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At least 3 tornadoes hit Sunday in the Midlands

Mar 4, 2019 6:48 PM EST

John Farley,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The National Weather Service has partially completed its investigation into storm damage from Sunday (3/3) evening. The conclusion: so far three tornadoes; all of them were EF-1 tornadoes with winds from 73-112 mph. Two of them touched down in Lexington County: one on the north side of I-20 near Route 6, the other one just west…

Multiple tornadoes cause damage across the Midlands

Mar 4, 2019 6:43 PM EST

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornado touchdowns here in the Midlands area spreading from Elgin all the way up in Lexington County. The National Weather Service had three surveying crews out assessing the damage. The National weather service said March is just the start of tornado season, and being in the middle of an El Nino…

Deputies: Ongoing search for armed suspect accused of robbing Family Dollar on Leesburg Road

Mar 4, 2019 6:26 PM EST

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Columbia Police Department officers are releasing surveillance pictures of an armed robbery suspect to aid in his identification and whereabouts.

Lawmakers, police officials push tougher gun possession bill

Mar 4, 2019 6:13 PM EST

Associated Press,

State law enforcement leaders say the state needs to do more to keep guns out of the hands of convicted criminals.

Single 1.5 Billion Mega Millions winner comes forward to claim prize

Mar 4, 2019 4:51 PM EST

ABC Columbia Staff,

After months of speculation, the winner of the biggest single Mega Millions Payout in U.S. History comes forward to claim their 1.3 billion dollar prize.