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More Details in Ft. Jackson Accident

filefileFORT JACKSON, SC – U. S. Army officials have identified the soldiers who were killed or injured in Friday’s accident. The accident involved a military truck and a troop formation at the army’s largest basic training facility. Two soldiers were killed six others injured.  Killed were: Pvt. Ethan Shrader, from Prospect, TN and Pvt. Timothy Ashcraft, from Cincinnati, OH. The…

Netflix Subscription Prices Likely on the Rise

You might need to dig deeper into your wallet to watch house of cards…After two years without raising prices, Netflix is boosting the cost of certain subscription plans. USA today reports the service’s most popular plan will now cost 10 dollars and 99 cents a month — a one dollar increase. The premium plan will go up by two dollars…

Harvest Festival to be held at State Museum

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready for some BBQ and Bluegrass. The South Carolina State Museum will host Auntie Em’s Fall Harvest Festival with  Dorothy and friends. The Event will take place October 14, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Organizers say the festival presents a mixture of opportunities for guests to enjoy South Carolina barbeque and food, craft beer, live bluegrass music, artist demonstrations, kid…

Statewide Program Offers FREE Mammograms to Eligible Women

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many physicians use this time to encourage women to get mammograms but what if you cannot afford one? There is a program in our state that can help. When it comes to breast cancer, medical experts say early detection can increase survival chances tremendously. The Best Chance Network is designed to…

Live PD Returns, Helps RCSD Build Community Relations

Live and in action! Richland County Sheriff’s department is back at it with Season 2 of Live PD premiering Friday night

  Columbia, SC (WOLO)– When people rolled up to Bojangles they were probably a little surprised to see Sheriff Lott pop his head out the window. “Shocked, to begin with,” Lott laughed.  “And they go ‘aren’t you the sheriff?’ ‘Yeah, welcome to Bojangles, your lunch today is compliments of the Sheriff’s department and Bojangles.’ And then they really get a look…