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Health and Summer Safety: Tick Bite Tips

CNN– The summer season is almost upon us and that means lots of time outdoors. But this year experts are warning about an increase in ticks. In the coming months, some experts predict that ticks and the diseases they cause will be more abundant due to warmer winter temperatures. There are some things you can do to help ward off…

Senior Community Planned for Bull St Development

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A new senior community is coming to the Bull Street development near Spirit Communications Park. According to a release, Merrill Gardens at BullStreet, an intergenerational seniors’ community featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments will begin construction. The senior living apartments will sit just down the third base line from the baseball stadium. Construction is…

Governor McMaster Signs New Freedom of Information Legislation

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–– Governor Henry McMaster signed a new bill into law Wednesday designed to remove a stumbling block from the Freedom of Information Act. The new law will require state government agencies to respond to public records requests within 10 days of receiving a request and produce the records within 30 days of determination. According to the Governor, “This bill is an…

SLED: Armed Man Wounded by Newberry Officers

NEWBERRY, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Law Enforcement division is investigating a shooting of an armed man by two police officers in Newberry. State Law Enforcement spokesman Thom Berry says the two Newberry Officers heard gunshots and found a man on a nearby street.  Berry says the initial reports showed the man fired at the officers, the officers then returned fire….

Blast tears through central Kabul, killing at least 80

Scores of people were killed and injured on Wednesday after a massive car bomb tore through central Kabul, striking at the heart of the Afghan capital’s highly secure diplomatic neighborhood. According to the Afghan interior ministry, at least 80 people were killed and up to 350 people were injured in the blast, which struck in the Wazir Akbar Khan district…

Firefighters in Charleston Dealing with Bedbugs

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Some firefighters along the South Carolina coast have had to find temporary quarters after a bedbug outbreak. The Charleston Fire Department says firefighters were moved to another station after the pests survived three attempts to get rid of them at a Daniel Island station. Now firefighters at two stations on James Island are based in air-conditioned…