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Section of Walking Trail at Riverfront Park closed for storm clean up

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Clean up is underway on a portion of Riverfront Park. According to City officials, a section of the walking trail at Riverfront Park will be closed today, June 25 to remove debris left after recent storms, the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department announced. In order to ensure the safety of the public, a portion of the walking…

City of Columbia parks help teens cool off with Dive-In Movie

Maxcy Gregg Pool Columbia SC (WOLO) — It is officially summer and there’s no doubt it feels like it outside. The Columbia Parks & Recreation Department is trying helping area teenagers bring a little “chill” to their summer break with the return of their annual summer teen program. Beginning Friday June 28th, 2019 the City will kick off Dive-In Movie…

1-20 Eastbound at US 1 back open after dump truck hits bridge

(Courtesy: SCDOT/Twitter)  COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–I-20 Eastbound at US 1 in Lexington County is now open say South Carolina Department of Transportation officials. The SCDOT had closed I-20 EB in Lexington County at US 1 due to a truck hitting the structure early Tuesday morning. According to SC DOT officials, the damage was not significant. Drivers were detoured off the Interstate…

Bi-Parisian bill would make tech companies share how much they make off your data

(CNN) —  Have you ever stop to ask yourself how much you’re worth? A Bi-Partisan bill in the U.S. Senate is asking for you. It’s part of the “Dashboard Act” a bill which would force top tech companies to tell us how much they make from our data. That includes Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter and any other “commercial data operators”…