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SC DOT takes Comments on Malfunction Junction Plans

[gtxvideo vid='InWmqLu4' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/InWmqLu4.jpg' vtitle='SC DOT takes Comments on Malfunction Junction Plans'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Malfunction Junction is getting a complete makeover and many residents say it’s about time. Thursday the SC Department of Transportation held a public hearing to get input…

Kroger plans to phase out plastic bags by 2025

[gtxvideo vid='nWh9GVBt' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nWh9GVBt.jpg' vtitle='Kroger plans to phase out plastic bags by 2025'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Kroger is joining the growing list of companies saying so-long to plastic bags. The grocery chain announced Thursday (8/23) morning that they will phase…

Columbia Police Chief speaks out on K-9 Officer death

[gtxvideo vid='BpNLRml9' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BpNLRml9.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police Chief Speaks out on K-9 Officer Death'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook says a Columbia Police officer used extremely poor judgement when leaving his K-9 partner in a car unattended for hours. K-9…

CPD Officer Suspended Following K9 Death

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A Columbia police officer is suspended after he left his K9 partner alone in a car for eight hours. Thursday afternoon Chief Skip Holbrook announced…

Fairfield County Coroner Identifies Teen Shooting Victim

Fairfield, SC (WOLO)-- The Fairfield County Coroner has identified the person found shot to death at Drawdy Park in Winnsboro. According to the coroner, Damontay Wheeler, 17, of 405 Forest Hills Drive, Winnsboro, SC was pronounced dead on scene by…

Tech Company 'Capgemini' to expand, bringing 200 new jobs to Columbia

[gtxvideo vid='V0EOOXYn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/V0EOOXYn.jpg' vtitle='Tech Company Capgemini to bring 200 jobs to Columbia'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Tech-giant Capgemini has announced it will be expanding in the Bull Street District in downtown Columbia. The company, on Thursday, announced it will expand, bringing…

South Carolina man charged in infant daughter's death

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man has been arrested and charged in the death of his infant daughter. News outlets reported that 29-year-old Troy Abraham Wilson of North Charleston was charged Monday night with homicide by child…

Citadel staff member arrested for sexual abuse of a cadet

CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) - A staff member at The Citadel is accused of sexual abuse involving a cadet. According to SLED, Kenneth Boes turned himself in to face charges of third degree criminal sexual conduct and giving alcohol to a…

New Pollinator Garden all a-bloom in City of Columbia

[gtxvideo vid='9mJ8eFXb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9mJ8eFXb.jpg' vtitle='New Pollinator Garden all a-bloom in City of Columbia'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--There is a lot of buzz around a new garden in Columbia. Wednesday, city officials cut the ribbon on a new 'Pollinator' garden at Hyatt Park.…

Victim of deadly alligator attack was a beloved kindergarten teacher

[gtxvideo vid='gi8rnvIj' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gi8rnvIj.jpg' vtitle='Victim of deadly alligator attack was a kindergarten te'] HILTON HEAD, SC (WOLO) - We're learning more about Cassandra Cline, the woman killed by an alligator this week in South Carolina. The 45-year-old teacher from New York…

SC Red Cross Sending 3 Members to Hawaii for Hurricane preps

[gtxvideo vid='YH2aI6GI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YH2aI6GI.jpg' vtitle='SC Red Cross Sending 3 Members to Hawaii for Hurricane'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Three members of the South Carolina Red Cross are headed to Hawaii, ahead of Hurricane Lane. The Red Cross says the disaster responders will help…

Suspect Wanted for Touching Woman in Target

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)--  Lexington police are looking for a man they say inappropriately touched a woman in Target on Sunset Blvd. Investigators say on August 10th the suspect approached the woman and began touching her on her inner thigh. When…

Orangeburg Fugitive Captured by U.S. Marshals

[gtxvideo vid='9gXOQpyh' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9gXOQpyh.jpg' vtitle='Orangeburg Fugitive Captured'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The U.S. Marshals service says an Orangeburg murder suspect has been captured in Connecticut. Investigators say 23-year-old Andrew Evins was caught hiding out at the Rodeway Inn, in Stratford, and was…

It's back to School time in the Midlands

[gtxvideo vid='mPdtHEDl' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mPdtHEDl.jpg' vtitle='It's back to School time in the Midlands'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--More students are back in class for their first day of school. On Wednesday, students in Lexington Richland District Five and Richland District Two headed back to…

All Richland Libraries Closed for Customer Service Day

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--If you need a good book from the library, you'll have to wait. Today, Wednesday, all Richland Library locations will be closed for a customer service improvement project. You can still renew books and download items online, say…

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