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Winning Lucky For Life Ticket Sold in Sumter

Rob Dew,

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–Someone in the Midlands won $25,000 a year for life! According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, a winning “Lucky-for-Life” was sold in Sumter for Monday night’s drawing. Officials tell us the ticket was sold at Mozingos Grocery on N. Main St. in Sumter. The winning numbers are 4,6, 13, 16, and 32 with a Lucky Ball of…
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Starbucks around the country closing for anti-bias training

Ryan Chevalier,

(WOLO)- More than 8,000 Starbucks will close Tuesday for anti-bias training, officials say. The coffee chain is taking steps to fix their tarnished diversity friendly image after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month. According to investigators, in that incident, the men were taken away in handcuffs for allegedly refusing to leave when asked by…
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Fallen soldiers remembered at Memorial Day Ceremony

, Alexis Frazier,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Today dozens of people gathered at the Vietnam Memorial Park in observance of the countless South Carolina men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty. One woman, Diane Rawl, lost her son Lt. Ryan Rawl 6 years ago in Afghanistan due to a suicide bomber. Rawl said, “Every day is Memorial Day for…
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SC News Anchor and Photojournalist Killed, Tree falls on SUV

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TRYON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state trooper says a tree fell across a highway, crushing a vehicle from a South Carolina television station and killing a TV anchor and photojournalist. Master Trooper Murico Stephens says the tree struck the WYFF-TV vehicle around 2:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 176 near Tryon. The area received heavy rain from the…
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SC EMD 2018 SC Hurricane Guide

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Hurricane season starts June 1, and state officials want you to be prepared. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division is releasing a guide to keep you and your family safe. It details what residents should do before, during and after the landfall of a major hurricane. Beginning June 1, the Hurricane Guide will be available at all South…
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Civil Rights Historians tell little known story of WWII vet

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The brutality inflicted against decorated African-American World War II veteran Sgt. Isaac Woodard by a Southern police chief is credited with inspiring President Harry Truman to integrate the military in 1948, but few people know Woodward’s name. After being honorably discharged from the Army, Woodard was removed from a Greyhound bus in Batesburg, South Carolina, and…
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SCEMD releases guide for Hurricane Preparedness Week

ABC Team,

Columbia, S.C. — The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) releases the 2018 South Carolina Hurricane Guide to kick off Hurricane Preparedness Week. The Hurricane Guide contains important safety and evacuation tips to know in the event of a major hurricane. The 2018 guide contains updated information specific to the upcoming hurricane season, including new evacuation zones in Dorchester County….
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Budget battle brews as Trump threatens another shutdown

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President Donald Trump has warned Congress that he will never sign another foot-tall, $1 trillion-plus government-wide spending bill like the one he did in March. His message to lawmakers in both parties: Get your act together before the next budget lands on my desk. After a brief government shutdown earlier this year, Democrats and Republicans now agree on the need…