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10th Annual Tasty Tomato Festival scheduled for July 13th

Courtesy tasty Tomato Festival -image per release COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The 10th annual Tasty Tomato Festival is set for Saturday, July 13th. The festival, hosted by Sustainable Midlands will celebrate the taste of freshness. Organizers say the annual festival is a celebration of locally grown food, the people who grow it, the restaurants who serve it, the markets that sell it, and the…

Costco may raise prices because of the US, China trade-war

(CNN) – Costco members may soon notice a hike in the stores prices. Costco says this is because of the ongoing trade war between the US and China. President Donald Trump placed US tariffs on $250 billion dollars worth of Chinese exports and warned those tariffs are likely to stay. China retaliated by tacking on some tariffs of their own….

Lyft will start offering more pronoun options for LGBTQ riders

(CNN) – One rideshare company is showing support to the LGBTQ community. Lyft will now offer pronoun options to rider profiles to help drivers better address customers. The pronouns include: he, she, they, “prefer not to say” or “my pronoun isn’t listed.” Lyft claims to be the first rideshare company in the United States to offer pronoun options and is…

Defense rests in Day 13 of Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial

The prosecution will call witnesses Monday as part of its reply to defense's case

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — After more than a week of testimony, the defense rests their case in Day 13 the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial. Ever since the prosecution rested their case last Wednesday, te defense called 26 witnesses to the stand. Seven of which, including two that took the stand Friday, were mental health professionals. Meeting with the defendant for…