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Swimmer’s Body Found in Congaree River

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Department of Natural Resources officials tell us they have recovered a body on the Congaree River. The identity has not been released at this time but crews believe it is the person who has been missing since Sunday. Rescue crews have been searching for days for a swimmer who was separated from a group of friends Sunday…

President Donald Trump Tweets About SC Election

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Voters Tuesday headed to the polls to fill the Congressional seat left vacant when Mick Mulvaney was appointed as White House Budget director. Republican Ralph Norman and Democrat Archie Parnell are vying for the 5th district, and President Donald Trump is weighing in. Trump tweeted “Big day tomorrow in Georgia and South Carolina” The President tweeted that…

Permit for New South Carolina Interstate Approved

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A decades-long proposal to build a four-lane, nonstop path to the heart of South Carolina’s tourism industry has cleared a major hurdle, but funding remains questionable. South Carolina Congressman Tom Rice announced Tuesday that the Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit allowing construction of Interstate 73 to the Grand Strand. The permit covers the…

Reports: Explosive noises heard at Brussels train station

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian media are reporting that explosion-like noises have been heard at a Brussels train station, prompting the evacuation of a main square. Broadcaster RTL quoted Fires Services spokesman Pierre Meys confirming that some kind of an explosion had happened in the city’s Central station on Tuesday. Meys could not say what had caused the blast. He could…