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New Blood Pressure Guidelines and What you need to Know

[gtxvideo vid='CK0EuYDO' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CK0EuYDO.jpg' vtitle='New Blood Pressure Guidelines and What you need to Know'] CNN- Health- You may need to get your blood pressure checked. Based on new guidelines released by the American Heart Association this week, nearly half of all…

A Lone Veteran's Goodbye Memorial

[gtxvideo vid='oMdqGoQF' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oMdqGoQF.jpg' vtitle='A Lone Veteran's Goodbye Memorial'] LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) - Aย veteran with no family in the area was given a proper goodbye from his brothers and sisters in arms as well as some unlikely members of the community.

Slager Sentencing Set

A sentencing date for a former North Charleston Police Officer who shot and killed Walter Scott as he ran from a traffic stop has been set.

Kingstree Police Dept. Reaches Settlement with Tazed 86 Year Old

Kingstree, S.C. (WOLO)--Dash camera video from the town of Kingstree Police Department shows officers taze 86 year old Albert Chatfield during an October 16th traffic stop. Attorney for Chatfield, Justin Bamberg, says the grandfather was in the intensive care unit…

SC Department of Workforce Releases October Jobless Numbers

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- More and more of your neighbors are finding work and it's setting a new employment record in South Carolina. On Friday, The SC Department of Workforce and Employment released October numbers. The number of employed climbed more…

Playwrights and actors trod the boards this weekend at Midlands Tech

[gtxvideo vid='Go54IsME' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Go54IsME.jpg' vtitle='playwright festival'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)--The Midlands Technical College Theatre 211 Class is hosting an evening of original plays at the Harbison campus theatre, with all the work written and performed by students. All the work is written,…

Dawn Staley, USC decline invitation to White House

The University of South Carolina announced Thursday night that Dawn Staley and the 2016 Gamecock women's basketball team would not be attending the White House to celebrate last year's National Championship.

Help Brighten a Child's Christmas with Salvation Army's Angel Tree

[gtxvideo vid='ByUuwKRM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ByUuwKRM.jpg' vtitle='Help Brighten a Child's Christmas with Salvation Army's'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -ย If you want to be an Angel, Angel Trees will be located at Columbiana Centre and Columbia Place Mall or contact the Salvation Army office at…

Columbia Man Arrested for Stalking, Using Explosives

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) - Lexington Police have arrested a man accused of stalking and using a destruction device. Robert Howard Adams, Jr.,ย  43, was arrested Tuesday (11/14) and remains in the Lexington County Detention Center. According to a news release…

Gun Control Ordinance Introduced

The Mayor of Columbia makes a major announcement, introducing an ordinance he hopes will put a block on a certain gun accessories within the Capital City,

House Speaker Responds to SCE&G Rate Cut Proposal

COLUMBIA. S.C. (WOLO)- House Speaker Jay Lucas is responding to SCE&G's proposal to decrease customer rates. In a statement, Lucas writes: โ€œTodayโ€™s proposal provides further proof that SCANAย  has consistently prioritized the…

SC Senator Tim Scott Among Sponsors of Bipartisan Gun Bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's Tim Scott is among the sponsors of bipartisan legislation to ensure federal agencies and state governments accurately report relevant criminal history to the FBI's database of prohibited gun buyers. The Republican senator is one…

Grab a Book-Newly Renovated Richland St Andrews Library Opens

[gtxvideo vid='yvXVmU1a' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yvXVmU1a.jpg' vtitle='Grab a Book- Newly Renovated St Andrews Library Opens'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--One Midlands Library is turning the page.ย  On Wednesday, Richland Library St. Andrews unveiled a new chapter, with an improved look. Renovations include more computers, an…

American Cancer Society takes part in Great American Smokeout

[gtxvideo vid='qWAAXP1Z' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qWAAXP1Z.jpg' vtitle='American Cancer Society takes part in Great American'] CNN--Put out that Cigarette. The American Cancer Society is hosting the Great American Smokeout. In this health minute -- Mary Moloney explains how the Smokeout aims to help people…

Vista Lights Event to Shine in the Vista

[gtxvideo vid='dszVhACJ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dszVhACJ.jpg' vtitle='Vista Lights Event to Shine in the Vista'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Christmas is arriving early in Columbia's Vista. The annual Vista Lights event kicks off Thursday 11/16 at 5pm off Gervais Street. Visitors to the annual event…

Farm company adding 150 jobs in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina farm company is expanding operations and will create 150 new jobs. McCall Farms announced Wednesday it will spend $35 million to expand its operations in…

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