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Good Morning Curtis- Live at Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Curtis Wilson, Co-anchor of Good Morning Columbia , is live Thursday morning at the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Curtis is live in the field with his ‘Good Morning Curtis’ segments. Thursday, you can find Curtis with an inside look at the Zoo. We’ll check out some of the animal habitats and the newest features at the Riverbanks…

House explodes while police on scene for barricaded person

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A house in Connecticut exploded Wednesday night while police and a SWAT team were outside, having responded to a report of a barricaded person. At least three police officers in North Haven were seen being placed into ambulances, WFSB-TV reported. Residents near the home said on the police department’s Facebook page that they heard the…

Lawmakers start the long awaited conversation about term limits

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – For the first time in close to 30 years, a conversation on term limits was brought up at the State House, with most of the conversation focusing on corruption and how a term limit on lawmakers would effect it. Senator William Timmons said he has been waiting for this conversation for a long time. Timmons said,…

Gov. McMaster wants tires removed from abandoned Berkley Co. recycling center

BERKLEY CO, SC (WOLO) – Governor McMaster has asked state health officials to clean up hundreds of thousands of tires from an abandoned recycling center. The Viva Recycling site was shut down by regulators last week and ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in fines. The Charleston Post and Courier reports the Governor wrote to DHEC chair Mark Elam…

Searching for Answers 13 Years Later

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– 13 years later and still no answers in the death of a Lexington Co. woman. Deputies say Diana Willmeth was last seen at Lucky’s Bar on Edmund Highway in Lexington County in May of 2005. They believe she was able to make it back home. That’s where her car turned up later in the day. But authorities…