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Tax free weekend kicks off today

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) —   Before you know it, it will be time to send your little ones back to school. Which means, while children are excited about the next year, parent and guardians may feel a little overehlmed. The South Carolina Department of Revenue has released the dates for the Tax Free weekend. The sales tax holiday will run Friday, August…

Facebook deletes hundreds of Saudi Arabian covert influence pages

(CNN) – Facebook announced it has deleted hundreds of pages that are part of a Saudi Arabian covert influence campaign. The pages were designed to look like they were created by legitimate news outlets or local people from the middle east and north Africa. The network of fake pages created posts that portrayed the Saudi government in a positive light…

Law enforcement agencies host ‘National Night Out’ preview

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The Midlands annual National Night Out officially kicked off at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Thursday night with a preview of what is set to come next week. The annual event focuses on community crime prevention efforts and bringing law enforcement and the community together through fun and games in an evening away from the job….

Investigation into carbon monoxide poisoning deaths at Allen Benedict complex continues

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The investigation into the two carbon monoxide deaths at Allen Benedict court is on-going. We were there Thursday afternoon as officers removed items from the complex. A spokesperson for the police department confirmed they were there as a part of the investigation into the deaths of two men in January. The deaths of Calvin Witherspoon and…