of the Southern Barrel Brewing Company in this town near the South Carolina coast sure did appreciate the waitresses offering free iced tea and lemonade as they waited for the wealthy White House hopeful to take…
Local News, News, Orangeburg

Lawyer for mother denies teen died being denied medical care

Associated Press,

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a South Carolina mother killed her 16-year-old daughter by withholding medical care to her during her life. But a lawyer for 32-year-old Kynika Green says the woman’s daughter had serious medical problems, wasn’t expected to live past age 1 and an autopsy showed the teen died of natural causes. Green was charged this month…
Local News, News, Politics

Columbia City Council Race: Duvall, Middleton prepare for Tuesday’s run-off election

Duvall only came away with 44% of the vote, while Middleton secured 36% two weeks ago
Tim Scott,

Sara Middleton (left) and Howard Duvall are going head-to-head in a runoff election for an At-Large seat in the Columbia City Council. The run-off will take place on Tuesday, November 19. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Election Day may have been nearly two weeks ago, but two candidates are still chasing the final at-large spot on the Columbia City Council. Local attorney…
Local News, Sports, USC Gamecocks

Gamecock Saturday Night on ABC Columbia

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)— College football is here and ABC Columbia is your place to follow all the action. Gamecock Saturday Night, ABC Columbia‘s college football show, airs tonight after College Football on ABC. Mike Gillespie and Cameron Gaskins will update you on all the action from college football‘s Saturday match ups. We’ll have the latest from the South Carolina Texas…
Local News

Drivers should expect new traffic patterns 1-20 eastbound: SC DOT begins lane widening

Tim Scott,

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) —Starting this weekend, drivers will expect to see some different traffic patterns driving eastbound on I-20. As part of a larger project that will widen the lanes along I-20, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) says this new configuration, which gives construction workers space to build two permanent eastbound lanes, will last for a year….
Local News

10 year old boy killed in deadly Lancaster shooting

ABC Columbia Staff,

(ABC Columbia/FILE) Lancaster Co.,SC (WOLO)—- Public Information Officer Doug Barfield with the Lancaster Sheriff’s Department tells ABC Columbia News that a 10 year old boy that was shot just before 4PM Friday has died. According to the Sheriff’s Department, they were called to a mobile home park along coastal Way which is just off of Memorial park Road in Lancaster….
National News

Nissan recalls more than 450k cars over possible fire hazard

Associated Press,

File photo shows a Nissan emblem (photo: Gene J. Puskar) (AP) —Nissan is recalling over 450,000 vehicles worldwide because a brake fluid leak could cause them to catch fire. Because of the fire risk, the company is urging owners to park the vehicles outdoors and away from structures if the anti-lock brake light comes on for more than 10 seconds….