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Kids at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital still got to trick-or-treat

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Some trick-or-treaters got their candy a little early on Halloween morning. Palmetto Health Richland Children’s Hospital held their annual Halloween Carnival Wednesday (10/31) morning. Hospitalized children and their families had the opportunity to celebrate by playing carnival games and trick-or-treating in the hospital atrium. The Children’s Hospital handles more than 150,000 visits per year. Categories: Local…
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Not so spooky Halloween is early sweet treat for kids

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — We’ve been telling you about it for days and tonight the little ghouls and goblins came out to enjoy  a chance to celebrate Halloween early.  The Richland County library got a jump on the holiday fun. This afternoon the library offered a not-so-spooky Halloween stroll down Main street. Several businesses along the Main street corridor opened…
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Special Report: Meet the F-16 Viper Demonstration Team at Shaw Air Force Base

Claire Richardson,

SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – At Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, a team of experts is working to inspire the next generation of pilots, engineers, and maintainers through the F-16 Fighting Falcon. ABC Columbia’s Claire Richardson met with members of the team about their mission, their inspiration, and what it takes to fly. Watch the video above for a peek….
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Florence shooting suspect Fred Hopkins believes his constitutional rights were breached

Frederick Hopkins appeared before a judge but instead of having his preliminary hearing, he declared his constitutional rights were breached.  
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EFFINGHAM, S.C. (WOLO)–   After lots of back and forth with the judge, he ended up waiving his right to have the preliminary hearing. Hopkins slowly limped into the courtroom and had quite a bit to say, but none of it concerned what he was in court for.  Hopkins declared his constitutional rights were breached when he sent a letter asking for…
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City of Columbia hosts Spooktacular Halloween

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The City of Columbia has a treat for you this Halloween. The city will once again host the “Spooktacular Halloween Carnival” on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Dutch Square Mall.  According to organizers, the  event will feature Escapology’s “Hot Seat,” inflatables, carnival games, karaoke, trivia, and exhibitors. WHAT: “Spooktacular Halloween Carnival” WHERE: Dutch Square, 421 Bush River Road WHEN: 5-9 p.m….
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Dominion offers to manage portion of Santee Cooper

Rob Dew, ,

Columbia, S.C. (AP, WOLO)–Dominion Energy is now saying not only does it want to take over SCANA, it is also willing to manage part of state-owned utility Santee Cooper. In a motion filed Tuesday and provided to ABC Columbia News, Dominion energy has a judge throw out Santee Cooper’s request for a $351 million Public Interest Fund and written a…
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Sumter man killed in drive-by shooting

Rob Dew,

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) – Police in Sumter are searching for a suspect after they say a man was shot and killed while sitting in his car Tuesday (10/30) night. Investigators say around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Marcus Brown, 54, was sitting in a parked car on the 300 block of South Salem St. outside of his family’s home. Police say at…