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Gamecock Men and Women’s Gear Selling Fast

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Final Four mania has reached Midlands store shelves, and many stores are trying to keep up with the demand for Gamecock gear. At Garnet and Black Traditions, off Columbiana, the store tells us the Hats, ‘Cut the Net’ T-shirts and the Double Trouble t-shirts are among their hottest sellers. Fans are showing their support for both the…

California Man Arrested for Killing Mother, Daughter in 2011 Double Murder

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The Columbia Police Department says Kenneth Canzater Jr. of Paris, California murdered Candra Alston and her then three-year-old daughter Malaysia in January of 2011. “Investigators determined both victims had been murdered. The Richland County Coroner’s Office determined that Ms. Alston was shot once in the head causing death and her daughter was stabbed multiple times causing death….

Thornwell Sick, Kept Out of First Phoenix Practice

GLENDALE, Ariz. (WOLO) — As the Gamecocks held a closed practice Thursday and took their first look at the massive “University of Phoenix Stadium”, host of the Final Four, there was a giant piece of their puzzle missing. Carolina leading scorer, senior guard Sindarius Thornwell, was back at the team hotel resting. The leading scorer in March Madness had experienced…

Final Four: Gamecock Players React to the Attention

PHOENIX, ARIZONA (WOLO)– It’s a Final Four frenzy in Arizona as the University of South Carolina Men’s Basketball teams preps for Gonzaga Saturday Night. It is one of the biggest sporting events in the country, and the Gamecocks have an invite. This is the USC Men’s first trip to the final four. Our Sports Director Mike Gillespie is in Phoenix…

Coming Soon to McDonald’s: Fresh Beef

The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations. It’s a major change for McDonald’s, which has relied on frozen beef for more than 40 years. Employees will cook up the never-frozen beef on a grill when burgers are ordered.