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Gamecocks going bowling: Belk Bowl in Charlotte

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina Gamecocks have earned a trip to the Belk Bowl in Charlotte. The bowl invitation was announced Sunday. The Gamecocks will face The Virginia Cavaliers on December 29 at Noon. ABC Columbia’s Greg Brzozowski was with the Gamecocks and Head Football Coach Will Muschamp, shortly after they learned the news. Muschamp said the…

Pedestrian victim identified in Lexington Fatal

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Lexington County Coroner has identified the pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a car. The incident happened around 9:00p.m on Saturday in the 5200 block of Fairview Road near Leesville. According to CoronerMargaret Fisher, Jessie M. James, 33, of Aiken was walking in the roadway when he was struck by a motor vehicle. James…

Amid #MeToo, radio station nixes ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’

A Cleveland radio station says it has stopped playing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” after listeners said the song heard on countless holiday playlists is inappropriate. They’re certainly not the first to question the song’s undertones and criticize the duet, in which one singer tries to persuade the other to stay and their exchanges include lyrics like “What’s in this drink?”…

Man dies after shooting in Richland County

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A Gaston man is dead after a shooting at a Richland County nightclub Sunday morning. The incident happened around 2:30am at Candyland, which is located at 1715 Percival Road. Deputies say they found a man who had been shot in the upper body. Terrence Maxwell Kinley, 36, died at the scene, according to Richland County Coroner…

Prices at the Pump continue to drop below $2 a gallon in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prices at the pump continue to drop well below the National average here in South Carolina. And it looks like December is bringing with it prices below $2 a gallon in the Midlands. Gas Buddy show the midlands average around $2.08 a gallon, which is down from $2.50 a gallon just last month. And the lowest prices…

DHEC offering Free testing for World Aids Day

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 is World Aids Day and State health officials are encouraging South Carolinians to get tested. According to DHEC, the 2018 World AIDS Day theme is “Know Your Status”. DHEC will hold free testing events in the Midlands, Upstate, and Pee Dee regions on Nov. 28, 2018, and in the Lowcountry on Nov. 29,…