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Columbia Fire Department shares Halloween safety tips

Image: CFD logo Columbia, SC (WOLO) —With Halloween Night creeping closer Columbia-Richland Fire Department is asking families to not only be thinking of costumes and candy but also the fire-related risks that the holiday can bring. Columbia – Richland Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins says, “The combination of open flames and certain decorative fabrics can be a recipe for disaster,…We encourage…

Alabama’s controversial abortion bill blocked by federal judge

(CNN) —A  Federal judge has blocked Alabama’s controversial abortion bill. The legislation was slated to take effect November 15th, 2019 and would have made almost all abortions in the state illegal including cases of rape or incest. The bill also specified doctors who perform illegal abortions could be sentenced life in prison. Conservative law-makers admitted before the bill was passed…

Boeing CEO apologizes saying, “We’ve made mistakes”

(CNN) —On Tuesday, the one year anniversary of the Lion Air crash involving a Boeing 737 Max Jet, Boeing’s CEO Dennis Muilenburg testified to Congress that the company is working to prevent future accidents and make the industry safer. During his testimony Muilenburg apologized to the family members of the victims who were also in that hearing.   Categories: National…

Outreach created for children impacted by domestic violence

Lexington, SC (WOLO) — There have been more than one thousand incidents of domestic violence in the Lexington County in the past year. Tuesday,  the 11th Judicial Circuit Court and the Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center announced plans to increase outreach to the rural areas of the county. Experts say outreach is greatly needed for children who have experienced, or have…

Father starts ‘GoFundMe’ page to help bury 5 year old Neveah Adams

Sumter, SC (WOLO) — It hasn’t even been a week since Sumter Police and a host of other agencies announced their search for five-year-old Neveah Adams had come to a devastating end. Last week on October 18th, 2019 officials held a press conference  announcing that the investigation into the death of the little girl and her mother, which spanned more than…