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21 people displaced after early morning fire at Briargate Condominiums

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a 2-Alarm apartment fire at Briargate Condominiums Monday morning.
Crysty Vaughan, Maria Szatkowski,

(ABC Columbia/Michael Lee) Firefighters on scene for Briargate Condos fire. Columbia, SC.. (WOLO)– The Columbia Fire Department responded to a 2-Alarm apartment fire at Briargate Condominiums Monday morning. It happened at about 7 a.m. at the complex on Menlo Drive. “When they pulled out of the station, it was already heavy fire and smoke coming through the roof of the…
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Pink Ribbon 5K in Orangeburg

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COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)-  Orangeburg Arts center at the Edisto Memorial Gardens will be hosting a Pink Ribbon 5K Saturday, October 26th . Proceeds for the walk will benefit the RMC Foundations’ Pink Ribbon Fund. Early registration  ends October 11th. Race day Registration will start at 8:30 am and the Race will begin at 10 am. For more information and  to…

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What’s New at the South Carolina State Fair?

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COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)-  You can celebrate 150 years of South Carolina’s State Fair starting Wednesday, October 6th but you can also celebrate new things coming to the fair as well. Curtis talks with South Carolina State Fairs General Manager Nancy Smith, who talks about new foods, new attractions and the “Circus at the Fair”. You can get discount tickets for…
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Funeral services set for fallen Lexington firefighter

Alexis Frazier,

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-Services for a Lexington firefighter who was killed in the line of duty will be held on Tuesday. According to Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Paul Edwin Quattlebaum, Jr., 46, services will be conducted 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Batesburg-Leesville High School Fine Arts Center (600 Summerland Ave., Batesburg-Leesville SC). The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m….
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Pelion Middle School student charged with threatening student

Alexis Frazier,

LEXINGTON, S.C. – An 11-year-old male who attends Pelion Middle School has been charged with threatening a student after deputies determined he referred to killing another student Friday. School officials say during dismissal the assistant principal attempted to keep an 11-year-old sixth-grade male Pelion Middle School student from getting into a fight. The student was upset because a 12-year-old seventh-grade…
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Flags at half-staff Sunday for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — As the nation remembers firefighters who have lost their lives while protecting others, flags are flying at half-staff in South Carolina on Sunday. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to have the flag at half-staff throughout the day. In addition, Governor Henry McMaster has directed the flags atop the State Capitol be flown at half-staff until…