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Local Living: Thursday Night ‘Spirits Alive’ cemetery tour

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to be spooked. Here’s Crysty Vaughan with a look at ‘Local Living’. This Thursday, October 10, The Historic Columbia Foundation invites you to ‘Spirits Alive’ The guided tour runs from 6pm to 9:30pm and meets at Elmwood Cemetery, 501 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, SC. The ‘Spirits Alive; tour features costumed tour guides, snacks and other Halloween…

Instagram set to remove feature some users say reveals a litte too much

(CNN) — Instagram has removed a feature that some users felt revealed a little too much of their personal information. The following tab allows users to see their friends’ likes, follows and comments. The features original goal was to help people discover new content they may like, but would sometimes give users information about their friends’ private or embarrassing Instagram…

Beware of Halloween fire hazards

Columbia, SC (WOLO) )— Halloween can be full of fun and spooky tricks and treats keeps one of the sweetest holidays as one of the most popular festivities for the young, and the young at heart. While the costumes and candy can be a real treat, during fire prevention week, The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reminding those who…

Twitter admits they ‘accidentally’ used phones numbers, e-mails to target ads to users

(CNN) — The social media platform, Twitter announced it accidentally used phone numbers and e-mail addresses to target advertisements to users. Users provided their e-mails and numbers for account security purposes. the federal trade commission fined Facebook $5 billion dollars this year after saying it broke the law by doing something similar. Twitter said it’s unclear how many people were…

2019 SC State Fair opens gates to near record breaking crowds

ABC Columbia image- John Odom Columbia, SC (WOLO) — the South Carolina State has only been open for one day, and according to  state fair officials,  the first day of the 150th anniversary opened to ” near record setting” revelers eager to check out all of the new features on display this year. Fair officials, tell ABC Columbia News, 39,416…

“Armed and dangerous” fugitive on the run for nearly a decade wanted by RCSD, CPD

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Richland County deputies need your help finding a fugitive who has been on the run for nearly ten years. Fitzgerald McNeil has been evading police since 2010, using different aliases and dressing up as women to conceal his identity. McNeil is wanted on multiple charges from RCSD and Columbia Police Department to include attempted murder and…

Warren and Clyburn host Student Loan Debt Relief Town Hall at SC State

ORANGEBURG,SC (WOLO)- A US congressman from South Carolina has jumped on board with a democratic plan to cancel student loan for millions of Americans. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren brought her plan to the state Wednesday night alongside Congressman James Clyburn; addressing what they call a growing crisis Both democrats say they want to take on student loan debt. Warren and…