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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…

Economists forecast economic tug-of-war

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina can expect an economic tug-of-war in 2019. That is according to two economists at USC’s Darla Moore School of Business. Doug Woodward and Joseph Von Neesen released their annual economic outlook report Tuesday morning. According to the report, although market fundamentals like jobs, income and consumer spending remain strong, rising interest rates and changes in…

Suspect arrested in interstate shooting

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Aman accused of firing shots from motorcycle into a car on I-26 is in custody. Lexington County deputies say Anthony Fanning was arrested Tuesday morning at his Columbia home. Investigators say he is charged with six counts of attempted murder, discharging a weapon into a vehicle and possessing a weapon during a violent crime. Sheriff Jay Koon…

Need a break from Christmas Shopping? You can hit the Ice Rink

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)—If you are looking for a little break in the middle of Christmas shopping, you can hit the Ice. Columbia’s Holiday on Ice is now located in Columbiana Centre’s mall parking lot. It is open now through Monday, January 21st. The ice skating rink will be located outside of the mall at 155 Columbiana Circle and will operate…