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Victim identified in Gervais Street shooting

  COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man dead and two others injured. Officers responded to the 2300 block of Gervais Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday where…

Wreck becomes homicide probe after bullet wounds found

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Investigators say what they initially thought was a traffic wreck on Interstate 77 in Columbia has turned into a homicide investigation. Columbia Police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said 22-year-old Shamar Johnson was ejected from his car after…

'Hoop it Up' Blood drive this week

Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- When it comes to saving lives, donating blood is a slam dunk. This month the City of Columbia will host its annual "Hoop It Up" Blood Drive at the Columbia Convention Center. You can roll up…

Climate change means more floods, great and localized

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The growing realization that ever-more ferocious storms are becoming more common as the result of global warming is forcing government officials to revisit how they respond to natural disasters. In South Carolina late last year, Republican…

FDA to Crackdown on marketing campaigns by some drug companies

[gtxvideo vid='N31OHXhK' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N31OHXhK.jpg' vtitle='FDA Crackdown on supplements'] CNN-- The FDA has announced its plan to crackdown on the marketing campaigns made by drug companies because life changing claims made by those companies may not be all that they're chalked up to…

Richland Library hosts Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards

[gtxvideo vid='zxrucClI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zxrucClI.jpg' vtitle='Richland Library blk history mnth'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---Tonight the Richland library continued its celebration of Black history month with the works of outstanding African American authors and illustrators. All the winners of the Coretta Scott King…

Traffic Advisory: Gas leak shuts Two Notch Road down

[gtxvideo vid='RZGyOuek' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RZGyOuek.jpg' vtitle='gas leak vo'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- TRAFFIC ADVISORY: The Columbia Fire Departmennt is asking motorist to be alert as they are heading home. Officials say Two Notch Rd is shut down near the Columbia Mall Rd…

Celebrating Valentine's Day Under the Stars

[gtxvideo vid='l07oSvoB' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/l07oSvoB.jpg' vtitle='AMORE UNDER THE STARS'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Some here in the Midlands celebrated Valentines Day with a walk down memory lane. The South Carolina State Museum celebrated Valentines Day with Amore Under the Stars, the ultimate…

Student injured in school bus wreck

[gtxvideo vid='GSwIehFx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GSwIehFx.jpg' vtitle='school bus wreck'] Chapin, S.C. (WOLO)-- A child was hurt Thursday afternoon in a school bus accident in Chapin. The highway patrol says a car rammed into the back of another car -- pushing it into the…

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