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City of Columbia Team: Midlands Heart Walk Sign Up

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to lace up your tennis shoes.  The Midlands Heart Walk is set for March 24. It’s goal say organizers, to help and support the women affected by heart disease, the number 1 killer of women.   According to the City of Columbia, Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine has started a team listed as, City of Columbia Roster….
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Failed nuclear project will raise customer power bills seven percent

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – State owned utility Santee Cooper is going back on its work saying customers will start paying more sooner than expected, following the VC Summer Nuclear project failure. The utility announced Wednesday (3/21) it expects rates to increase by seven percent because of the decision to abandon construction on two nuclear reactors last summer. Santee Cooper had…
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Red Cross assisting several Midlands families after fire in W. Columbia

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West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – The American Red Cross is assisting several families whose apartments were damaged by a fire this afternoon on Riverbend Dr. in West Columbia. The West Columbia Fire Department responded to the fires at Riverbend Apartments at 12:38 p.m. The fire ignited in a first-floor apartment. Smoke and water affect 3 apartments in the complex. 10…