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Job Fairs Might Not Be Enough For Laid Off Employees

[gtxvideo vid='r6g4OXEf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/r6g4OXEf.jpg' vtitle='VC SUMMER FOLO']   Irmo, S.C. (WOLO)-- ย Matt Clippard was laid off from Fluor with thousands of others last Monday and with a 9-month-old baby that has a condition called PVL and a stay at home wife,…

DHEC: Before You Head Back to School, Head to Doctor's Office

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -ย August is Nationalย Immunizationย Awareness Month, and here in the Palmetto State, next week, August 14 through 21, isย South Carolina Immunization Week. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is using the month to remind parents -…

Man Arrested in the Fatal Stabbing of His 2 Nephews

[gtxvideo vid='WRl3yhHN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WRl3yhHN.jpg' vtitle='Fatally Stabbed'] NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WOLO) - A man with a history of mental illness has been charged with fatally stabbing his two young nephews. According to North Charleston police spokesman Spencer Pryor, officers went to an…

Macyโ€™s Hosts 12th Annual Shop For A Cause Charity Event

Columbia,ย SC (WOLO) - Macy's is hosting their 12th annual Shop For A Cause charity event beginning on Thursday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug 13. Since 2006, the program has helped raise millions of dollars for numerous charities across the country.…

Riverbanks Zoo Announces New President and CEO

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Riverbanks Zoo and Garden has a new head honcho. The zoo announced Thomas Stringfellow as its' new president and CEO on Tuesday. Stringfellow previously served as the…

Country Music Legend Glen Campbell Dead at 81

[gtxvideo vid='r756adSO' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/r756adSO.jpg' vtitle='Country Music Legend Glen Campbell Dead at 81'] NASHVILLE, TN (WOLO) - Country music artist Glen Campbell died Tuesday (8/9) after a long fight with Alzheimer's Disease. The 81-year-old singer and guitarist is best known for his…

Man's Response to Wrong Number Text Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

[gtxvideo vid='VxefOCo2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VxefOCo2.jpg' vtitle='Man's Response to Wrong Number Text Goes Viral for...'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - When it comes to cool, Columbia native Roger Hawkins has it down. The real estate agent by day, punk rock lead singer by night,…

Richland County Sheriff's Department Mourns K-9 Tosca

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- The Richland County Sheriffโ€™s department lost a member of their team over the weekend.ย They are still waiting on test results toย determine the official cause of death, but the Richland…

Suspect Arrested in Lexington Shooting

  Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)--Lexington Co. Deputies say a 24 year old man is in custody after firing shots in the parking lot of a Leesville convenience store. Investigators say Tony Robinson is charged with attempted murder and unlawful carrying…

Armed Robbery Suspects Caught on Camera

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Deputies are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in an armed robbery and assault that happened at Whiskey Tavern in June. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said the culprits, seen in…

Lancaster Officers Search for Endangered Missing Person

[gtxvideo vid='OfNlItyZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OfNlItyZ.jpg' vtitle='Endangered Person'] LANCASTER, S.C. (WOLO) - The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office and SLED need the community's help in finding an elderly man who disappeared from his Lancaster home. According to authorities, 75-year-old Bobby Baker was last seen…

Lexington Co., S.C (WOLO)--A woman in her 80's was killed Monday night when she was run over in a driveway in Lexington County. A spokesperson for the sheriff's department says it happened on Murrayhill Circle near Saint Andrews Rd. No…

Midlands Gas Prices Jump 7 Cents Over Last Week

[gtxvideo vid='VCqlfhIn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VCqlfhIn.jpg' vtitle='Midlands Gas Prices Jump 7 Cents Over Last Week'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - There's been a big spike at the pump. According to Gas Buddy, prices in the Midlands have jumped 7 cents over the last week.…

SCDP Calls on AG to Resign

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO, AP, Post and Courier)-- The state Democratic party is calling on Attorney General Alan Wilson to resign. In a statement issued Monday Vice Chairman Anthony Thompson cited a Post and Courier Report that Wilson tried to have…

Railway Repaired after Train Wreck

[gtxvideo vid='Rrza9fSH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Rrza9fSH.jpg' vtitle='Railway Repaired after Train Wreck'] LUGOFF, SC (WOLO) - Crews have repaired a stretch of railway after a train wreck last weekend. Monday (8/7), officials said all cars have been removed from the track. Authorities believe a…

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