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Pittsburgh shooting victims honored at menorah lighting

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-The Midlands is shining a light on anti-semitism after a hate-fueled attack on the Jewish community in Pittsburg. Tuesday night’s annual menorah lighting paid tribute to the 11 lives lost in the shooting massacre. “I think that there is a balance between good and evil in the universe,” Howie Scher said. “Good will always come out of the wood…

USPS will not make normal deliveries Wednesday for day of mourning

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Regular mail delivery will not run Wednesday (12/5). The US Postal Service is suspending regular mail deliveries, to honor President George H.W. Bush. Wednesday is a national day of mourning for the 41st president. USPS retail services and offices will also be closed but the service will still do limited package deliveries, to prevent interruption in…

Sanctuary Church: Newberry church opens their doors to “carefully chosen” undocumented immigrants

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– A Newberry Church is the first in South Carolina to claim they are a sanctuary church for immigrants with deportation orders. A Sanctuary Church means that they will allow undocumented immigrants who have deportation orders– meaning they are already in the system going through the legal process, to take refuge at the church, but the logistics of…