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New Coffee Shop opens at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

[gtxvideo vid='lziXqyWk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lziXqyWk.jpg' vtitle='WOLO_2019_03_18_12_05_42'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Airport officials celebrated the opening of "Red Eye Express Coffee" Monday at the  Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The new vendor will offer a variety of coffees, flavored lattes, teas, and bakery items. Officials say it's…

The COMET wants to hear from you about Transit System

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Are you a COMET rider? The transit system wants to hear from you. Officials with The COMET transit system are hosting a series of public listening sessions throughout the Midlands for input on future plans and recommendations.…

School bus fire in Blythewood

Blythewood, S.C. (WOLO)--  Officials say a school bus caught fire this morning in Blythewood. A spokesperson for Richland Dist. 2 says a group of students from an elementary school were heading to…

While other states debate abortion bans, S Carolina sits out

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - While nearby states are acting quickly to move more restrictive abortion laws through their legislatures, South Carolina lawmakers have barely touched the issue so far in 2019. Lawmakers have introduced at least nine different abortion bills…

Man gets 20 years for stabbing drinking buddy to death

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the stabbing his drinking buddy to death in South Carolina. Prosecutors said a Spartanburg County jury found 49-year-old Lawton Holloway guilty of voluntary…

St. Pats in Five Points, going green this weekend

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Get your lucky charms and shamrocks ready because Five Points has officially kicked off St Patrick's day festivities. Food, fun, bands and plenty of green will be a part of the landscape in Five Points this Saturday.…

5 things to know ahead of March Madness games coming to Columbia

[gtxvideo vid='aZpnvyzC' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aZpnvyzC.jpg' vtitle='5 things to know ahead of March Madness games coming to Colu'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - For the first time in 40 years the NCAA men's basketball tournament will be played in Columbia. With that in mind,…

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