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Police investigating armed robbery

Courtesy:CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia police are investigating an armed robbery. Investigators say it happened at the 7-Up Mini Mart on Leesburg Rd. According to police no one was hurt. If you have any information on this incident call the Columbia Police Department or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Categories: Local News, News, Richland

Alabama continues to search for daughter of UFC fighter, missing nearly a week

(CNN) —- Police in Auburn, Alabama are investigating how a car belonging to a missing college student was damaged. This is newly released video of Aniah Blanchard stopping at a store in Auburn on the day she was last seen. The 19-year-old daughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris has been missing since wednesday of last week. Authorities say her SUV…

Anti-anxiety drug recalled after potential “foreign substance” discovered

(CNN)— Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling one lot of the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, commonly sold under the brand name Xanax , “due to the potential presence of foreign substance,” the company said last week. The company said the likelihood that someone would fall ill “is expected to be rare, but the remote risk of infection to a patient cannot be…

Instagram will censor posts about suicide

(CNN) – Instagram will block posts about suicide, after facing pressure to stop showing graphic content. It all started earlier this year, when British teen Molly Russell killed herself after looking at harmful posts. Her father blamed his daughter’s death on Instagram, saying the social media platform doesn’t prevent teens from viewing harmful content. A public outcry followed and Instagram…

SC prison system could to change how inmates are housed

Columbia,SC (WOLO)—- Some changes may be coming to prisons in the Palmetto state. According to the Director of South Carolina’s prisons the agency will begin classifying inmates by their behavior while serving time,  not the crime they committed. According to the Post and Courier the reclassification could reduce the number of maximum-security inmates by 4-thousand. Corrections Director Bryan Stirling says…