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Upstate man pledges to keep Betty White safe from 2016

A Go Fund Me page raises money to protect Betty - or give money to Spartanburg Little Theatre

SPARTANBURG SC (WOLO) – 2016 has been a rough year on celebrities.  It’s a year that has claimed David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Prince, Alan thicke, Leonard Cohen, Nancy Reagan, George Michael, and on Tuesday, Carrie Fisher. In an effort to protect another national treasure, an Upstate man has created a Go Fund Me campaign to protect Betty White over the…

Federal Civil Rights Trial Set For Slager

A federal judge has ordered the civil rights trial of a South Carolina police officer

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the civil rights trial of a South Carolina police officer charged with murder for killing a black driver running from a traffic stop to start on May 1. Michael Slager stood trial on the murder charge in state court, but a jury couldn’t reach a verdict earlier this month. State prosecutors…

YMCA Talks Healthy Resolutions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– People tend to pack on the pounds during the holidays, making weight loss a popular New Year’s resolution. If your resolution is to get in shape, some say there is no better time to start than New Year’s Day. Gym regulars said making a resolution to get fit is great but many people do not stay on…

SC Lawmaker Accused of Domestic Violence

COLUMBIA, SC (AP)– Authorities say South Carolina Rep. Chris Corley attacked his wife while their kids were in their Graniteville home. Corley was arrested early Tuesday and charged with first-degree domestic violence. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office report says the 36-year-old Republican threatened to kill his wife and punched her causing her to bleed, then pointed a gun at her…