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Gun Violence Awareness event in the Midlands

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Set Free Ministries is working with Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Richland County Coroner’s Office to raise awareness of gun violence. On Saturday June 8th, there will be a Stop the Violence Community Walk. It begins at 9 a.m. at 6300 Shakespeare Road. The walk will be followed by the Family Friendly Neighborhood Fest at 10 a.m. The…

Camp Kemo kicks off summer fun for Midlands smallest cancer patients

(Photo: Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Beginning Monday, Prisma Health Children’s Hospital of the Midlands will kick off a week of fun filled events for children who are living with cancer or blood disorders and one their siblings completely free. Organizers say it’s always a big event that draws at least a 100 children each year….

Time is running out to enter 2019 alligator hunting lottery

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — If you have  a desire to wrangle up a gator as a summer past time, you need to hurry up. time is running out if you want to go alligator hunting this season. Officials with the Department of Natural Resources say your time to enter this year’s public alligator hunting season lottery drawing is running out….

City of Columbia to hold ribbon cutting at Hampton Park

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)— Just in time for summer, a grand opening is happening in the City of Columbia.  The City of Columbia is set to host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new neighborhood center at Hampton Park.  City officials say the new 3,000 square foot center will include an open meeting space, accessible restrooms, office space, a kitchen, storage, and…

May Jobs Report, US adds 75,000 jobs

The US Bureau of Labor released new employment numbers on Friday. According to the department, the U.S. economy added 75,000 jobs in May. The number is lower than what experts predicted, but the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent. That means the number of people that do not have jobs is still near a half-century low. Categories: National News, News…

Coroner: multiple sharp force injuries to chest of grandmother murdered in Lexington County

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)– The Lexington County Coroner has released the findings of an autopsy on 77 year old Elaine Hall. The coroner says Hall was the victim of a homicide that occurred in her home on Neely Wingard Road. According to Coroner Margaret Fisher, the autopsy, completed on June 7, 2019, found that the cause of Ms. Hall’s death was…