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Donald Trump Campaigns in the Midlands After Dropping Out of Debate

Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Lexington on Wednesday, one day after announcing he will not participate in the GOP debate Thursday night.
ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Presidential hopeful Donald Trump dropped out of Thursday night’s GOP debate, just days before the Iowa caucuses. Trump took took aim at hosting network Fox News and news anchor Megyn Kelly. “I think she’s a third rate reporter, I think she is frankly not good at what she does and I think they could do…
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82 Year Old Woman Neglected for 6 Months

Two relatives of an 82-year-old woman who authorities say died after she sat in the same chair for six months
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA _ (AP)_Two relatives of an 82-year-old woman who authorities say died after she sat in the same chair for six months have been charged with neglect, according to warrants obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The documents show that David Scott Howell, 43, and Carole Beam Howell, 74, were arrested on Jan. 21 and charged with abuse or neglect…

Politics

WATCH: 5 Ways Sanders’ Campaign Differs From Obama’s in 2008

ABC News

(ABC News) — With the Iowa caucuses nearly upon us, both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are trying to embrace President Obama and identify as the rightful heir to his legacy. On Wednesday, the president and Sanders are set to meet “informally” in the Oval Office, according to the White House. The Sanders campaign has repeatedly compared their grassroots and…
State

SC Senate Committee OKs Bill to Track Refugees

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate committee has passed a bill that would require refugees to register with the state and for the State Law Enforcement Division to track them. The General Committee passed the bill Wednesday with the two Democrats voting against it. U.S. Reps. Jeff Duncan and Mick Mulvaney told the senators that they think the federal government…

State

2 Men Again Convicted of Sports Betting Ring Charges

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two men have again been convicted of being part of a sports betting operation in Columbia. Multiple media outlets reported a federal jury returned guilty verdicts Tuesday against Jack Parker and Doug Taylor. The men were convicted in 2013 but the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, overturned their original convictions. The appeals…
State

Lawmaker Says Its Time SC State Finds Permanent President

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state lawmaker says it’s time the South Carolina State University board of trustees find a permanent president to lead the financially troubled Orangeburg school. Media outlets report that Democratic Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter made the suggestion Tuesday during a meeting of a House subcommittee as members of the school’s board of trustees made a $128 million…

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Victims Want Names of Abusive Charleston Priests Published

ABC Columbia Staff

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Victims of childhood sexual abuse are renewing calls for the statewide Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston to publish a list of priests accused of misconduct with minors. Local media outlets report that Barbara Dorris of Saint Louis, the outreach director for the national Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, says the release is long overdue….
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Education Rally for National School Choice Week

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — It’s National School Choice Week. Students, parents and teachers are gathering at the State House Wednesday to raise awareness about K through 12 school choice in South Carolina. State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster are set to speak at the event at noon. Categories: Educational, Events, Events, News, State
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USC Students Plan Free Wedding

ABC Columbia Staff

     COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina’s,  HRTM 362 hospitality management class is looking to give one lucky couple the wedding of their dreams. They are looking for an engaged couple to plan a free wedding for. To qualify, you must be affiliated to USC, be willing to turn all decision making to the class, and have…