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SC school nurses receive special training for school shootings

[gtxvideo vid='tQlSqVPG' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tQlSqVPG.jpg' vtitle='Blood control training'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - School nurses in the Midlands are receiving special training on how to treat wounds in case of a school shooting. Lexington County EMS and The Palmetto Health Richland Trauma surgery…

BlueCross BlueShield: 4% of SC residents affected by skin cancer

[gtxvideo vid='bJX8navZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bJX8navZ.jpg' vtitle='Skin Cancer in SC'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina says skin cancer affects more than 4% of South Carolina citizens, which is slightly above the national average. The insurance company wants to remind…

Sears to close more than 70 stores nationwide

[gtxvideo vid='F67Mz1aE' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F67Mz1aE.jpg' vtitle='Sears closings'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Sears and K-Mart stores announced today that more than 70 stores will be closing soon. Sears and K-Mart have a total of 35 hundred stores in the US between the two…

Good Morning Curtis: Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuit

[gtxvideo vid='Vojv9sz1' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Vojv9sz1.jpg' vtitle='Good Morning Curtis: Bojangles'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)โ€“ Curtis Wilson, Co-anchor of Good Morning Columbia, made time for Bo time this morning at Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuit restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. Curtis went behind the scenes, or…

Parts of West Columbia Riverwalk Closed due to Flooding

WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Parts of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park are closed due to flooding, say officials. ย The area from the Gervais Street Bridge to the Moffatt St. entrance are closed until further notice. Officials say the closure is…

Recent study claims chewing gum is good for your health

[gtxvideo vid='tJpzKMJ7' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tJpzKMJ7.jpg' vtitle='Recent study claims chewing gum is good for your health'] (WOLO) - A new study says there are health benefits to chewing gum. Researchers found people expend extra energy if they chew gum while walking, especially older…

Coroner identifies victim of fatal Swansea crash

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) - Lexington County Coroner Margret Fisher has identified an individual who died during a single-car crash this afternoon near Swansea. Arbie Dewayne "Wayne" Taylor, 48 was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries. Taylor was the…

Father accused of killing 5 children to plead insanity

[gtxvideo vid='kBEHhp24' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kBEHhp24.jpg' vtitle='Father Accused of killing 5 kids to plead insanity'] Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) - The father accused of killing his 5 children is planning to plead insanity in his upcoming murder trial. Timothy Jones' attorneys notified prosecutors of…

Prices at the Pump Up over Last Year in Columbia

[gtxvideo vid='6eklynZb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6eklynZb.jpg' vtitle='Prices at the Pump Up in Columbia'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The latest numbers on gas prices in Columbia are higher than this same time last year. Gas Buddy dot com says the cost per gallon has not moved…

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