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Google Patents Sticky Car Hood to Trap Pedestrians in a Collision

An illustration from a patent application shows the operation of an adhesive that Google hopes will help mitigate injuries when a car strikes a pedestrian. Google/USPTO Google has a solution to help mitigate injuries in the event a pedestrian and a self-driving car collide: human flypaper. In a patent issued this week, the search giant describes a “system for protecting…

Watch: Richland One Pre-K Registration

Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — Parents wanting to register their children up for the 2016/2017  school year don’t have much time. Click here to find out where you need to go to get your child school ready. Categories: News Tags: registration, School

Man Shot in Neck by Deputy Dies of Wound

TAYLORS, S.C. (AP) _ A man who was shot in the neck by a sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina has died. Coroner Parks Evans tells local media that 53-year-old Reginald Darnell Dogan died Wednesday of the neck wound he received on May 2. Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis says his deputies were called to respond to a gun-waving man in…

Watch : Latest Zika Concerns

Rio, Brazil (WOLO) — There are new concerns swarming around the Zika Virus in our nations Capitol and beyond. The house has now approved a bill for 622 Billion dollars to help fight the mosquito born virus, but that is not help quell fears in Brazil where the Olympics are set to take place this summer. Click here to find…

Watch: Vote 2016 Trump vs. Clinton

Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — A new poll shows presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump gaining momentum and taking a slight lead over Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical match up. click here to find out how close the front runners could be if the election were held today. Categories: News, Politics Tags: Clinton, Trump, Vote 2016

Federal Prosecutor Being Sworn in to Lead SC Bar Association

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A federal prosecutor is being installed as the new president of the South Carolina Bar Association. William Witherspoon will be sworn in Thursday as the group’s president during the Bar’s House of Delegates meeting in Columbia. South Carolina Chief Justice Costa Pleicones (Pluh-KON-us) will administer the oath, and Witherspoon will address the House on initiatives for…

Fort Jackson Honors Veterans at Retiree Appreciation Days

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Fort Jackson is looking to honor some of our country’s bravest. Thursday kicks-off the annual Retiree Appreciation Days.   Activities will run through Saturday. Activities are open to retirees and veterans of all branches of service.   The event will focus on retiree health benefits, educational assistance and sports activities. There will be a free continental…