Pet of the Week: Agnes!
Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet day, and all adoption fees at the shelter are waived! Help find Agnes her forever home.
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UPDATE: Missing teenager found safe in Sumter Co.
The Sumter Police Department says a 19 year old girl that was reported missing since Monday morning has been found safe.
Attorneys for teacher killed after being hit by rotted utility pole last year files offer of judgement
Attorneys for the family of a teacher who was killed after she was struck by a rotted utility pole last year have filed offers of judgement against Dominion Energy and Comporium.
Stolen car chase in Richland County ends in teen shot
On Monday, April 29, ABC Columbia learned new details after an deputy involved shooting that happened on Sunday.
SC DHEC launches new tool focused on tackling overdose deaths
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — In 2022 alone, almost 2,300 South Carolinians died of drug overdoses. The past decade has seen an increase every year in the number of deaths. “We wanted to find a way to present this date in a realtime way which is why we created this dashboard,” said Chelsea Townsend, DHEC’s prescription monitoring program director. The dashboard…
City officials kick off Small Business Week at local farmers market
“At last check, Richland County has 4,200 small businesses and operations right here in Richland County. That’s a 26% increase from our prior years,” says Derrek Pugh, Vice Chair for Richland County Council.
Local Living: Rosewood Crawfish Festival, Art on the State, state museum honoring Black culinary traditions
Local Living: Take a look at events in the Midlands to enjoy during the Springtime!
Feds investigate Ford’s hands-free driving tech
Federal Safety Regulators are investigating Ford’s hand-free driver assistance system.
IRS: 140K taxpayers used new pilot direct file system
The 2024 tax season ended with over 140 thousand taxpayers successfully filing their returns using IRS Direct File, a free tax filing pilot program.
Research shows widening wealth gap in the U.S.
The average wealth gap between white families and Black and hispanic families topped one million dollars in 2022.
