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Celebrities share perspectives in new book “Six Words Fresh Off the Boat: Stories of Immigration, Identity, and Coming to America”

ABC Columbia Staff

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WOLO) – The highly anticipated book of celebrity memoirs Six Words Fresh Off the Boat: Stories of Immigration, Identity and Coming to America has hit virtual bookshelves nationwide. The team behind ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” collaborated with New York Times best-selling author Larry Smith, creator of the global phenomenon “six-word memoir,” to share the untold tales of the American…
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Press Conference Being Held Regarding Missing Man

ABC Columbia Staff

Sumter Press Release COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –  The Sumter Police Department will be holding a press conference at 11 a.m. today at the police department on Hampton Avenue regarding a missing man. 52 year-old Tommy Brailey has not been seen since the early morning of August 24. Family members and co-workers said it is highly unusual for Brailey to not…
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Milands ‘Dreamer’s Rally at Statehouse After Repeal

Alexis Frazier

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Hundreds of people came together at the Statehouse on Tuesday in Support of the Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) protesting the move by the White House. Midlands Dreamers tell ABC Columbia their dream could soon become a nightmare. “I am fearful that we might get deported,” DACA recipient, Bianca Arizaga said. “It’s very scary because I…
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SCDNR Officers Returning Home from Texas

Rob Dew

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Officers with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources who deployed to Texas to aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey are on their way home. The officers were deployed two weeks ago. A DNR spokesperson says they worked in the floodwaters of Jasper and Newton counties checking homes and transporting people and their pets to safety. Categories:…

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National Preparedness Month Underway As Hurricane Irma Continues to Develop

ABC Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- September is National Preparedness Month. On the heels of a devastating hurricane making landfall in the U.S. and another hurricane brewing in the tropics, SCEMD is telling citizens to be ready. “Disasters don’t plan ahead but you can. It’s absolutely essential for you to take some time now, while we have some time, to walk through what…
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Prayer Vigil At Statehouse For Dreamers

ABC Columbia Staff

  Columbia, SC (WOLO)– The Trump Administration said it plans to end DACA giving Congress six months to legislate a solution. Attorney general Jeff Sessions made the announcement Tuesday morning. Approximately 800 thousand undocumented immigrants are currently living in the US, under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The 2012 Obama ruling deferred deportations for those who came to the…
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Get Rid of Pesticides for Free

Grace Joyal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The S.C. Department of Agriculture is offering several opportunities this month for residents to dispose of outdated, unusable or unwanted pesticides. The Waste Pesticide Disposal Program is open to all private, commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicators in the state, in addition to homeowners. SCDA said staff will be on site to monitor the collection and disposal…