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TSA expects near record airport travel Friday

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The TSA says a near record 2.6 million people will go through an airport Friday (6/29). That’s nearly half-a-million more people than on a typical travel day. As for the summer overall, airline experts say nearly 250 million people will fly somewhere from June 1 through August 31. Categories: Local News, National News, News Tags: SCNews

Cromer’s opens in new location with the same “Guaranteed Worst in Town”

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Cromer’s may have opened the doors of a new location, but they still have the same guarantee. Although Cromer’s Peanuts has been operating out of it’s North Main location for several months, they held their official ribbon cutting ceremony today. Cromer’s has been in business for more than 80 years. Categories: Local News, News, Richland, State

Katie Arrington out of ICU, continues recovery from crash

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Congressional Candidate Katie Arrington, who was seriously injured in a car crash last week, is out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A spokesperson for Arrington says she was transferred out of the ICU at the Medical University of South Carolina and is continuing to recover. Arrington was a passenger in a head-on collision on June…

Suspect charged in deadly hit and run, denied bond

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – A suspect in a deadly hit and run in Lexington County was denied bond Friday (6/29). Authorities say Kyle Roach was arrested yesterday in connection with the June 22nd death of 19-year-old Tijhee Salley of Lexington. Investigators with the Highway Patrol say Salley was riding a bicycle in the Red Bank area when he was hit…

Columbia Fire Department Welcomes New Graduates

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Columbia Fire Department welcomed the 18-01 Recruiting Class Thursday night. 15 new probationary firefighter recruits graduated, during a ceremony at the South Carolina Fire Academy, officially earning their stripes becoming the newest members of the Columbia Fire department. State Fire Marshall Jonathan Jones and Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins were speakers for the ceremony. Categories: Local News,…

Gas Prices on the Rise for 4th of July

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–If you plan on hitting the road for the 4th of July holiday, get ready to see some fireworks at the pump, with a national average of $2.90 per gallon. According to Gas Buddy – you can expect to see the highest Independence Day gas prices since 2014, when the national average forced drivers to dish out $3.66…

Suspect Charged in Deadly Hit and Run

Lexington Co. S.C., (WOLO)–A suspect in a deadly hit and run in Lexington Co. was denied bond Friday. Kyle Roach was arrested Thursday in connection with the June 22nd death of 19 year old Tijhee Salley of Lexington. Investigators with the highway patrol say Salley was riding a bicycle in the Red Bank area when he was hit by a…

Update on congressional candidate Katie Arrington’s condition

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A congressional candidate in South Carolina seriously injured in a wreck last week has been moved out of the intensive care unit of a hospital. A spokesman for 47-year-old Katie Arrington said in a news release Thursday night that Arrington was making good progress in physical therapy in a Charleston hospital. The car Arrington was in…