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Health Study: Sugary Drinks and Kids

CNN- A New health study points to the idea that children should limit their intake of sugary drinks. According to the study almost 2/3 of children are drinking at least one sugary drink per day, while about 30 percent are gulping down 2 or more. The American Beverage Association however says they’ve been proactive and have launched a series of…

SC Drought Status

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Due to adequate winter rainfall , the South Carolina Drought Response Committee has updated the drought forecast. The group looked at the drought status of the counties in South Carolina.  All counties in the Northeast region have maintained their current status of normal, meaning no drought. Richland and Lexington counties were downgraded to a normal status. Categories: Local…

NC Woman Looking to Give Away Farm in Essay Contest

NC (AP)(CNN)–A North Carolina woman is looking to give away the farm, quite literally. The Associated Press reports Norma Burns, the owner of BlueBird Hill farm wants to give it away, to a couple who submits a winning essay. Burns has run the farm for 18 years, but says she is ready to return to Raleigh. Before she does so,…

Mother, Son Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

RICHLAND, SC (WOLO)– The Richland County Coroner has released the identity of the two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide Friday afternoon in on May Oak Circle. Coroner Gary Watts identified the woman as Sim Sok, 67, of May Oak Circle. Watts said Sim died at the scene as the result of a single gunshot wound to the head….

New National Jobs Report

ABC NEWS (WOLO)– The latest jobs report under the Trump administration has been released. US JOBS: U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in January, according to the Labor Department. That’s more than last year’s average monthly gain of 187,000. The unemployment rate ticked up to a low 4.8 percent from 4.7 percent in December as more people started looking for work….

Go Red for Women Day

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The midlands and the nation are going red Friday. National Go Red for Women Day is designed to get women heart healthy. According to health experts, heart disease is the number one killer of women. Go Red Day was founded to raise awareness and urge women to take heart prevention seriously. According to the American Heart Association, Heart…

Ruth’s Pimento Cheese Recall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Ruth’s Salads has announced a recall of its Original Pimento Spread in 7-ounce plastic containers after determining it could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A statement from the Charlotte-based company on Thursday said the contamination was discovered during random testing by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Consumers should check the label: Any spread from Lot…