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State approves SCANA buyout, $22 customer rate cut

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) โ€”ย South Carolina regulators on Friday approved a deal to rescue a utility company reeling in the wake of a multibillion-dollar nuclear construction failure. Following more than an hour of comment and debate, the Public Service Commission voted…

Man in hospital after shooting in Richland Co.

RICHLAND COUNTY,SC (WOLO)- Richland county deputies are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Deputies responded to theย 200 block of Oakley Drive just before 8p.m. when they located the victim who had been shot in the upper…

2 dead men found shot in car near Holly Hill

HOLLY HILL, S.C. (AP) โ€”ย Authorities in South Carolina say two men found dead in a vehicle on a rural dirt road had gunshot wounds to their heads. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reportsย the bodies of 34-year-old Ricky Antoine Taylor…

Consumer Alert: Protecting your personal information this holiday

[gtxvideo vid='gvUYzzOi' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gvUYzzOi.jpg' vtitle='Consumer'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--ย ย Tis the season to shop and for many of us, the convenience of online shopping makes pulling out those credit or debit cards easy. But as our Angela Rogers reports, it also makes it…

Public Service Commission approves merger, reduces rates

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Following months of testimony, the Public Service Commission voted Friday to reduce rates for SCE&G customers by 9.9%ย  and to approve the proposed merger with Virginia-based utility Dominion Energy. The decision comes as the culmination of the July…

Columbia police investigating body found in park

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--ย  Investigators with the Columbia Police Department say just before noon Friday a passerby reported seeing an unresponsive man in the water at Finlay Park. Police say they do…

Columbia Fire fights 2 alarm blaze

[gtxvideo vid='ohFzCWch' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ohFzCWch.jpg' vtitle='2 ALARM FIRE'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Just after 6pm Thursday evening the Columbia Fire Department was called to Calhoun and Pickens off Bull street for a fire inside of what officials deemed a condemned building at…

Angel Tree needs last-minute toy donations

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- The Angel Tree is going to provide some Christmas magic for more than 2,000 families here in the Midlands. "The parents come in on distribution day and pick…

Prevent your Christmas tree from going up in flames

COLUMBIA,ย S.C. (WOLO)-- Itโ€™s always fun looking at all the different Christmas trees this time of year and how people get creative with decorating them, but sometimes, they can cause more heartache than happiness. The Columbia fire department doesnโ€™t want to…

Del MonteFiesta Corn recall

COLUMBIA S.C. (WOLO)- Del Monte Inc is Recallingย 64,242 cases of its Fiesta Corn seasoned with red and green peppers., due to under-processing. According to the…

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