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Facebook shuts down billions of fake accounts

(CNN) — One social media platform has shut down billions of fake accounts this year alone. Facebook says 5.4 billion accounts were removed in its efforts to minimize misinformation spread on the platform. The company says as many as five-percent of its monthly users are fake. The company says data shows that it took down about three million pieces of…

Former Columbia police chief sentenced to 30 months in prison

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Former Columbia police chief, Randy Scott, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison inside a federal courtroom on Wednesday for using drugs and a firearm charge. The sentencing hearing lasted three hours. A judge heard from Scott about his spiral into addiction and mental health issues that led to his drug use. “He was put in…

OCSO: Handicapped teen dies from “medical neglect”, Mother, Grandmother arrested

Image: OCSO(L) Kynika Green (R) Dasie Green Orangeburg Co., SC (WOLO) — The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a mother and daughter they say are accused of neglecting a handicapped teenager in their care. According to authorities, after several months of investigating they determined the 16 year old teen was being cared for by her mother and grandmother who…

Wednesday night on ABC Prime

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s all about Country music tonight on ABC Columbia as we air the 53rd annual Country Music Awards. The show is expected to be a spectacular show of some of the genres new and legendary singers. Starting off with what is expected to to be a show stopper performance. You can check it out, live right…

New traffic patterns feature barrier dividing I-20 eastbound lanes near Lexington County

The new configuration will be in place for about a year

  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…

Local Living: Holiday time with Devine Night Out and Angel Trees arriving soon

Plus, Craftsmen's Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival comes to Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Christmas season will soon arrive in the Midlands and this week you have a chance to start shopping. Mark your calendar, Devine Street is hosting its annual “Devine Night Out” Thursday, November 14. The event offers shopping, special discounts and more. More than 50 stores and restaurants on Devine Street will welcome guests from 5pm-8pm Thursday for…

Hundreds tested for tuberculosis at Lexington Medical Center Facility

W. Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington Medical Center notified a group of Lexington Oncology Infusion Center patients, staff and visitors who may have been in the same general area as someone who was recently diagnosed with active tuberculosis. According to a hospital spokesperson, those affected may have come in contact with the patient between August 19th and September 30th. In total,…