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Twitter War of Words between President Trump, US Senator Lindsey Graham

WASHINGTON, DC (WOLO) – President Donald Trump has aimed his Twitter tweets toward Republicans who criticized him over his comments about last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. South Carolina’s US Senator Lindsey Graham found himself at the other end. Thursday (8/17) morning the President tweeted, “Publicity seeking Lindsey Graham falsely stated that I said there is moral equivalency between the…

RCSD Remembers K-9 Tosca At Memorial Service

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The Richland County Sheriff’s department has had a tough couple of months and today they said goodbye to their 2-year-old K-9 deputy Tosca. The sheriff’s department said Tosca suffered from a genetic disorder in her neck which no one would’ve been able to detect. After suffering from a seizure, she passed away earlier last week.     “It’s…

Richland Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Phone Lines Down

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–A spokesperson for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department says their phone lines are down.  Deputy Stephany Snowden says if anyone has an emergency to call 911.  Deputies say they are not sure at this time what caused the outage and are working to repair it as soon as possible. Categories: Local News, News, Richland

Richland Co. Eclipse Glasses Not NASA Approved

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for Richland County says they unknowingly distributed eclipse glasses that were not approved by NASA. The glasses have the county seal and logo and the reference number 12312-2. Richland County officials say they want people to feel confident about the safety of the glasses they wear for eclipse viewing and say if you have…

Clemson Releases Statement on 2014 Student Death

Clemson, S.C. (WOLO)–Earlier this month Clemson University reached a settlement with the family a student who fell to his death during a fraternity pledge run in 2014. Thursday morning the university released a statement on Hipps death saying “Cindy and Gary Hipps, and the Clemson University community, tragically lost a son, a friend, and a lifelong tiger, Tucker Hipps. Tucker…

President Trump, Sen. Graham Spar on Twitter

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–President Trump is taking to Twitter to condemn republicans who criticized his comments about last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Specifically, South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham. Thursday morning the president tweeting, “Publicity seeking Lindsey Graham falsely stated that i said there is no moral equivalency between the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists and people like Ms. Heyer such a…