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WATCH: Leeza Gibbons returns home to help our caregivers

IRMO, S.C. (WOLO) – Talk show host, author and most recently, winner of the “Celebrity Apprentice”, Leeza Gibbons, is making good on her promise to bring more than $700,000 in prize money from the reality competition home to Irmo. “I truly believe I won ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ because I had my eye on this prize,” Gibbons said. The star opens the…

Watch: Zika Funds in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The centers for Disease Control is helping South Carolina battle the Zika Virus. The group is awarding South Carolina 343 Thousand Dollars as part o it’s 25 million in funding to states, cities to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus infection. Categories: News Tags: Zika

Tiny South Carolina Town Bans Sagging Pants, Threatens Fines

TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Wearing saggy pants could get expensive in tiny Timmonsville, South Carolina. A new town ordinance outlaws wearing sagging pants, trousers or shorts that intentionally display a person’s underwear. After initial warnings, third and subsequent offenses carry a fine ranging from $100 to $600. Town administrator Mary Bines says the ordinance, which also bans nudity, passed the…

Watch: Working Out in Triple Digit Temperatures

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Midlands’ triple digit temperatures can make exercising more dangerous, but the summer sun doesn’t dull the desire to get in a good workout. Susan Yeargin, an assistant professor in USC’s department of exercise science says ignoring the summer’s extreme heat can have deadly consequences She tells ABC Columbia, “Heat stroke is the most dangerous, there’s…

Man, 45, Accused of Stealing Flat Screen TV

John Richmond RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 45-year-old man is wanted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly breaking into a locked shed, stealing a flat screen television. On Thursday, June 2, John Richmond went to 5 Sherry Court a gained entry to victim’s shed by breaking the front window causing approximately $160 in damages to the property, authorities say….