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WATCH: City Welcomes Gourmet Popcorn Shop to North Main

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Mayor Steve Benjamin and Councilman Sam Davis welcomed a new eatery to Columbia Tuesday morning. Benjamin and Davis joined the owners of Carolina Kernels for ribbon cutting ceremony at the store's location at ย 2720 North Main…

Why Ben Carson Is Still Running for President

(ABC News) -- The question everyone is asking: Why? Why is Ben Carson, the onetime Republican front-runner who is now polling mostly in the single digits, still in the race for the Republicanpresidential nomination? The campaign cannot say definitively if…

Super Tuesday: What's at Stake

After a month of โ€œearly stateโ€ contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, โ€œSuper Tuesdayโ€ -- the biggest day of voting in the 2016 primary -- has arrived.

Discussing the Role of School Resource Officers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A video that sparked backlash across the country is opening up the discussion on the roles school resource officers should play in school discipline. Back in October, a Spring Valley High School resource officer was caught…

Slew of States Head to the Polls For Super Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) -- ย Voters from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa and a host of states in between are heading to polling places and caucus sites Tuesday. It's Super Tuesday, the busiest day of the 2016 primaries. Democrats will…

New Opinion on What Coroners Say Publicly

ย ย COLUMBIA, SC (AP)-- Toxicology reports from autopsies are medical records that cannot be released to the public, but coroners may talk publicly about the results of blood screenings for alcohol and drugs without violating federal health privacy law, according to…

Flood Recovery Fund Announced

[gtxvideo vid='MetdhTDR' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MetdhTDR.jpg' vtitle='flood money'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) โ€” The federal government is sending South Carolina $157,000,000 to aid in flood recovery. The disaster recovery fund was announced Monday with Richland and Lexington Counties along with the city of Columbia…

Watch: Intersection to be Renamed After Fallen Officer

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The intersection of Forest Drive and Beltline Boulevard will be renamed 'Officer Gregory Thomas Alia Boulevard,' after fallen Forest Acres police officer Greg Alia. "Greg was always my hero and I think for those who knew…

4 Leap Day Facts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) โ€” It only happens once every four years. Monday is February 29th otherwise known as Leap Day. Here are some Leap Year fun facts: -Julius Caesar introduced the first Leap Year in 46 BC. -According to tradition,…

ST. Pats early Kick Off Celebration in Five Points

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Ahead of St. Patricks Day and the annual St. Pats Celebration, Five Points will host a community kick off Friday. The event takes place from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pmย at the Five Points Fountain near Harden and…

Watch: Eat Powerfully

(WOLO) CNN-- Feeling a little forgetful? There are some ways you can eat to increase your brain power. Click here to find out why you really are what you eat.

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