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FDA accuses vapor company, Juul of illegally advertising product as safe alternative to cigarettes

(CNN) — The FDA has issued a warning to e-cigarette maker juul about illegally marketing its vaping products as a safer alternative to cigarettes. Federal law states companies must show scientific evidence before marketing tobacco products as a better option. The warning comes as more deaths are being reported among a rising number of lung disease cases in the United…

Man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools

Richland Co, SC (WOLO) — – the richland county sheriff’s department is hoping the public can help them identify a man accused of stealing from a home improvement store. Deputies say the man pictured here walked into the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Two Notch road August 25-th and stole two welders and a utility mixer totaling nearly two-thousand dollars….

Country music songwriter workshop gives tips on breaking into the industry

Richland, Co., SC (WOLO) — The next country songwriter could come from right here in the Midlands. Monday night, SCETV held a Carolina Country Songwriting workshop for all current and aspiring songwriters in the Midlands. Patrick Davis, a South Carolina native, says you don’t have to know how to play an instrument to be able to break into the industry….

Felicity Huffman says “desperation to be a good mother” led her to pay to have daughter’s SAT scores rigged

(CNN) – Actress Felicity Huffman has filed a letter to a judge detailing her decision to take part in the scandal. In the letter she said her “desperation to be a good mother” led to her paying $15,000 to have her daughter’s SAT scores rigged. She was charged in connection to an investigation dubbed “Varsity Blues,” in which wealthy parents…

Columbia Police Chief says Five Points incident video does not tell the whole story

Video shows an officer punching someone in the head 6 times

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A little more than 24 hours after a video showing a Columbia Police officer punching a man in the head six times was posted on the internet, Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook says there has been a “rush to judgment” based on the comments he has seen on those videos. Chief Holbrook says the officer who…