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Mom of 3 Adopts Friend’s 6 Kids After Her Death

A Virginia mom of three is now a mom of nine, after honoring her friend’s dying wish to adopt her six children. “We started dancing as soon as the judge made his ruling,” Stephanie Culley of Alton, Virginia, told ABC News. “It was like winning the Super Bowl for us. It was an amazing day yesterday.” Culley’s friend Beth Laitkep…

WATCH: RNC Comes to a Close

CLEVELAND, OH (WOLO) — Donald Trump is making things official. The presidential hopeful closed out the Republican National Convention last night in Cleveland by, in his words, “humbly and gratefully” accepting the Republican nomination for president.  Trump ended his party’s convention the way he started his campaign, playing to voters’ fears of crime and foreigners, making big promises to fix America’s ill…

Watch: New Airline Complaint Service

(WOLO)– Whether it’s lost baggage or the dreaded delay, airline passengers now have a place to air their complaints or share those experiences. It’s part of a new service by Trip Advisor giving disgruntled passengers the ability to talk about their experiences. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Airlines

DOT Secretary: $1.4B is Only Enough to Maintain Poor Roads

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s transportation secretary says the state’s roads are so bad, drivers probably won’t notice the $1.4 billion worth of pavement resurfacing a new law provides over the next decade or so. Secretary Christy Hall said Thursday the money will essentially maintain the current poor condition. The road-funding law allows for roughly $4 billion in spending…

Donald Trump Delivers RNC Speech: Focuses on Safety, Law and Order

Cleveland, Ohio (WOLO) Donald Trump took center stage Thursday night officially addressing the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Trump began his speech by saying he humbly accepts the nomination for President of the United States. His words were met with chants, “USA”, “USA” “USA” Trump went on to say he would lead the country back to safety, prosperity and peace….

NY Woman Ticketed for Using ‘Phony Passenger’ to Drive in HOV Lane

Woman ticketed for using a phony passenger in the HOV Lane. Suffolk County Police A New York woman was ticketed after police pulled her over for driving with a “phony passenger” in the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway this morning, according to Suffolk County Police. Highway Patrol Officer Andrew Spina became suspicious of the front seat passenger in…

Watch: Heat Death in SC

(AP)–Authorities say a man found dead from the heat in his South Carolina home had only a fan to cool him down. Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols told media outlets that 74-year-old Robert Hamilton had likely been dead for a week when he was found by his landlord at his Ware Shoals mobile home on Sunday. Nichols says it was…

Ivanka Trump Suggests ‘Lock Clinton Up’ Chants Just Part of an Exciting Convention

Ivanka Trump watches during the second day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 19, 2016. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo As Ivanka Trump, eldest daughter of Donald Trump, prepares to take the stage on the final day of the Republican National Convention tonight, she has responded to questions about some of the rhetoric that has permeated the convention floor….