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Back to School Bash at Trenholm Road Park

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Get ready for a back to school bash. State Representative Kirkman Finlay is hosting the 7th Annual Finlay Scholars Back to School Bash this Sunday. The event will include free food, plus games and fun for the…

Report: Wayfair Adding Brick and Mortar Store

NEW YORK (AP) _ Furniture seller Wayfair is following the path of other online retailers by opening an actual store. The company says it its first brick-and-mortar location will open by early next year in Florence, Kentucky, about 12 miles…

Chamber Recognizes 'Best Places to Work'

[gtxvideo vid='LDruRe6b' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LDruRe6b.jpg' vtitle='Chamber Recognizes 'Best Places to Work''] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce honored the โ€˜2018 Best Places to Work, this week. The annual awards banquet took place at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on…

Orangeburg Co. Deputies are investigating a suspicious death

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- Investigators are looking into a suspicious death that happened Friday afternoon. Just after 1 p.m. a caller reported seeing an individual on the ground in a driveway near the junction of Joe Jeffords Highway and Pineland Street,ย Sheriff…

Grabbing Back to School Items in the Midlands, What's Hot

[gtxvideo vid='pZs25S9X' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pZs25S9X.jpg' vtitle='Grabbing Back to School Items in the Midlands, What's H'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--It is a big weekend at the stores for shoppers, as the State's tax-free weekend continues. It runs through Sunday and means discounts on certain…

Almond milk recalled for having milk in it

(WOLO) - Almond milk is being recalled for the possible presence of actual milk. More than 145,000 half-gallon cartons of almond milk are being recalled. The recall affects half-gallon Vanilla Almond…

New parking ordinance has Irmo residents split on the issue

[gtxvideo vid='yle2MwCP' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yle2MwCP.jpg' vtitle='IRMO PARKING']   IRMO, S.C. (WOLO)-- A new city ordinance is making it harder for people to park at their own home. Many citizens say they are outraged the city is telling them where they can and…

Columbia Police Hosts National Night Out 'Kick off'

[gtxvideo vid='VYAtyAdJ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VYAtyAdJ.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police Hosts National Night Out Kick off'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Taking back the night from Crime. Friday, the Columbia Police Department will host the 11th Annual National Night Out kick off. It will take place from…

Kroger to Launch Online Grocery

[gtxvideo vid='pHHKX7TN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pHHKX7TN.jpg' vtitle='Kroger Launches Online Grocery'] CNN- Online grocery delivery is becoming popular, first Amazon then Walmart. Now another grocery chain is looking for a piece of the pie. Kroger, the largest grocery chain in the United State, is…

Save Big Bucks With Back-to-School Shopping during Tax Free Weekend

[gtxvideo vid='I21SfcNI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I21SfcNI.jpg' vtitle='BACK TO SCHOOL']   COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- Ready to save some green when doing back-to-school shopping? Well, this is your weekend! Some stores say they prepare for the tax-free weekend just like it is Black Friday! "I…

Columbia Police 'National Night Out Kick Off' Friday

[gtxvideo vid='3kLoBk4x' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3kLoBk4x.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police National Night Out Kick Off Friday'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--This Friday, Columbia Police will host the 11th annual National Night Out kick off. It's ahead of the annual National Night Out event, which aims to bridge…

SC Tax Free Holiday this Weekend

[gtxvideo vid='Ptio2kpa' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ptio2kpa.jpg' vtitle='Tax Free Weekend Dates'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Mark your calendar, it's almost time for the Tax Free Holiday. The SC Department of Revenue has set the dates for the annual sales tax weekend. It runs this Friday, August…

SC Early Autism Project pays $8.8 Million to Settle False Claims

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--South Carolina's largest provider of behavioral therapy for children with autism is paying the federal government $8.8 million to settle fraud allegations. After an investigation the US Attorney's Office says the EAP submitted false claims to Tricare and…

Former DJJ Employee Sentenced for Hog-Tying Inmates

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A former lieutenant with the Department of Juvenile Justice will spend a year in prison after pleading guilty to hog-tying two inmates for making too much noise. According to the US Attorney's Office, Nicole Samples was sentenced…

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