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ABC Columbia, Harvest Hope Thank You

ABC Columbia, WOLO-TV, would like to thank you, our viewers, for helping to make our first food drive for the Harvest Hope Food Bank a success.

Even Local Sports Bars Tune Into Casey Anthony Verdict

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--It may not be O.J., but it is big enough to turn this sports-crazed city into a news watching bar town.

Children Break Ground On Memorial

The 9/11 First Responders Memorial to be placed at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center became one step closer to reality on Tuesday morning.

Chamber and Myrtle Beach paper battle over records

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A Myrtle Beach newspaper says the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce responded to a public records request on how it spent taxpayer money with 50 boxes of jumbled records, many of them apparently irrelevant to the request.

Bicyclist dies after fall from Charleston bridge

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A man riding a bicycle has died after he was hit by a car and fell over a bridge in Charleston.

Defense contractor opening Jasper County facility

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — A defense contractor is spending more than $5 million to bring 100 new jobs to Jasper County.

US Rep Clyburn defends SC State research center

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. James Clyburn says former Gov. Mark Sanford's administration is to blame for delays in building the South Carolina State transportation research center named for Clyburn.

Gallatin fireworks a bust after vendor is no-show

GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Fourth of July fireworks show in Gallatin that was intended as a fundraiser for a children's nonprofit group was canceled at the last minute after the pyrotechnics company failed to show up.

Cops: Young girl witnessed 3 killings in Wagener

WAGENER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the daughter of one of three people killed inside a Wagener home carried her baby brother to a neighbor's house to report the shooting.

Police: Greenville officer shot with fireworks

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer was lured into a Greenville neighborhood and then intentionally shot with fireworks.

Casey Anthony: Not Guilty of Murder

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Anthony acquitted of murder in death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Casey Anthony found guilty of lying to investigators.

Woman's body found in Lake Hartwell

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson County authorities are trying to determine the cause of death for a woman whose body was found in Lake Hartwell.

NC man drowns in SC lake

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has drowned in Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.

8-year-old dies in ATV wreck

COWARD, S.C. (AP) — A Florence County boy has died after a wreck on an all-terrain vehicle on which he was a passenger.

Greenwood man drowns in Lake Thurmond

ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Greenwood man swimming with a church group has drowned in Lake Thurmond.

Man dies in mobile home fire in Greenville County

PELZER, S.C. (AP) — A man has died after a mobile home fire in Greenville County.

Bus, SUV hit by objects thrown onto I-26 in SC

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say two vehicles on Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County have been damaged by objects thrown from bridges over the highway.

SC man: Was aiming at stingray when friend was hit

AWENDAW, S.C. (AP) — An Awendaw man charged with attempted murder after his friend was shot in the head and wounded says he was aiming for a stingray in the water.