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LPD Kicks Off Toys for Tots “Fill The MRAP” Campaign

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ABC News– The annual Toys For Tots “Fill The MRAP” campaign begins tomorrow and will continue over the next three weeks with donation events scheduled at Kmart, Target and Walmart. As in years past, the objective for this year’s Toys For Tots campaign will be to fill the Lexington Police Department Emergency Services Team (E.S.T.) MRAP vehicle with toy donations….
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Amazon Black Friday Deals Early

CNN

CNN- Tis the season. Amazon is already working to fill those Christmas lists. The online giant retailer is offering early Black Friday deals on a variety of products, including toys, electronics, kitchen and home goods and video games. However, the company said many of its top deals will be offered during the “Turkey 5,” which starts on Thanksgiving Day and runs…
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Family Caregiver Awareness Month

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–TV Personality and South Carolina Native Leeza Gibbons joined SC Lt. Governor Henry McMaster Thursday to honor Family Caregivers Awareness month. Gibbons wants caregivers to know there is help out there and support.   Categories: Local News, News, State

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Michael Slager Trial Update

ABC Columbia Staff

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A defense witness says that video shows former South Carolina patrolman Michael Slager struggling on the ground with Walter Scott before Slager shot the black motorist as he ran away. Forensics video analyst Grant Fredericks testified that he enhanced cellphone video taken by a passerby when Slager shot Scott five times in the back following an…
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Roof Competency Hearing will be Closed

ABC Columbia Staff

Charleston, SC (AP)– The federal judge overseeing Dyalnn Roof’s death penalty trial gave the families of the nine black worshippers he is charged with killing at a Charleston church an extraordinary chance to air their concerns. Some relatives talked Thursday about how the trial delays hurt them. Others say it will be hard to deal with the trial in December as…
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SC National Guard Assisting in Battle of Wildfires

Crysty Vaughan

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina National Guard has fifteen air crew members abs support personnel assisting Pickens Count Emergency responders. They are using helicopters from McEntire to dump gallons of water on hot spots. The Guard anticipate lending their help for the next several days as Upstate officials battle the wildfires. Categories: Local News, News, State Tags: SC National Guard,…